Celebrity MasterChef is back for its 2020 series with a brand new lineup and among the stars hoping to impress with their culinary skills is Karen Gibson.
Show judges Greg Wallace and John Torode are back, as 20 celebrities face off to be crowned the king or queen of the kitchen.
Stars this series include Myles Stephenson, rapper Lady Leshurr, Drag Race queen Baga Chipz and tennis coach Judy Murray.
Tonight’s episode will see Karen hoping to impress the judges and find herself one step closer to be crowned the UK’s best celebrity chef.
But, where have you seen Karen before you ask?
Here’s everything you need to know about The Kingdom Choir star:
Who is Karen Gibson and how is she best known?
Karen is known for founding The Kingdom Choir over 20 years ago, the very same choir that performed at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding at Windsor Castle back in 2018.
The choir performed a spellbinding rendition of Stand By Me for the royal couple and the rest of the royal family, wedding guests and viewers tuning in at home.
The Kingdom Choir has also appeared on Songs of Praise, released their own debut album, titled Stand By Me, and Karen has been dubbed Britain’s Godmother of Gospel.
Karen has also been a backing singer for Grace Kennedy and The Beautiful South.
Who is Karen’s biggest competition on the show?
Speaking ahead of her MasterChef debut, Karen revealed to Radio Times that she thinks professional hockey player Sam Quek is her biggest competition on this year’s series.
‘I would say Sam Quek. She has an Asian background and she’s very competent and confident. I think her brother has a restaurant as well, so she had a pretty good cooking background,’ Karen said.
Although, actor Phil Daniels was a close second, with Karen adding: ‘The one who turned out to be a bit of a dark horse is Phil Daniels. He would really practice when he went home and really get things down.’
Who is Karen competing against in her Celebrity MasterChef heat?
Karen will be facing the judges alongside Olympic gold medallist Sam, actor Phil, who is best known for starring in movies Quadrophenia and Scum, Dominic Littlewood, who helmed shows such as Fake Britain and Cowboy Builders, and RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Baga Chipz (Leo Loren).
Celebrity MasterChef airs Wednesdays at 9pm and Fridays at 7:30pm and 8:30pm on BBC One.
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