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Celebrity MasterChef names still simmering

After much teasing, TEN only revealed six names in Celebrity Masterchef on The 7PM Project.

cmTEN only revealed six names in Celebrity Masterchef tonight on The 7PM Project.

They are Sports columnist and author Peter FitzSimons, Kathleen de Leon Jones, Swimmer Eamon Sullivan, The Biggest Loser trainer Michelle Bridges, Australia’s Next Top Model judge Alex Perry and SBS newsreader Indira Naidoo.

The six will join the already-confirmed Queensland Premier Anna Bligh.

Update: SBS current affairs presenter George Negus is also expected to be confirmed.

With 18 names in total there are still quite a few names yet to be disclosed, potentially including Vince Colosimo and INXS’s Kirk Pengilly.

During a live cross to the MasterChef kitchen, TEN’s link also dropped out, prompting host Charlie Pickering to throw to a commercial break.

The series premieres 7:30pm Wednesday September 30th.

47 Responses

  1. Master Chef is going to be the worst show in history Because of the celebrities! Isnt it supposed to be about “real” life people competing doing something they love and are good at? not about people who were once famous and now their dosh is running out lets give them a spot on the show and pay them to be back in the limelight and attempting to cook wothout their personal chef on hand ha!

  2. @ Timmy.

    uh – I’m sorry, that I don’t watch Australia’s Next Top Model and thus did not know who Alex Perry was…

    I really should grow up a bit, and switch on Top Model!…

  3. bad cross promotion last night, I agree – couldn’t watch it. But looking at the names for MC, not really making me dance for joy but impressed again with Ten for their ability to use other network ‘personalities’

  4. @ Harry: Herald Sun has named Rachael Finch even though she told the Daily Telegraph (Herald Sun’s sister paper) that she rejected the offer, because of her “rusting” cooking skills.

  5. I like the celeb list too. Its not full of fallen Idols or ex Housemates. No biggest losers trying to regain what they lost. And thankfully there isn’t a sign of anyone under 20 because they would have to bring their mum to cook for them, lol !

  6. LOL @ Tony H “Why does Alex Perry need sunglasses in a kitchen? Stove on too high?”
    Dharling Alex is a fashionista and the sunnies are a necessary accessory !!
    Actually they are probably prescription lens…….

    The mix of ‘celebs’ for MC is OK, quite a nice mix.
    Just had a small prob with Anna Bligh being there…..but I’m over it now.

  7. I was amused at the way they kept insinuating that the celebs had to “qualify” to be part of the show, when the real fact is that they were solicited by the show’s producers and offered a flat per-episode fee to be on it.

  8. TEN’s Late News also revealed George Negus as one of the celebrities revealed on The 7pm Project. It must have been a mistake, but they showed his picture and said his name.

  9. mmmmm…Eamon! Poor guy on 7pm though :p

    The Masterchef list looks interesting, and even though i have the name to get me interested, the others arent that bad either.

    Is INXS’s Kirk the guy marrying Layne Beachly, or whoever that Dancing With the Stars girl was?

    And i love Alex Perry. So yay!

  10. you know I kinda like that its not full of fru fru people. Not sure a nicole kidman type would even know how to cook a meal. Its like a slightly upgraded version of the original MC, i can get behind that. And in an interesting turn of events, I really liked the 7pm show…funny.

  11. David, the hour show was obviously a hook to get people to sample 7pm Project again. A blatant cross-promotion! Shame on Ten…no other network ever does cross-promotions to help out other shows (yes I’m being sarcastic if you hadn’t already guessed).
    The big question is…did it work? Hands up if you watched 7pm Project tonight just for the Masterchef announcement and you’re not a regular viewer?

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