HELL'S KITCHEN
Marco Pierre White is back in the kitchen as a group of unsuspecting celebrities prepare to face a journey into hell as they attempt to feed a restaurant packed full of discerning diners each night.
The celebrities taking part in this year are: TV presenter Anthea Turner; model Danielle Bux; singer Niomi MacLean-Daley (Ms Dynamite); actor and comedian Adrian Edmondson; former Liverpool goalie Bruce Grobbelaar; Entrepreneur Grant Bovey; actor Jody Latham and actress Linda Evans.
The trainee chefs will leave their star status firmly at the kitchen door as Marco puts them to the ultimate test. They will learn how to cook a menu of classic dishes inspired by food Marco likes to eat and will have to live up to his exacting standards.
Marco, dubbed the godfather of British cuisine, will attempt to work his magic on the rookie chefs as they have just two weeks to learn how to dish up a feast fit for showbiz royalty.
He will push them to their limits to achieve perfection and crank up the heat to ensure every diner is fed.
This time there will be no room for error as Marco will have the power to sack the celebrities who he thinks aren’t up to the job. When it comes to choosing the series winner, the power will be back in the hands of the viewers who will vote for their favourite.
And, for the first time on Hell’s Kitchen, each night the two trainee chefs who have failed to impress Marco will feel the heat as he banishes them into the restaurant to wait on tables. Each guest waiter will be responsible for serving half the restaurant under the direction of maitre d’ Nick Munier.
They will have to take all orders and deliver food to the tables, plus they will be responsible for dishing out the desserts from the trolley.
It’s every cook for themselves as they work in just one team to impress both Marco and the customers. And with just one kitchen there will be nowhere to hide for the rookie chefs.
Claudia Winkleman will host the live show nightly from the Hell’s Kitchen restaurant in East London from Monday April 13 at 9.00pm.
Find out more about this year's celebrities in our who's who guide below...
