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Who are the Celebrity Best Cook 2021 judges?

BEST Home Cook is back, and this time the show is featuring celebrities keen to show off their kitchen skills.

They will be judged by a panel of three fierce critics, each with their own thorough knowledge of the culinary industry. Here's who the celebs will be trying to impress..

The celebs will be judged by a panel of three fierce critics
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The celebs will be judged by a panel of three fierce criticsCredit: BBC

Who are the Celebrity Best Home Cook 2021 judges?

Mary Berry

Mary Berry is one if Britain's most famous cooks
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Mary Berry is one if Britain's most famous cooksCredit: BBC

Mary Berry is one of Britain's most recognisable faces due to her incredible cooking career.

The prolific cook has published more than 75 recipe books, and has hosted countless television series for the BBC.

Mary Berry, 85, was famously a judge on The Great British Bake Off.

Mary will be judging the new cohort of celebrities from a 15ft-high viewing platform above the giant kitchen on Celebrity Best Home Cook. She will use binoculars to watch as they prepare the food.

Angela Hartnett

Angela Hartnett is a professional chef and critic
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Angela Hartnett is a professional chef and criticCredit: BBC

Angela Hartnett is a well-known TV chef and a protégée of Gordon Ramsay.

The chef has cooked at some of the most prestigious restaurants in the world and has appeared on a wide variety of cooking shows - including Hell's Kitchen and MasterChef UK.

She has hosted Tomorrow's Food alongside Dara O Briain, Chris Bavin and Dr Shini Somara.

Angela also appears in Remarkable Places to Eat alongside First Dates' Fred Sirieix.

Chris Bavin

Chris Bavin is a TV cook but started out as a greengrocer
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Chris Bavin is a TV cook but started out as a greengrocerCredit: BBC

Chris Bavin is a famous TV food expert who started his career as a greengrocer.

He used to run his own veg shop, the Naked Grocer alongside his wife, but gave it up to pursue a TV career.

Since 2013, Chris has co-presented Eat Well For Less? alongside MasterChef's Gregg Wallace.

Chris has also presented Food: Truth Or Scare, with Gloria Hunniford, since 2016, and Tomorrow's Food, with Dara O Briain, Angela Hartnett and Dr Shini Somara.

When is Celebrity Best Home Cook 2021 on?

Celebrity Best Home Cook is TV on Tuesday, January 26 at 9PM.

It will show on on BBC One and will be available to watch online via BBC iPlayer. 

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