‘Masterchef’ is, along with ‘Eurovisión’, the format that works best for RTVE, so it is not surprising that the chain reserves several editions per year. After the success of season 10 of the “anonymous” edition, comes the season 7 of ‘Masterchef Celebrity’which promises more dose of cooking and competitiveness from the hand of different famous Spaniards.
Format
Like previous editions of ‘Masterchef’, the mechanics of the contest includes different cooking tests. Generally, the program is divided into three tests: the initial one, the outdoor one and the elimination one, in which, alone or in teams, they must cook different dishes that respond to a series of characteristics (containing certain ingredients, responding to a theme, imitate the dish of a guest chef…).
Each chapter concludes with the elimination of the contestant with the worst results until only one remains. The weekly challenge winner win 4,000 euros to donate to an NGO and who wins the contest will donate €75,000. In addition, the two finalists will receive a creative cooking course at the San Sebastian Faculty of Gastronomic Sciences.
contestants
This year there will be 15 stars that will launch themselves into the kitchen of ‘Masterchef’ to win the victory: Norm Duval (showgirl), Ruth Lawrence (singer), Patricia Count (anchor), Lorraine Castell (anchor), Xavier Deltel (funny), Edward Rose (actor of ‘The house of flowers’), Emmanuel Esparza (actor of ‘Serve and protect’), Manu Baqueiro (actor of ‘Love is forever’), Fernando Andina (actor of ‘The mysteries of Laura’), Pepe Barroso Jr. (actor of ‘Patria’), Danielle Santiago (actress of ‘Venom’), Maria Zurita (businesswoman and cousin of King Felipe VI), Maria Escote (designer and judge of ‘Masters of Sewing’), Nico Abad (sports journalist) and isabel junot (Aristocrat daughter of Philippe Junot and new Marchioness of Cubas).
Filming
The filming of the season has already concluded and it is known that, among some of its scenes, they have shot in Zaragoza, Bilbao, Mérida, Elche and Almería, among other. As for the costs of its realization, it is known that the budget for each episode will be around 578,000 euros, somewhat cheaper than that of the previous edition but appearing as the second most expensive season in history of the format.
presenters
As usual in recent editions of ‘Masterchef’, the jury made up of Pepe Rodríguez, Samantha Vallejo-Nágera and Jordi Cruz They will also act as presenters of the contest. In each chapter, they will go accompanied by some stellar visitboth professional chefs and former contestants of the program, such as Miki Nadal and Juanma Castanothe winners of the previous edition.
Release date
There is still no official date for this season 7 but it is known that it is one of RTVE’s bets for its fall season, so everything indicates that the program will start in september. For now, the chain has already shared a first preview with the contestants “training” for ‘Masterchef’ and concludes with a “Very soon in La 1”.
EXCLUSIVE! First images of the seventh season of MasterChef Celebrity. “MasterChef kitchens are a very serious place where you come to give everything” https://t.co/5KB3O2GWnE #MCCelebrity pic.twitter.com/tgGP8eqCZW
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