17Jul
Celebrity Masterchef
posted by Anne Ward
Celebrity Masterchef pushes new boundaries. Mainly the definitions of the words “celebrity” and “masterchef”. In the last two weeks a few people you might recognise (Clare Grogan, him out of Brookside, her out of Atomic Kitten, two of the Scousers) have competed against the cast of Holby City for a place in the never-ending semi or is it quarter-finals. All conventional rules are out of the window and it doesn’t matter. The dramatic music and FREQUENT SHOUTING belies the fact that it’s only cooking. And who are those guys that present it? So many questions but still, compelling viewing.
3 comments
Ooh ooh! I know this. The bald one (Gregg Wallace) is an actual greengrocer and he used to co-present a programme on Radio 4 called ‘Veg Talk’ which was actually quite entertaining. Veg Talk was modeled on a famous American show called ‘Car Talk‘ which is a funny two handed phone-in about fixing your car and stuff that goes out on NPR.
Veg Talk sounds great. I’d tune in for that. Was he the the one described as an “ingredients expert” then? Perhaps that’s the new name for greengrocer.
Perhaps, when they’re summing up, they are sitting 7 or 8 metres apart. They’re never seen in the same shot when making their decisions.