Gregg couldn’t quite believe it (Picture: BBC)
Celebrity MasterChef has returned for another year and Gregg Wallace is already shocked by one of the star’s admission.
From Love Island’s Dani Dyer and The Wanted singer Max George, 20 stars of the screen and stage will be put through their paces across six weeks in a bid to be crowned champion of the BBC One cooking competition.
During Wednesday’s debut Inbetweeners actor James Buckley was busy working on a fancy rice and prawn dish.
Judge Gregg, 58, asked the Jay Cartwright star about his favourite dish.
‘I don’t really like anything green,’ the 35-year-old replied.
Gregg later asked if James had cooked rice before, and James’ blunt response sparked a shocking reaction from the presenter.
James revealed his idea of cooking is ‘chucking things in the oven.’ (Picture: BBC)
Gregg struggled to contain his laughter (Picture: BBC)
‘No,’ he quipped.
Staring at him in disbelief, Gregg replied: ‘Oh come on!’
‘I know it’s really bad, that’s one of the reasons I wanted to come on the show out of shame almost. You can get it in a bag can’t you and put it in a bag,’ said James.
Gregg loudly giggled and looked down in shock following James’ confession.
And he wasn’t the only one.
‘5 mins into Masterchef and i want James Buckley to win without a pot or pan used…,’ one fan tweeted.
‘James is a man after my own heart. I don’t eat anything green either, and just put up with the barracking,’ another added.
The five stars made their debut tonight (Picture: BBC)
Speaking about his wife Clair Buckley, the star explained that he never paid much attention to what she’s cooking up in the kitchen.
Well, now’s his time to shine!
Elsewhere during tonight’s episode, comedian Marcus Brigstocke, TV personality Dani, presenter Richie Anderson and Gogglebox star Mica Ven also made their MasterChef debut.
Ahead of her big moment, Mica told us that she initially thought the call-up to show off her dishes was a ‘joke’.
The star explained: ‘It was just surreal to me, to be honest. I thought it was a joke. Like me, what am I doing on MasterChef?
‘So once I was pinched and it actually hurt, it just all sank in that I’m in the kitchen. I’m about to be judged.
‘Reality hit, I stepped into the kitchen and was like, “Oh my gosh, you!”
‘I’m thinking I’m just a regular, me, but when [the other contestants] saw me, they knew who I was.
‘You are literally blind. You don’t know who you are walking in there and going to see.’
Celebrity MasterChef returns tomorrow at 8pm on BBC One.
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