EastEnders actor Richard Blackwood reveals Celebrity MasterChef gave him ‘nightmares’

EastEnders actor Richard Blackwood has revealed participating in Celebrity MasterChef has given him “nightmares”.

The 50-year-old actor – who played Vincent Hubbard in EastEnders from 2015-2018 – has opened up in a new interview about how he couldn’t stop frustrating his recipes.

He admitted he was initially “anxious” when asked to do the show, explaining how the cooking show gave him many “sleepless nights.”

Creepy! EastEnders actor Richard Blackwood has revealed participating in Celebrity MasterChef has given him “nightmares”.

He told The Mirror: “You never thought cooking could turn into a nightmare, but it really does – it’s tough.

“You have sleepless nights and dream of dishes that you have made or want to make yourself. Whatever the food was, it wasn’t even edible. It was literally, you just can’t stop thinking about food.

“Preparing for MasterChef is like preparing for a quiz that asks general knowledge questions; They don’t know where they’re going.

“No matter how much you study geography or history, you could go there, well, the specialty is horror movies.”

Tough: The 50-year-old actor – who played Vincent Hubbard in EastEnders from 2015-2018 – has opened up in a new interview about how he couldn’t stop frustrating his recipes

Love Island star Faye Winter, Strictly Come Dancing pro Katya Jones, actor Ryan Thomas and McFly singer Danny Jones are among the celebs attending the current season of Celebrity MasterChef.

They are joined on the BBC One show by TV presenter Lisa Snowdon, former EastEnders star Cliff Parisi and The Choir star Gareth Malone.

Airing for six weeks, the celebrities take on a series of cooking challenges to follow in the footsteps of reigning champion Kadeena Cox and win the coveted MasterChef title.

This year’s 20 celebrities, who will be joined again by judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace, also include former boxing champion Chris Eubank, TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher, former pro footballer Jimmy Bullard and comedian Paul Chuckle.

Wow!: This year’s 20 celebrities, again joined by judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace, include TV presenter Lisa Snowdon, former EastEnders star Cliff Parisi and The Choir star Gareth Malone

Former All Saints band member Melanie Blatt, comedian Kae Kurd and UK star Kitty Scott-Claus of RuPaul’s Drag Race are also attending.

Also hoping to impress with their cooking skills are reality star MoJo, media personality Nancy Dell’Olio and British actress Lesley Joseph – as well as actors Adam Pearson and Clarke Peters.

This year, challenges Under The Cloche, The Street Food Challenge and Dinner Party Dish returned in the four-week round of Heat, before the top half-week and final-week celebrities face off.

Celebrity MasterChef Lineup: Katya Jones and Faye Winter (LR) are among the other stars taking part in this year’s series

Post-pandemic, finalists in the series will face challenges cooking for large numbers of people – including a special centenary challenge to mark the BBC’s 100th anniversary.

Katie Attwood, Editor of the MasterChef series, said of last month’s star announcement, “Celebrity MasterChef is a firm favorite on the television calendar and a must-see, and this series is as fun, engaging and exciting as ever.

“John and Gregg will be delighted, as will our viewers.”

Sarah Clay, Editor-in-Chief of the BBC, added: “This line-up will cement Celebrity MasterChef as one of the country’s most popular cooking programmes, with lots of laughs and stiff competition guaranteed.

“The level of cooking is amazing this year and you can really see how much it means to all of them.”

Kadeena Cox, MBE, was crowned the Celebrity MasterChef 2021 champion when she was victorious over Joe Swash and Megan McKenna in the finals.

Celebrity MasterChef, produced by Shine TV, is currently airing on BBC One.

Competition: Airing over six weeks, the celebrities take on a series of cooking challenges to compete for this year’s coveted trophy (contestant Ryan Thomas pictured).

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