Who is Carol Decker? Celebrity MasterChef 2018 star and T’Pau singer
CAROL Decker is best known for being an 80s pop sensation with her band T'Pau.
Now she's swapping the stage for the kitchen as she takes part in Celebrity MasterChef...
Who is Carol Decker?
Carol Decker, 60, is a British musician from Huyton, Merseyside.
She rose to fame in the 80s as the lead singer of pop group T'Pau.
The band's single China In Your Hand was the longest-running UK number one hit of 1987.
Carol co-wrote the majority of the band's songs with her then boyfriend Ronnie Rogers.
When will Carol Decker be on Celebrity Masterchef?
Carol Decker will appear as a contestant on the 2018 series of Celebrity MasterChef.
The actor will be competing against other stars such as Gemma Collins, Carol Decker and AJ Pritchard.
The competition will be judged by John Torode and Greg Wallace.
John Torode and Greg Wallace will reprise their roles as judges of the competition which was won by Angelica Bell in 2017.
What other TV shows has Carol Decker been on?
Carol is no stranger the small screen, having appeared on several TV shows.
In 2005 she reached the final round of the singing competition, Hit Me Baby One More Time but was ultimately beaten by Shakin Stevens.
She also featured in a couple of sketches on the comedy show Trigger Happy TV.
In 2007 she sang Blame It On The Boogie with Masterchef's Greg Wallace in the BBC series Just The Two Of Us - but they were eliminated in the first round.
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Who is Carol Decker's husband Richard Coates?
Richard Coates is a restaurateur and former owner of the Cherry Tree Inn in Henley.
He is now the executive chef of the Bodean's restaurant chain.
The cook has been dating Carol since 1996 and the pair married in 2006.
They have two children - Scarlet, 20 and Dylan, 16.