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Come Dine With Me legend Dave Lamb reveals future on hit Channel 4 show after 20 years – and insists it ‘isn’t set up’
Dave has voiced Come Dine With Me for two decades - but what do his future plans hold?
COME Dine With Me narrator Dave Lamb has addressed his future on Channel 4's hit show after 20 years - insisting it 'isn't set up'.
Viewers have heard Dave's distinctive voiceover ever since Come Dine With Me launched in January 2005.
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It sees five amateur cooks who live in the same broad area compete against each other.
Each hosts a three-course dinner party for the others at their own home over a week's worth of episodes.
Speaking to Jane Garvey and Fi Glover on their podcast , Dave revealed how long he intends to lend his voice to the show.
The 56-year-old shared: “I’m in a really good place with it at the moment.
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"I think the show is as good as it’s ever been. Yes, I would like to continue doing it. I’m enjoying it."
Elsewhere in the conversation, the star opened up about Come Dine With Me's rigorous casting process.
Dave revealed: "If it takes 13 weeks to make the show, which it does, eight weeks of those are the casting process.
“There’s a lot of attention paid to making sure the dynamic is right, making sure that people are sitting around a table who would not normally sit around a table together.
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“It’s not like it’s set up for conflict, but it’s set up so that people are out of their comfort zones.”
Meanwhile, the latest series airing on Channel 4 marks Come Dine With Me's 20th anniversary.
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Not all viewers were impressed with the latest episodes - branding one group of contestants as "attention seekers" and "layabouts".
The week took the show's fans to Cambridge, where Rebecca was first up to host.
She welcomed TikToker Josh, mushroom farm owner Mark, wellness retreat guru Nikki and employee benefit collector Kate.
One person wrote on X: "Josh is a liability."
Channel 4's best competition shows
Channel 4 boasts a number impressive competition shows, but which ones are really the best?
Four in a Bed
- Reality competition show Four in a Bed has been airing on Channel 4 since 2010. It follows four couples as they take turns to stay at each others B&Bs and hotels, rating their stays along the way. The couple with the establishment voted best value for money are the winners.
Come Dine With Me
- Come Dine With Me has been staple British viewing since 2005, providing some outrageous telly moments over the years. Like Four in a Bed, the series moves around to different properties as it follows four contestants as they each host a (supposedly) gourmet dinner party for each other. After each dinner the guests score the host out of 10, will the winner being revealed on the final evening.
The Great British Bake Off
- Another national treasure, The Great British Bake Off welcomes a group of 12 amateur bakers to put their culinary skills to the test with Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith judging their efforts. One contestant is eliminated each week until the final three face off in the last week.
Bake Off: The Professionals
- Bake Off: The Professionals puts a twist on GBBO, pitting two teams of professional pastry chefs against each other in every episode. It's up to judges Benoit Blin and Cherish Finden to determine who has what it takes to make it through to the final.
Another remarked: "It is going to be a long week with that lot of attention seekers."
"Giving this a go even though I haven’t liked it in ages. Too many attention-seeking whoppers", a third user wrote.
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A fourth viewer penned: "A f*****g TikToker. Not a promising start."
Come Dine With Me airs on Channel 4.
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