Rachel Stevens is the first celebrity lined up to take part in this year’s hit BBC cookery competition.
The 38-year-old former S Club 7 singer and TV personality hopes to impress like last year’s winner Alexis Conran; who triumphed over Louise Minchin and Jimmy Osmond in the final episode.
Returning this summer, mum-of-two Rachel is said to be excited and prepared to “put up a fight”.
“Rachel loves cooking and can’t wait to get into the kitchen,” a show source told the Sun.
“She’s a keen amateur chef and won’t be going home without a fight.”
Voted FHM’s Sexiest Woman of all time in 2014, the singer, who had four number ones with S Club 7, revealed that she only started learning to cook last year.
“I’m learning to cook. It’s not my forté, but I try and balance my portion sizes. I love my carbs, especially in winter,” she told the MailOnline.
The regular version of the BBC cookery show returns on Wednesday with 64 amateur cooks being put through their paces by hosts John Torode and Gregg Wallace.
Celebrity MasterChef follows a similar format and this year will see 20 famous wannabe chefs compete for the trophy.
Other previous winners of the series, which has aired since 2006, include Ade Edmondson, Lisa Faulkner, Kimberly Wyatt and Sophie Thompson.
MasterChef series 13 begins this Wednesday on BBC One at 8pm. Celebrity MasterChef will return to BBC One this summer.
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