Love Island’s Faye Winter signs up for Celeb MasterChef as she joins Ryan Thomas and Lisa Snowdon in new line-up
LOVE Island's Faye Winter has signed up for the upcoming series of Celebrity MasterChef, The Sun can exclusively reveal.
The ITV2 reality star, 26, will be turning up the heat in the kitchen of the star-studded BBC series, and facing the judgement of judges Gregg Wallace and John Torode.
A source told The Sun: "Faye didn't hesitate to say yes when she was asked to do the series. She's a big fan of the show and it's a great next step for her to do a big flagship BBC series like this.
"She'll bring all the personality and feisty spirit that made her the breakout star of Love Island last year, but viewers will also see a different side to her in this competition.
"Fans will be surprised by what Faye brings to the table."
Faye, who is dating her fellow Love Island star Teddy Soares, has already completed filming for the upcoming series, which will air later in the summer.
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While the line-up hasn't been officially announced, several big signings have already leaked.
It has been revealed that funny man Paul Chuckle, former Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas and presenter Lisa Snowdon will also compete on the forthcoming run.
Adding to the mix will be actor and campaigner Adam Pearson, Strictly professional Katya Jones, footballer Jimmy Bullard and Drag Race UK star Kitty Scott-Claus are among the other stars taking part.
When contacted by The Sun about Faye's addition to the line-up, a spokesperson for the show said: "We do not comment on speculation over the Celebrity MasterChef line-up."
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Last year's series of the celebrity cooking competition was won by Paralympian and I'm A Celebrity star Kadeena Cox.
She was closely followed by runners-up TOWIE star Megan McKenna and TV presenter Joe Swash.
Previous winners of the show include Riyadh Khalaf, Greg Rutherford, John Partridge, Angellica Bell, Kimberly Wyatt and Lisa Faulkner.
