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00:00A place in the quarter-final.
00:02It's leaking. Sorry.
00:04Oh my God.
00:05Now they're back with even more passion.
00:09Come on.
00:10Because the last three places in this year's semi-finals are at stake.
00:14When you get in that kitchen, it's like a real battle, you know.
00:17It's tough.
00:18Oh, damn it.
00:19Nerves are kicking in.
00:20I got about four hours sleep last night.
00:23Tonight, they face two tough challenges to test them further.
00:27Under pressure and I'm making a right miss.
00:31Flying by the seat of my pants right now.
00:33First, they must show they can work in teams.
00:37Ash.
00:38Huh? Ash. Ash.
00:40Add that to the jar. Make that thick and then put it in that little bowl.
00:43Before cooking off to secure their place.
00:47It's obviously quite different to being on a rugby field.
00:50Anything can happen. You've got to think on your feet.
00:52We need to do the same.
00:53It's not just about getting through the rounds now.
00:55It's about performing to the best of your ability.
00:58The last three places in this year's semi-final are up for grabs.
01:02We have some serious competitors in this round.
01:06People who really want to win.
01:08But how long will they stay in this game?
01:10What have you done to John?
01:11What have you done to John?
01:24What have you done to John?
01:25Welcome to the team, man.
01:27Welcome, celebs, to your quarterfinal.
01:38The next round, we call the Pairs Challenge.
01:44Professional kitchens around the world rely upon teamwork and communication.
01:48So we've split you into two teams.
01:52Alan Wynne, Ashley, you are the red team.
01:57There we go.
01:59Noreen, Alfie, you are the blue team.
02:03Yay!
02:03Each team is tasked with cooking for us a dish.
02:10We want two portions of your dish, and those two portions have to look and taste exactly the same as each other.
02:18The twist is, only one member of the team has the recipe.
02:25And this is where teamwork and communication come to the fore.
02:30So whoever has the recipe needs to guide their fellow team member to make sure that the challenge is completed.
02:39Reveal your ingredients.
02:46Alan Wynne, congratulations, you've got the recipe.
02:49Thank you very much.
02:51You've captained a few teams in your life, Alan Wynne?
02:53Two or three, yeah.
02:54None as good as this one, mate.
02:59That's some deep thought from Alfie already.
03:05I'm going to give it a go.
03:06You have one hour.
03:11Let's cook.
03:16Each team leader has been given basic instructions for a different dish,
03:20with separate trays of ingredients for every element.
03:25There's a lot to make, and I've got the added responsibility of giving instructions to Alfie.
03:31Just because one person has got the recipe doesn't mean they're totally responsible.
03:34They have to work as a team.
03:36Big pan, boiling water.
03:38How much boiling water do you want in there, Winnie?
03:40Just under a half.
03:42Alfie, do you know what we're making?
03:43The falafel?
03:44Yeah.
03:45This is about communication.
03:46If that falls down, they'll end up with nothing.
03:49Fingers crossed.
03:51Listen as we go now, all right?
03:52Get your potatoes then and peel them.
03:55Rugby legend Alan Wynne is in charge on the red team.
03:59He will need to guide reality star and ultra-athlete Ashley through their recipe for aloo tiki.
04:05Served with crispy chickpeas and topped with tamarind sauce and green chilli chutney.
04:13How would you like them cook?
04:14Whatever, just make them smaller.
04:15Please, we need to do it the same.
04:16That way.
04:17That way, perfect.
04:18Aloo tiki, little potato cakes with a good amount of spice in there, crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside.
04:27They have to make sure those potatoes are cooked all the way through.
04:31We don't want absolute fine mashed potato.
04:33That's not the idea of aloo tiki.
04:35Aloo tiki has a bit of texture.
04:37I'll just give you some instructions quickly.
04:40Get your masher, put your potatoes in there then.
04:43Oh, this is good.
04:45We like this.
04:46I mean, you need quite a bit of grip strength.
04:52Between Alan Wynne and Ashley, there are biceps aplenty.
04:57Ashley struggled a little bit, but they've gone through.
05:00We have got rice to potatoes for potato cakes.
05:04Alan was doing one potato a time and I was doing three, so, you know.
05:11Once you've done that, Ash, put onions, garlic, chilli all together.
05:15Then there's the spicing.
05:17That's the ginger.
05:18Yeah, ginger.
05:19Look.
05:19Chilli.
05:20Onion.
05:20Onion.
05:21Chili.
05:22Can I see how you've cooked your onions?
05:24Just chop them small.
05:25If you go cross-section.
05:27Yeah.
05:27One way and then the other way, 90 degrees.
05:30You're the first person I've seen giving actual 90 degrees chopping.
05:34Very precise.
05:35Well, it's just easier, isn't it?
05:36Say what you see.
05:37One teaspoon of garam masala.
05:42They have to be bold with the seasoning.
05:45Kashmiri chilli powder.
05:46How much?
05:46Teaspoon.
05:47It's going to have to dictate exact quantities of spicing to Ashley.
05:51Both of these dishes need to taste the same.
05:55It smells great, mate.
05:57Good, good.
05:58Put that into the potato mix.
05:59Alfie.
06:03Yep.
06:04250 grams of chickpeas.
06:07Comedian Noreen is in charge of the blue team.
06:11Along with singer Alfie, they must make falafel, flatbread and tabbouleh.
06:17Served with a tahini and pickle juice dressing and zoog, a spicy herb-based sauce.
06:24Falafel, I've never made that.
06:26Never done tabbouleh.
06:27Never heard of zoog.
06:28I'm a little nervous.
06:30Well, very nervous, to be honest.
06:33A falafel.
06:34It's an amazing dish made from chickpeas, spices and lots and lots of herbs.
06:39Deep fried and quite crispy.
06:41Pulse it until roughly chopped.
06:45When pulsing that chickpea mixture, you need to know when to stop.
06:51That looks roughly chopped to me, hopefully.
06:55Two or three pulses too much.
06:58These falafels will not stick together.
07:01So what we're going to do, Alfie, is add the rest of the falafel ingredients.
07:06Have you eaten falafel before?
07:07Yes.
07:08What do you think is the secret to a great falafel?
07:10Making the puree not too dry.
07:12Ah, wonderful.
07:14You're right about giving instructions, Alfie?
07:15Yeah.
07:16I just hope that I give him the correct instructions.
07:21Alfie's racing ahead making the falafels.
07:23He is much more of an instinctive cook.
07:26So he's making it up as he goes along.
07:29I'm going to put more herbs in, I think.
07:31Should I add a bit more in mind then?
07:32No, I think it'll be fine.
07:34Noreen is listening to that and asking him what he's done.
07:37This isn't how the task works.
07:39Alfie, show me what your paste looks like.
07:43I think Alfie's just a little bit greener than mine.
07:45Noreen's only used half her coriander and half her parsley.
07:51I don't know if we're going to get two plates that look the same and taste the same.
07:54At the minute, we're all right, I think.
07:59Celebrities, you've had 15 minutes.
08:0145 minutes left.
08:03Still lots to do.
08:07The aloo-tiki mixture made.
08:10The red team move on to their sauce.
08:12Tablespoon of tamarind paste.
08:16Don't worry if you get a bit more, because they want flavour.
08:20That tamarind sauce.
08:22Tamarind and dates mixed together with brown sugar.
08:25Sweet and sticky and sharp and sour all at the same time.
08:29A pinch of chilli powder.
08:32All boiled together and then blended to become beautifully smooth.
08:38Have you cooked with any of these things before?
08:40The only thing that I recognise is the potatoes, but, you know, we don't want to break a trend that's been the theme of the whole competition so far.
08:49How smooth is yours?
08:50Because mine's quite tight.
08:52Just tip your pan on the side.
08:53Yeah, that's good, that is.
08:54Yours is better than mine.
08:55We need to blitz it now, right?
08:57And then it'll be done.
09:02Ash.
09:03Yeah?
09:04Put it into a squeezy bottle, please.
09:06Alan.
09:07Yeah, I'll show you now.
09:07Talk to me, you've got to face me, mate.
09:09Yeah.
09:10Squeezy bottle.
09:11Squeezy bottle, yeah?
09:13Alan Wynn isn't speaking loud enough for Ashley to hear.
09:17Got to dominate the airwaves.
09:19Either Ashley's going to have to just try and listen a bit harder, or Alan Wynn's going to have to raise his voice.
09:24Ash.
09:25Huh?
09:25Ash.
09:26Ash.
09:27Listen to me now, right?
09:28I'm listening.
09:29Do you have a shout?
09:31Ah, ha, ha.
09:32I have my moments, but if it gets that bad in you, I'm probably in a worse situation than it would be on the field.
09:38But, no, we'll be all right.
09:39We'll see how it goes.
09:42Right, we're done, Noreen.
09:43It smells nice.
09:45How are you shaping them?
09:46So.
09:47Then flat.
09:48Yeah.
09:48Across the kitchen, the blue team haven't progressed further than their falafels.
09:53Shall we just fry the falafel now?
09:55Yeah, let's do it.
09:55Then it's done.
09:57Noreen is just doing one thing at a time.
09:58The falafels have been made, now they're on frying.
10:01There's still bread dough to make, there's still taboolity to do, there's still zug to be done.
10:05Those falafels cooking probably should have been the last thing to go on.
10:08How many are you putting in there?
10:09Four.
10:09Shall we just do six?
10:10Let's do six.
10:12Falafels are fiendishly hard to fry.
10:15The oil needs to be hot enough to make them golden and crisp.
10:19Too hot, you're going to have it burned.
10:23I just need a device to flip them over.
10:26Yeah, those are gone.
10:29Good TV for you there.
10:31Look at it.
10:34Alfie has misjudged the heat right away and his falafels have burned, whereas Noreen's have disintegrated.
10:40They're not cooked.
10:41Because her and Alfie have completely different things in the blender.
10:45Nothing like a bit of burnt stuff anyway, just to...
10:48Extra vitamins, isn't it?
10:49You know, that's what I'm going with.
10:53Celebrities, you are halfway.
10:5430 minutes gone, 30 minutes left.
10:57Gonna have to motor.
10:58You lot are enjoying us suffering, aren't you?
11:03The red tip, they've made their aloo-tiki mixture,
11:06but they need to shape it into the right size patties and it needs to be fried.
11:10Aloo?
11:10Like that?
11:12Like a mini burger, that's it.
11:13Not too thick, so they cook through.
11:14They've still got their green chilli chutney to make, and they've got to make their crispy chickpeas.
11:23We need to drain these chickpeas.
11:26Chickpeas drained.
11:27Flour, salt and pepper in a bowl.
11:30Chuck a peas in that.
11:31After draining them, it says to pat them dry with a towel to get rid of any excess moisture before the gram flour goes across the top.
11:40But they haven't done that, and the gram flour has become more like a batter.
11:46The chickpeas, Ash, you don't want them to clump together one at a time, yeah?
11:51So they don't stick together.
11:52Ashley's chickpeas, the gram flour should be nice and thin and make them these little flavour bullets.
11:59At the moment, they kind of look like stodgy in the pan.
12:04Hello.
12:06Come at me, buddy.
12:07What's next, Noreen?
12:15So now we're going to do the flatbreads.
12:17What does she say?
12:18Over halfway, and there's trouble at mill for the blue team.
12:21They are really behind.
12:22Alfie?
12:23One minute.
12:23But Noreen knows how to make bread.
12:26We've seen that.
12:27If she can instruct Alfie, and they can both make the flatbreads the same size, we're in for a treat.
12:32I haven't got enough flour.
12:35Did you have enough?
12:36I've got enough, yeah.
12:37Mine's only coming up to 180.
12:38It's run out.
12:39Yeah, what sort of flour is it?
12:42Which flour?
12:42Oh, I've done the wrong flour.
12:44OK.
12:45So different trays, aren't they?
12:46Yes.
12:48Noreen was just on the verge of making her flatbread with gram flour.
12:52It would have been a disaster.
12:54So we're all right, Piccoli, and Noreen, aren't you?
12:55I know.
12:57Her station's a real mess.
12:59That's where mistakes lie.
13:01A little bit of panic there, a little bit of panic, but it'll be all right.
13:06Noreen's starting to realise now that having the recipe may not be a gift at all.
13:11Alfie?
13:12Oh, my gosh.
13:16Under pressure, and I'm making a right mess.
13:18Noreen, that's what size I'm going to do.
13:20Yeah, OK, fine.
13:21That's too doughy.
13:26Like, I think I need to do it a bit flatter.
13:30Oh, why has this gone on?
13:33Have you got other parts of the recipe to do?
13:35The tabbouleh.
13:36We've got the zoo to make and the tahini.
13:39So, Alfie, let's do the tabbouleh.
13:41OK.
13:41You know this bulgur?
13:43Yeah.
13:43Soak that in hot water for five minutes.
13:46The blue team have got a lot of work to do.
13:47They need to really push.
13:49If they finish this on time, I am going to be amazed.
13:55Celebrities, you've got 20 minutes left.
13:57While the blue team is running well behind, the red team is faring much better.
14:05Listen to me now, right?
14:06Two chopped chilies, one bunch of coriander.
14:09What's coriander?
14:10Is that that?
14:11The leaves?
14:12Yeah, take about a half handful.
14:14They have their main components ready and are on to their final job.
14:19Classic green chilli chutney.
14:21It should be vibrant, have a really big punch of heat coming from the chilli,
14:26but be balanced really beautifully with all those herbs.
14:29Ash, lemon and lime.
14:30What, you squeeze it in there?
14:31Yeah, don't worry about using the juicer.
14:32They won't taste the pips because we blitz it up.
14:36With time running out, the blue team is only just starting a main component of their dish.
14:42Mint tomatoes, cucumber, pomegranate seeds.
14:46And I mix that with chopped parsley.
14:48Did she say parsley?
14:50Can you tell me?
14:51No, I'm joking.
14:53Tabbouleh, a salad made from borgal wheat.
14:56They've got to give it lots and lots of flavour.
14:58A little bit of lemon juice for sharpness needs to be really refreshing and vibrant.
15:03Have you made this before?
15:04Never.
15:05OK.
15:06Noreen has now used coriander instead of parsley to make her tabbouleh
15:10because she's panicking.
15:13What are you most worried about at the moment?
15:14It's the time.
15:15I feel that I don't have enough time.
15:18We've got ten minutes left.
15:20There can't be things missing.
15:23Have you turned your patties yet?
15:24Yeah, yeah, just move them off.
15:26Ah, split.
15:28Mine are a little bit burnt.
15:29Don't worry, don't worry.
15:30Ashley and Alan Wynne are certainly streets ahead of the other team.
15:36Ashley and Alan Wynne are quite calmly getting their dish together.
15:41At this moment in time, I'm just putting 100% faith into the skipper,
15:45which is what you do when you're in a team,
15:46and hopefully it'll lead you to victory.
15:49The blue team, ten minutes to go.
15:51They've not made their zouk.
15:53They've not made their tahini.
15:55They are vital parts of the dish.
15:57So, for the zoo,
16:00add all ingredients except olive oil and water
16:03to a food processor or blender.
16:05The zoo gives a wonder of ten different flavourings
16:08brought together and then emulsified with a little bit of oil,
16:11so we end up almost like with a green, herby mayonnaise.
16:16How's it going, Alfie?
16:17Oh, it's a bit of a stressful one, this one.
16:21The blue team are in chaos.
16:23How's Panic on the dance floor going?
16:24Not good.
16:26We know you're there.
16:27Noreen's communication completely gone down the path.
16:31You've got to add the oil to that?
16:32Yeah, add some oil.
16:33Yeah.
16:34What's that put it in?
16:35It doesn't say to add it slowly.
16:36Yeah, add the oil and water slowly.
16:39I'm flying by the seat of my pants right now.
16:43Celebrities, you have just five minutes.
16:45Whatever you've got done, you need to get on a plate.
16:47Do you want to go same plate, then, or...?
16:51Safe?
16:52Yeah, same plates.
16:52No, not safe, no.
16:54We don't want the same.
16:55They're going to look the same and taste the same.
16:56They're going to look the same.
16:57Ash, we've got to do same plates, right?
16:58I thought I'd just remember, we go artistic with the same plates.
17:00Yeah.
17:01Doing the chickpeas round the outside.
17:04With just moments to go,
17:06the blue team is yet to start plating
17:08and are still trying to complete all their components.
17:14Remove the pickles
17:15and drain all but two tablespoons
17:17of the pickle juice from the jar.
17:21Right, OK.
17:22Add the rest of the ingredients to the jar
17:24and put the lid on shake jar until dressing is thick.
17:26I've lost it.
17:31How much tahini, Noreen?
17:3360 mils of tahini.
17:3560 mils.
17:35Blue team, you need to get something on a plate.
17:37You need to get something on a plate.
17:39Quick, quick, quick.
17:41Got just two minutes.
17:43Pomegranate.
17:43What's that, this?
17:44Pomegranate's the fruit.
17:45Cut it in half.
17:46Cut it in half.
17:47Come on.
17:51Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry.
17:52So, Alfie, just add that to the jar,
17:54make that thick,
17:54and then put it in that little bowl.
17:5730 seconds, everybody.
17:58Finish and touch us.
17:59Make a decision.
18:00Get on a plate.
18:01Coriander leaves and put it over the top.
18:03Which one's coriander, this?
18:04Yeah, same one we did earlier.
18:05OK, celebrities, time's up.
18:17Step away from your benches, please.
18:19I love you, Noreen.
18:20Wow, that was something else.
18:25From here, I couldn't even see his plate.
18:27I've got extremely bad eyesight,
18:29so I can just hope that my plate looks relatively similar to Alan's.
18:32But who knows?
18:34Red team, come on up.
18:37That's not bad.
18:38Oh, did you forget the other one?
18:46That is communication.
18:49It's a team, gentlemen.
18:52Impressive.
18:53Alan Wynne, it's great.
18:54You've added the little crispy noodles.
18:56Across the top, it gives a bit more texture as well and crunch.
18:58Yeah, I must have forgot to tell him.
19:00Shall we start with you, Ashley?
19:08The flavour inside that aloo tiki is wonderful.
19:17Your great chutney is sweet with coconut,
19:19vibrant with that real lovely green chilli.
19:22My tongue and my mouth is alive.
19:23I love how sweet your tamarind chutney is.
19:27I'm really excited about the flavours here.
19:30Your chickpeas, delicious but not crunchy.
19:33Too moist and then not enough heat.
19:35They were never going to go crispy.
19:38However, I think the presentation is gorgeous.
19:43Alan Wynne.
19:53All I've wanted from you is a bit of va-va-vun.
19:56People have been asking that for years when I was playing, so...
19:59Congratulations, Alan Wynne, you've done it.
20:01OK, oh, wow.
20:02It's great.
20:03Those aloo tiki, they're lightly fried,
20:05slightly crisper on the outside.
20:07The smokiness coming from that cashmere chilli
20:09and all those lovely spices coming together as well.
20:12Going really nicely with that refreshing green chilli chutney,
20:16you've done a great job.
20:18Alan Wynne, the chickpeas may not be crunchy,
20:21but I think you've got them just right in the amount of ground powder
20:25and there are parts on them where they've really caught the heat
20:28going in the right direction.
20:30And I love your tamarind sauce.
20:31Really silky and delicious and sweet.
20:34Overall, this is a great dish.
20:36Both of you, honestly, definition of flavour,
20:39you can taste the tiki, you can taste the chickpeas,
20:41you can taste the chutneys, it's really good work.
20:44Thank you. Cool.
20:45It was really wonderful to watch you work together.
20:48You brought out the best in each other.
20:50And when you came up,
20:52the fact there was symmetry at the end was just joy.
20:55Thank you very much.
20:58I can be done.
20:59It was all right.
21:00There you go.
21:06Well done, bud.
21:08I think we could open our own restaurant after that.
21:10A Michelin-style restaurant with a gem up the back.
21:12Yeah.
21:13There you go.
21:13Alan and Ashley Wynne.
21:14Bit of me's rubbing off on him already.
21:16Have we only been together for an hour?
21:18Yeah, man.
21:20It's time for the blue team.
21:23OK.
21:24OK.
21:25All right.
21:30I'll do it.
21:33It's a bit different.
21:35They're not the same, but they're pretty close.
21:38These both look like calm dishes,
21:40but there was not calmness when you were cooking.
21:43It was tough.
21:44It was tough, yeah.
21:45Yeah, it was really tough.
21:46The communication did obviously break down.
21:48Yeah, it did.
21:49Do you need to get rid of the chaos?
21:50Yeah.
21:51Shall we start with you, Alfie?
21:53No.
21:54Yeah, OK.
22:00Alfie, what I'm learning with you is that out of great chaos,
22:10good cooking does come.
22:12I watched you making the taboulet,
22:15and you were in peak panic at that point.
22:18So to have created something so vibrant with bulgur
22:23and the herbs, it's delicious.
22:26The falafel is beautifully seasoned.
22:30It may be a little burnt,
22:31but it's a beautiful, moist, herby falafel.
22:36It's a pale representation of a zouk,
22:39but it's delicious.
22:40Very good.
22:42Your tahini is lovely and smooth and silky,
22:45sharp with that pickle juice.
22:46Great.
22:47You cooked more than one flatbread.
22:49Yeah.
22:50And you had a really lovely one,
22:51which was round and soft,
22:54but you decided to use the oval-shaped one,
22:57which is too thin, slightly dry,
22:59and it's a bit rubbery,
23:00which is a real shame.
23:03Noreen, let's do it, shall we?
23:13While you have got everything onto the plate,
23:16which is a great thing,
23:17there are definitely some errors.
23:20Your falafel, the mixture,
23:22was quite damp when you were frying it,
23:24and it isn't seasoned as strongly as it could be.
23:27The zouk has ended up as a salad,
23:29and it's quite overpowered with cardamom.
23:34Tabbouleh, we've got coriander in there,
23:35rather than the parsley.
23:36It needs to be dressed with lemon juice.
23:38It's not sharp like it should be.
23:40The tahini split,
23:43you had forgotten to shake the jar.
23:45That's the chaos.
23:46But I think the bread is amazing.
23:49I will take lessons off you on how to make bread.
23:51Yeah.
23:51And I mean that.
23:52That's some of the best flatbread I've ever eaten on MasterChef.
23:54That is fantastic.
23:56I'll take lessons to you.
23:57Noreen was useless.
24:06We made that tahini dressing in, like, 60 seconds.
24:09There's a talent for you, isn't there?
24:11I mean, we should win for that.
24:15Great team challenge.
24:16Teamwork, communication, we now know what they're like.
24:19Absolutely brilliant teamwork from the red team.
24:22On the other side of the kitchen, Grace,
24:25it was a very different story.
24:28When they think you can't turn the heat up anymore,
24:30I tell you what, the dial's going from 9 to 10.
24:33Things are about to get serious.
24:51Welcome back.
24:52Now, this is a round where you're going to have to perform
24:55because we are looking for semi-finalists
24:58and we only have three semi-final places.
25:03To help us make that decision,
25:07we've invited some special guests.
25:11Finalists, Craig Doyle and Amy Walsh.
25:18And Celebrity MasterChef winner,
25:20Kadena Kodina Cox.
25:23They will be eating and judging your food.
25:29Two courses, one hour and 15 minutes.
25:32At the end of this,
25:34one of you is going home.
25:36Let's cook.
25:37Ashley's food is all about home and family.
25:50As he's going through the competition,
25:52he's learning,
25:52but we need a little bit more.
25:55Ashley needs now not to play it safe.
25:57Just in case you hadn't worked out arms today.
26:03At this stage in the competition,
26:05you have to impress.
26:08And that's a lot,
26:10especially when you're as inexperienced as I am.
26:12I'm really stepping into uncharted territory.
26:19You've got a smile on your face, Ashley.
26:22Two courses, what are you going to cook for us?
26:23King prawn bruschetta with fennel and dill salad.
26:26Nice.
26:27And then the main course is teriyaki salmon
26:30with noodles and pak choy.
26:32You guys said that I needed to push myself,
26:34so now I've had to step out of the realm of comfort
26:36and do something I've never done before.
26:38I just want to really get better
26:40so I can put two plates in front of my sons
26:42and not only are you going to keep them healthy,
26:44but I'm going to put on a smile on their face
26:45when they eat it.
26:48Bruschetta.
26:49A lovely piece of bread has to be quite garlicky
26:51and oily and crisp.
26:53I don't know why I'm turning my head as well,
26:55but it seems right.
26:58The prawns need to be meaty and crisp
27:01with garlic and butter.
27:02I'm excited for Ashley's fennel and dill salad.
27:07It needs quite a punchy dressing to lift it.
27:10That's coriander right, I guess, then.
27:12He's putting oil, lemon, bit of salt.
27:15I wonder if it'll be enough.
27:17Main course, teriyaki salmon.
27:19Marinating the salmon first.
27:21Saltiness from soy.
27:21He's got sweetness coming from honey.
27:23He's got a little bit of chilli sauce as well.
27:24Give me a bit of a bite.
27:26Ooh, look at that.
27:27Noodles cooked really, really well.
27:30They're going to need a sauce.
27:31And Ashley's not a fan of sauce.
27:33He's pushing himself.
27:35But is he taking too much of a risk cooking dishes
27:37he's never cooked before?
27:40I've got no idea what I'm doing.
27:47Smiling on the inside.
27:48Alan Wynne's food is clean and it's precise.
27:54All we asked him to do was add a little bit more flavour
27:56and it's getting there.
27:58Alan Wynne brings an intensity.
28:01He prepares as if he's almost about to go out
28:03and represent his country.
28:05Is it fair to say you've been preparing for this competition
28:08like a World Cup?
28:10You know, there is a part of me that
28:11whenever I do something like this
28:13I'm still representing my country
28:14so I've got to try and do that honour justice.
28:17What are you cooking for our guests?
28:18Sirloin steak with sweet potato mash
28:20sautéed spinach, garlic mushrooms
28:23and a peppercorn sauce.
28:26Came from Wales, synonymous for it's beef and lamb.
28:29Steak's something I like to cook quite a bit
28:31in the summer on barbecue.
28:32I'm just going to make sure I don't overdo it today.
28:35He needs to make sure that fat starts to render down.
28:37And it's seasoned really, really well.
28:39Rare coming on medium rare.
28:41Wonderful.
28:42He has got to make some peppercorn sauce
28:44which coats the back of a spoon.
28:45We don't want it to be too thick or too thin.
28:47And it's got to be full of flavour.
28:50He's baking the sweet potatoes in the oven
28:51which is great.
28:52He's going to take them out of their skin
28:54which means they should be nice and dry.
28:56We don't want wet sweet potato mash.
28:59And for dessert we've got a caramelised biscuit,
29:02baked banana, chocolate, Chantilly cream
29:05and rum trifle.
29:06Something I used to have as a child
29:08which was banana with chocolate on the barbecue.
29:11So it's adult version with a rum in it today.
29:13Is a trifle still a trifle without sponge?
29:16Or jelly?
29:17Well, it's layered like a trifle.
29:21Baked bananas, crushed biscuits, whipped cream, booze.
29:26I love the thought of this.
29:28If he's calling it a trifle, I want definitive layers.
29:31Noreen's food, South East Asian flavours.
29:38Honouring her heritage.
29:40She is proudly vegetarian.
29:43The thing is, every so often, there's a little mistake.
29:45For me, the veg is a bit under.
29:48It's quite crunchy.
29:49I'd like, from Noreen, a dish without a mistake.
29:54It's not a dish that I normally make,
29:56but I thought if I'm going to be on MasterChef,
29:57then I need to up my game.
30:01I'm making courgette ravioli filled with ricotta and spinach.
30:05So I'm going to make parcels out of the courgette
30:08with a nice Mediterranean salad, if I have time, croutons,
30:12and then a strawberry cheesecake for dessert.
30:14What? A ravioli and no pasta?
30:16Yeah.
30:16Noreen, you've clearly blown John's mind.
30:19He likes pasta.
30:20Everybody knows pasta.
30:21How about an alternative?
30:24I was born in Bedford, which was known as Little Italy,
30:28so I wanted to add something a little bit Italian into my menu.
30:32I even did GCSE Italian at school.
30:35Molto bene, which means very good.
30:37That's what I'm hoping John and Grace will say.
30:41We're being promised your main course, courgette ribbons,
30:44which are going to be wrapped around a filling of ricotta
30:46with spinach and egg.
30:48I'm really worried about the texture of this,
30:50because if it's too soft, you've just got mush with mush inside.
30:55It's going to be baked in a tomato sauce with garlic and shallots.
30:59If she can nail that, wonderful.
31:02But she doesn't have a lot of time to let those tomatoes cook out.
31:05I've just tried it out and it came out quite tasty,
31:08so I'm hoping it will work today.
31:10I'm going to attempt to make really quick croutons.
31:14We need those croutons to give texture.
31:16I don't know if I've got no bite at all.
31:19Dessert, strawberry cheesecake.
31:21Lovely, rich, creamy top and a little thin biscuit base.
31:24We're getting a strawberry sauce.
31:26We need a lovely, glossy sauce, fragrant with strawberries.
31:30Being served the ramekin, it's not going to be turned out.
31:33So she won't know if that cheesecake is set
31:36until such time as we actually taste it.
31:40Oh, it's my shortbread.
31:45Alfie loves to feed.
31:47He loves big flavours.
31:48But when he comes into this kitchen, nerves take him.
31:52He's just got to believe himself and understand that if a mistake happens,
31:56he can come back from it.
31:57Oh, damn it.
31:59I forgot to put my sugar in.
32:03What people don't see when I'm performing as a singer,
32:05they don't see the backstage stuff and the nervous energy is kicking in.
32:09You know, I want to please my audience when I walk out on stage.
32:12So when I'm cooking food, I want to please John and Grace.
32:17For my main, I'm doing seared tuna with an Asian-style salad
32:20with a warm honey and soy dressing.
32:25Bringing a salad to the Celebrity MasterChef kitchen, is that a risk?
32:29It probably is, yeah.
32:31I'm hoping that I can prove that a salad can be hearty.
32:35You seem to have enough for 30 rather than for three.
32:37That's the thing with me, I like to cook for a lot of people.
32:40When I'm on tour and I have a day off, I love to check out the food.
32:46I have spent quite a bit of time in Japan.
32:50I love the spices that they have, the sweetness, the kick of a chilli.
32:54So this is what I'm trying to do today.
32:58Alfie's cooking tuna.
32:59If he can do this well with a river of pink running through it
33:02and crispy on the outside with all those spices, fantastic.
33:07A really good salad is difficult.
33:10A lot of it's just very roughly chopped.
33:12I wish Alfie would stop and think about how textures affect eating.
33:19For my dessert, I'm making a raspberry whiskey cream full
33:24with toasted oats, chocolate and an almond shortbread biscuit.
33:29He used to do this with real definition.
33:34We want to be able to see the raspberries, the cream, the oats
33:37and a good amount of whiskey in there.
33:40He wants to show some techniques, so we're getting a little shortbread as well.
33:43Oh, no.
33:44It needs to be nice and crumbly, slightly soft,
33:48almost blonde in colour.
33:50I am so excited to be back.
34:03I remember this challenge because I feel like everything that could have gone wrong went wrong.
34:06Oh, the top's coming off.
34:08They're so hot.
34:09Oh, calm down.
34:12You've just got to go for it.
34:13You've got to be adventurous.
34:14You've got to push the flavours.
34:17It's a massive challenge.
34:19You have to be brave.
34:20You've got to show some skill.
34:22But also make sure you get it done in time.
34:25The last time I came to judge, I ate some amazing food.
34:29Food that I still think about now.
34:30So I'm hoping that today will be a similar experience.
34:37I'm a bit nervous that I'm not going to remember the name of my dish
34:40when I have to serve it unless I've got something in front of me.
34:43Ashley, you've got two minutes to go.
34:45Are you going to get everything on the plate?
34:46Yeah, 100%.
34:47Ashley's starter is king prawn bruschetta with fennel and dill salad.
34:55A bruschetta, I always think it's playing it safe,
34:57but it depends what they've done with the king prawn.
35:01I want the prawns to be cooked to perfection,
35:03and I want it to be garlicky.
35:05Can't be done burn that garlic.
35:06You can smell it. Be careful.
35:07Yeah.
35:08The bruschetta can't be just a bit of toast with oil on it, right?
35:11I want bruschetta like I hadn't had before.
35:14OK, 60 seconds.
35:17It's got nice textures with the crunch of the salad,
35:21hopefully a crunch of the bruschetta,
35:23and then the juiciness of the prawns.
35:25It hopefully will work.
35:27Go, go, go.
35:29Pleased?
35:30Let's see when they taste it.
35:33Done, Ashley?
35:35Yeah.
35:36Well done.
35:36Well done.
35:37Good on you, Ashley.
35:40Hello.
35:41Hello, guys.
35:42How are we?
35:43How are you doing?
35:44Not bad, thank you.
35:45This wasn't nerve-wracking.
35:46Oh, no.
35:48That looks delicious.
35:49Oh, OK, the smell's delicious.
35:52Today I've prepared king prawn bruschetta
35:55with fennel and dill salad,
35:57and I really hope you enjoy it.
35:58Thank you so much.
35:59Thank you so much.
36:00Ooh.
36:01It's giving major garlic.
36:02I love it.
36:03To do prawns is always tricky,
36:13and he's cooked them to perfection.
36:15There's a lovely bit of heat.
36:16They're really, really good.
36:18I love the salad.
36:19It's really citrusy and peppery,
36:22and it's just lifted it.
36:24The bruschetta,
36:25I think you needed to have let that char a little bit more
36:27and rub some garlic over that,
36:30but I've enjoyed it.
36:31I mean, I could finish off those prawns.
36:33I have.
36:38Bread's not toasted enough,
36:39but that's really my own criticism right now.
36:41What I am impressed with
36:43is this great fennel salad.
36:45He's packed in the flavour.
36:47Right.
36:48Ashley, 15 minutes in the next course.
36:51Yeah.
36:51Come on.
36:53Let's go.
36:54Ooh.
36:55Wow, look at that.
36:58Look at that.
37:00It's kind of stressing me out now.
37:01I've got 15 minutes,
37:02and I've got a whole main to actually cook.
37:04Never mind put it on a plate.
37:06Ashley's main course is teriyaki salmon
37:08with noodles and pak choy.
37:11With the teriyaki salmon,
37:13you have to get those flavours right.
37:14It has to be kind of a good balance
37:16of the salty and the sweet.
37:19Ashley, you have four minutes now.
37:22Oh, it's not cool.
37:23OK.
37:23What do you mean?
37:24OK, don't worry.
37:25How's it look?
37:25The other's done 59 degrees.
37:27What?
37:29Oh, I've put it in the wrong one.
37:31You put it in the wrong one?
37:32I didn't realise it was two.
37:34OK, I'll tell you what you're going to have to do.
37:35Get the wok on,
37:36and we're going to pan fry it quickly, Ashley.
37:37OK?
37:38Quick, quick, quick.
37:38I've got to do this.
37:40This is going to take about four minutes.
37:41It's going to be about two minutes over.
37:43What have you done to John?
37:45I'm so sorry, John.
37:48Salmon.
37:49It has to be cooked to perfection.
37:51Come on, Ashley.
37:52You can do this.
37:52You've done harder things.
37:54Noodles can't be just boiled.
37:56Is he going to put something else in there?
38:00Ah, there we are.
38:02Let's have a look on that lid.
38:04Hear that?
38:05We're cooking here, Ashley.
38:06We're cooking.
38:07We're moving and shaking.
38:08OK.
38:08Hopefully, he's made it simple on paper,
38:12because those flavours, if you kind of play on them,
38:15could be quite nice.
38:17Well done, Ashley.
38:18Well done.
38:19You look great.
38:19Thank you, guys.
38:20Deep breath.
38:25Host with the most.
38:26Host with the most.
38:26Go on, this way.
38:27So, this is teriyaki salmon with noodles and pak choi.
38:39I hope you enjoy it.
38:40You've done it.
38:40Well done.
38:41My salmon's cooked to perfection, so I'm really happy with that.
38:55For me, salmon aside, I'm a bit underwhelmed.
38:59It's just not packing enough punch.
39:01Pak choi, it's delicious.
39:03It's crunchy.
39:04It's flavoursome.
39:05I really like it, and he's done well there.
39:07Those noodles are not doing it for me.
39:10So, I think there's a little bit of that teriyaki in there.
39:12He just needs more.
39:15I think this is another nicely executed dish from Ashley.
39:20I would eat the whole thing.
39:21It could all just do with a little bit more flavour.
39:25Oh!
39:26That got so tense.
39:29I felt like I had so much time, and then no time at all.
39:34Ah, man.
39:36That was stress.
39:41You've got three minutes, Alan Wyn.
39:43Yeah.
39:44I used to play a game when I was playing called Hoppate-Doy.
39:47His main course is saline steak with peppercorn sauce,
39:51sweet potato mash, and sautéed spinach and garlic mushroom.
39:55I'm not overwhelmed.
39:58But I might be.
40:00Am I panicking?
40:02Depends, doesn't it?
40:03I think that's a good cue to relax, he says.
40:05The saline steak, you want it to be pink and, like, juicy on the inside with a nice crust on the outside.
40:13Your steak looks perfectly cooked.
40:15Happy with that?
40:16Yeah, I probably could have done the fat a little bit more, but...
40:18What did the queen used to say?
40:20Never complain, never explain.
40:22Never turn right on a plane.
40:24There we are.
40:26That peppercorn sauce has got to be right, it's got to be reduced right, and nice consistency to it.
40:32Got about two minutes.
40:33It's hard to get sweet potato mash to taste nice.
40:39I see you do want him to be putting extra flavours through there, just lift that a little bit.
40:43You've got 60 seconds, enough time to score a try.
40:46Didn't score many of them in my position.
40:47The sauce looks beautiful and glossy.
40:53Thanks very much, well done you.
40:54Representing Wales.
40:56Speak to you later.
40:57Good on you.
40:59Hello.
40:59Hello.
41:00How are we?
41:02Good.
41:02Hey, Captain, how are you?
41:03Thank you, please.
41:04Thank you so much.
41:05Are you okay?
41:07We've got a sirloin steak with sweet potato mash, sautéed spinach in shallots with garlic mushrooms and a peppercorn sauce.
41:15Is this more stressful than playing for the Lions?
41:18100%.
41:18Enjoy.
41:23Kind of a real meaty, manly rugby player's dish, and he's made it look really dainty.
41:27So it looks creamy and shiny.
41:30Oh, he's nailed it.
41:32Yeah.
41:33Yeah, he's nailed it.
41:39I think the steak's cooked well.
41:42I'm enjoying it, I like how pink it is.
41:43Fat's not rendered down enough.
41:46You've got to cook that down a little bit more.
41:48I enjoyed the sweet potato.
41:50It's got that little bit of black pepper going through that, and I like the texture.
41:54Peppercorn sauce.
41:55It's a lovely consistency, shiny and creamy.
41:59And it cuts through.
42:00Yeah.
42:02I just want to eat all of this.
42:04And his food's packing a punch.
42:0815 minutes.
42:09We need to get that trifle made.
42:12I think it's a trifle.
42:16Alan Wins today is baked banana, caramelised biscuit, and a rum trifle.
42:22I don't know if that's set enough.
42:25I think you should have whipped it more.
42:26Look at that.
42:28Doesn't look enough, does it?
42:29Is it trifle?
42:30I don't know.
42:32Not looking the most appetising there, is it?
42:34I'm hoping that we see the layers.
42:37You want to be able to taste the rum as well.
42:40Ganache is a bit thick.
42:41Cream is under whipped.
42:43It's all right.
42:43It should taste all right.
42:44If in doubt, add more rum in there.
42:45OK, we've got three minutes.
42:49Let's go.
42:52I'm intrigued.
42:53But if the flavours work, this is going to be bang on.
42:56Your apron does look like you've just come out of the scrum, actually.
43:00Are you ready to go?
43:00Yeah.
43:01Well done.
43:02Good job, you.
43:03Thank you very much.
43:04Good on you.
43:06Now that is a trifle.
43:08You love this idea, don't you?
43:10You have a caramelised biscuit, baked banana, chocolate ganache,
43:18chantilly cream with rum.
43:19I've called it a bit of a trifle, but it's up for debate.
43:28I love this combination of flavours.
43:30Chocolate, banana and rum, delicious.
43:33The chantilly cream's really, really nice.
43:34The crunch from the biscuit is great,
43:36and I could sit and eat the whole thing.
43:38It's not a trifle.
43:40But it is that layered dessert bit like tiramisu,
43:43which I literally want to steal this for, like, Christmas dessert.
43:48That is a glass of happiness.
43:51I get it.
43:52I understand now why you love it.
43:53I do.
43:57I feel proud, to be honest with you.
43:59I've done eight plates in hour 15.
44:01Sometimes it's easy to forget where you started.
44:07OK, we've got three minutes.
44:08And we're getting the courgette packages out of the oven.
44:13Do you want me to get that for you, right?
44:14Out of the oven.
44:14Do you want me to get that for you, right?
44:14Out of the oven.
44:14Wee.
44:15They look great.
44:17Beautiful colours there.
44:19Noreen's main course is courgette ravioli with a spinach and ricotta filling,
44:23and a Mediterranean salad with croutons.
44:26You're doing really well, Noreen.
44:27You've got two minutes left.
44:28OK.
44:29So I'm going to put two on each plate.
44:31Go then.
44:31If she serves me a carb-less pasta dish, I'm stealing it.
44:39But saying that, spinach and ricotta, for me, she can make that flavoursome.
44:44Then props to her.
44:46Do you have to slow, calmly?
44:49Calmly.
44:51Texture's really important here.
44:53I'm intrigued to know how she's going to stop her from being a sloppy mess.
44:56What do you want them to think when you carry this in?
44:58Oh, that looks a little bit Mediterranean, a bit Italian.
45:02Mediterranean salad.
45:03It could be good, but she really needs to elevate all those flavours in there.
45:08Go, go.
45:09OK.
45:10There you go.
45:11Good effort.
45:15Hi.
45:16How are you?
45:17Good, thank you.
45:18For her main, Noreen is serving courgette ravioli filled with spinach and ricotta
45:24in a tomato and garlic sauce topped with mozzarella,
45:30served with a sun-dried tomato, olive and rocket salad, and croutons.
45:43I was really impressed by how those parcels had held together,
45:46but I need more ricotta for it to work.
45:49You want it to be, like, creamy, don't you?
45:52The sauce doesn't know what it is.
45:54A hot salsa or whether it's a sauce.
45:57Maybe cook down a little bit more would have helped.
46:00The salad, it's all feeling a bit flat.
46:03The croutons, it's just fried toast.
46:05There's no flavour on it.
46:06It's not hit the mark.
46:09It needs the crunch of the croutons,
46:11because everything else is just a little bit soft.
46:13We don't have any bite or crunch on the outside of those courgettes.
46:16That's the problem. The texture is all missing.
46:18You can't take pasta away from ravioli.
46:20It's the best bit.
46:23So you have 15 minutes left.
46:26Go, go, go.
46:27No-bake cheesecake means no risk.
46:32Cheesecake, in my view.
46:34Which means it has to be full of flavour and not sloppy.
46:37You want the base to be buttery and biscuity.
46:40I want a bit of crunch to it.
46:41I'm hoping she's going to play around with those flavours,
46:44because if it is just a standard strawberry cheesecake,
46:47it has to be perfect.
46:50I've got a couple of minutes,
46:51so I thought, let me just put them in the blaster,
46:52because I don't think they've had long enough in the fridge.
46:58Do you think they're set enough, Noreen?
47:00Fingers crossed, Noreen.
47:02I hope so.
47:03Happy now?
47:04Yeah, now that it's over.
47:06Right, off you go. Well done, you.
47:07Thank you. Good job.
47:08Go and meet your guests.
47:11I've made a lovely strawberry cheesecake for you,
47:18so I hope you enjoy it.
47:19Thank you. Thank you.
47:20Thanks so much.
47:27I don't know how much, like, a cheesecake it is.
47:30It's reminding me of, like, a cream cheese frosting.
47:32And the filling needs to be more vibrant.
47:35Strawberry cheesecake really has to pack a punch.
47:38The biscuit is falling apart quite easily.
47:42Could have done with a bit more butter in there.
47:45The compote on top is very bland.
47:48She's such a joyful, happy, lovely person.
47:51Yeah.
47:51I'd love to see that personality on the plate.
47:53Yes!
47:53Just be bolder, be braver.
47:55It's OK.
47:58It's not quite a cheesecake.
47:59That cream cheese hasn't had enough time to set.
48:02And I think the base is delicious.
48:04It's buttery, but it hasn't set.
48:09I'm happy that I've made two dishes that are brand new to me.
48:13I have no idea what it tastes like,
48:15but the fact that I managed to put everything on that plate,
48:18on time.
48:18Damn, um, two minutes.
48:25Alfie, calm, slowly, calm, OK?
48:30OK.
48:31So Alfie's main course is seared tuna
48:34and an Asian-inspired salad
48:36in a warm soy and ginger dressing.
48:40Tuna's a really tricky one,
48:41because if you don't sear it right,
48:43you take too long cooking it.
48:45It gets chewing.
48:45But when it's done properly,
48:47arse, absolutely delicious.
48:49Right, now here.
48:51You've got four minutes.
48:51Plenty of time to be calm with that salad.
48:53Make it look smart.
48:54OK.
48:57Tuna can handle a lot of flavour,
49:00so I'm hoping it's punchy.
49:03You're doing really well.
49:05Great colours.
49:06I love an Asian-inspired salad.
49:08I really do.
49:09I think he'll have been to Asia a lot with his singing,
49:13so I think he's going to know how to execute this dish.
49:16Last 30 seconds, Alfie.
49:18Here we go.
49:18That's what makes a difference.
49:20Oh, yeah.
49:21Well done, you.
49:22Hello.
49:23Hello.
49:25I hope you enjoy this.
49:29Alfie's main course is seared tuna
49:31with fennel seeds, cayenne pepper and garlic,
49:35accompanied by a mixed vegetable chilli and mango salad,
49:38finished with a warm soy, honey and ginger dressing.
49:47It's got a kick.
49:51I think he's cooked that really, really well.
49:54It's beautifully raw.
49:55There's a lovely sear on top.
49:56I love the flavours in it.
49:57Yeah, a little bit fiery,
49:58but I think he's done a really good job.
50:00I've been asking for more flavour and more punch.
50:04Yes, it has a little bit of a kick, but I like it.
50:05The fact that he's able to be so brave for the flavours,
50:08I'm really impressed with this dish.
50:10I love the salad.
50:11Mango in it, fresh chillies,
50:13which I love in a salad.
50:15Really enjoyed the punchy flavours.
50:19That is a very beautiful, accomplished salad.
50:22As far as flavour goes, fantastic.
50:27Alfie, I can smell a delicious biscuit.
50:30So, you're fine, you're fine, you're fine.
50:32It's all good.
50:33Thank you, thank you.
50:34You've got 15 minutes.
50:34OK.
50:36Alfie's dessert is raspberry whiskey cream full with chocolate,
50:42toasted oats, and an almond shortbread biscuit.
50:45There's a lot going on.
50:46Like, I'm actually excited to see how he balances these flavours.
50:50Whiskey cream, one of life's great pleasures.
50:53Whiskey cream with chocolate, thank you.
50:55Love it.
50:56Plenty of chocolate.
50:57We all like chocolate, don't we?
50:59I feel like it's a well-designed dish.
51:02It could look beautiful.
51:03Are you happy with that?
51:05I'm pretty happy with that, yes.
51:07The dine was waiting.
51:12Hello.
51:12Hi.
51:13Hi.
51:13I've made you a whiskey cream full.
51:20It's got raspberries in toasted oats, topped off with white chocolate, dark chocolate,
51:25and that's an almond shortbread with a bit of chocolate on top as well.
51:30I've got to give you a hug.
51:31Oh, bless you, man.
51:32I'm so nervous.
51:33You don't need to be.
51:36Thank you, man.
51:38Well, enjoy.
51:39Thank you so much.
51:40Thank you so much.
51:40Cheers.
51:41Bye-bye.
51:46Oh, God, they're hot.
51:48Oh.
51:52It's lovely.
51:53It's well presented.
51:55It has the layers.
51:56Flavours are great.
51:57I'm wrapping this up and taking it home for my mom.
52:00They are amazing.
52:04It's fresh, and when you get that cream and the raspberry and a bit of chocolate on that
52:09shortbread.
52:12The star of the show are the almond biscuits.
52:14They absolutely taste of almond.
52:15They're warm.
52:16They're crunchy.
52:17They're just yum.
52:20What I am pleased about is we've got a bit of technique on the plate with those biscuits.
52:24They are shortbread sensations.
52:27Beautiful.
52:30I've tried my best.
52:32My problem is I panic, and that's when things go wrong, so that's a lesson I have to learn,
52:37I think.
52:41What a wild ride.
52:43We've got just three semifinal places.
52:48The dining room, their cook of the day is Alfie.
52:51We love the tuna.
52:52They love the tuna.
52:53That crust of fennel and chilli, really quite ferocious.
52:57That salad, he knocked it out of the park.
53:01The raspberry dessert, the dining room absolutely loved it, and they were fantastic almond shortbreads.
53:06But you and I also have a cook of the day.
53:08Alan Wynne brings steak and makes it look elegant.
53:13A beautiful, peppery, glossy sauce.
53:17A really good plate for him.
53:19The dessert.
53:20Bitter chocolate from that almost dark ganache.
53:23And a really good whack of rum making a grown-up dessert.
53:26Alfie and Alan Wynne through to a semifinal.
53:29One place left.
53:29Ashley, I really enjoyed the prawns on bruschetta.
53:35Beautiful, delicate fennel salad.
53:38There were some wonderful flavours going on there.
53:40Main course.
53:41Noodles with the salmon, slightly bland.
53:44But the salmon itself cooked well.
53:46Buck choy, delicious.
53:46I applaud Noreen's decision to bring something as difficult as courgette ravioli to this kitchen.
53:55Unfortunately, there just wasn't a lot of texture.
53:58To dessert, I would have liked a lot more strawberries with it to give it a bit more flavour.
54:03And that cheesecake topping wasn't set.
54:07The pressure was absolutely immense today.
54:10And I feel like, oh, actually, I was able to do that.
54:13And I didn't really think I could.
54:15So now I'm itching for a bit more.
54:18I really want to make it through.
54:20John and Grace were wanting me to push myself.
54:22And that's exactly what I've done today.
54:24And I'm really proud of what I've produced.
54:27One of them is going home.
54:28We have to make a decision.
54:40An absolute celebration, you guys.
54:42You four quarterfiners have been incredible.
54:44We do, however, only have three semifinal places.
54:47And that does mean that, sadly, one of you is going home.
54:50Our first semifinal place goes to Alfie.
55:03The dining room loved it.
55:06Loved it.
55:07Loved it.
55:08So our second semifinalist is...
55:14Alan Wynne.
55:24Yeah.
55:30Noreen Ashley.
55:31No surprise here, is there?
55:33For one of you, we've come to the end of the road.
55:43But our third semifinalist is...
55:46Ashley.
55:55Oh, well done.
55:59Thanks very much, Noreen.
56:01Great working with all of you.
56:07I'm going home feeling quite proud,
56:09considering I'm not really a cook.
56:11And to get this far was quite a big deal for me.
56:13I know tonight I'll get a really good night's sleep,
56:17which will be lovely,
56:18but it's been, honestly, such an experience.
56:24You three are now our chef semifinalist.
56:29I'm blown away again by the results.
56:32I want to see now how far I can go
56:34and push myself even harder.
56:36Right now, I'm just going to relish in the fact
56:38that I'm cook of the day.
56:40Ashley, I don't know if you know,
56:41but I'm cook of the day, mate.
56:44I thought that I'd gone as far as I want to go,
56:48but I'm inspired and motivated
56:49and dedicated and driven
56:51in a ferocious way to be Alfie.
56:53So I'm going to push on in the competition
56:56and see where I can get to.
56:59It's a mad experience.
57:01I'm pleased to get this far.
57:02Obviously, Alf was a chef of the day today.
57:05They say sometimes it's better to be the hunter
57:06than the hunted,
57:07so hopefully that's the case.
57:11Next time...
57:14Huzzah!
57:15The nine best cooks from the heats
57:17are back for the semifinals.
57:20I'm a singer.
57:21I shouldn't be doing this.
57:23It's not even cooked.
57:24And the temperature rises.
57:27Aaaaaah!
57:29It's a bit of a nightmare.
57:31Only the best will make it through
57:33to the Celebrity MasterChef Finals.
57:36The Celebrity MasterChef Finals.
57:37The Celebrity MasterChef Finals.
57:38The Celebrity MasterChef Finals.
57:39The Celebrity MasterChef Finals.
57:40The Celebrity MasterChef Finals.
57:41The Celebrity MasterChef Finals.
57:42The Celebrity MasterChef Finals.
57:43The Celebrity MasterChef Finals.
57:44The Celebrity MasterChef Finals.
57:44The Celebrity MasterChef Finals.
57:45The Celebrity MasterChef Finals.
57:45The Celebrity MasterChef Finals.
57:46The Celebrity MasterChef Finals.
57:47The Celebrity MasterChef Finals.
57:47The Celebrity MasterChef Finals.
57:48The Celebrity MasterChef Finals.
57:49The Celebrity MasterChef Finals.
57:49The Celebrity MasterChef Finals.
57:50The Celebrity MasterChef Finals.
57:51The Celebrity MasterChef Finals.
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