Emma Willis Returns to Stir Things Up inCooking With The StarsSeries Five
So, I’ve just caught the exciting news – Cooking With The Stars is back for its fifth season, and yes, Emma Willis is returning as co-host alongside the ever-hilarious Tom Allen. Honestly, I can’t wait. If you’ve followed the show before, you’ll know it's not just about food – it’s full of nerves, hilarious kitchen disasters, and surprisingly emotional moments. Emma brings this unique energy to the show – calm but cheeky, warm yet sharp. It’s that perfect vibe for a series where celebrities are genuinely pushed out of their comfort zones.
This year’s line-up is a total mix – and that’s what makes the show fun. We’ve got EastEnders favourite Natalie Cassidy, Love Island’s fiery Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, comedy icon Hugh Dennis, and even Jack Osbourne from the legendary Osbourne clan. Add in Kelly Hoppen, Jordan North, Jessica Wright, and footballer Shaun Wright-Phillips – it’s a proper melting pot of personalities.
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Each of these celebs gets paired with a professional chef who acts as their mentor, trying to guide them from basic cooking skills to something that could pass for restaurant-ready. But the twist is brilliant – at the end of each episode, the bottom two must cook solo, no help allowed, and the judges – who are actually the mentors themselves – taste the dishes blind . That means a chef could end up unknowingly voting their own celebrity out. It’s cutthroat, but in a deliciously fun way.
Emma Willis said she’s thrilled to be back, and you can tell she genuinely loves the chaos of it all – the nerves, the wild mistakes, the surprising wins. She talked about how every year the celebs dive in headfirst, and it’s no different this time. She called it “a mix of nerves, excitement, and a few inevitable kitchen catastrophes” – and honestly, that’s what we’re all here for, right?
Tom Allen, in true Tom fashion, joked about the celebrities having the “sheer nerve” to step into the kitchen, which cracked me up. He promises dazzling triumphs and “utterly baffling disasters,” and I believe him – that’s basically the show in a nutshell.
ITV is bringing it all back to primetime this summer, airing on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player, and it’s once again co-funded by M&S Food – so you know it’s going to be deliciously watchable and probably make us all hungry.
I’m already picturing the chaos: Ekin-Su flambéing something that shouldn’t be on fire, Hugh Dennis trying to time a soufflé while cracking jokes, and Emma holding it all together with that signature grin. Whether you’re in it for the food, the laughs, or the glorious mess-ups, Cooking With The Stars series five is shaping up to be a must-watch. And Emma Willis? She’s the steady, sassy heartbeat of it all.
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