Reality stars, athletes, musicians and other culinary-challenged celebs are heading to the kitchen in Food Network’s Worst Cooks in America: Reality Check– a twist on Season 30 of Worst Cooks in America.
In the upcoming season, viewers will watch as chefs attempt to take the lineup of celebs from cooking disasters to kitchen masters through an “intense culinary bootcamp like no other.”
Chefs Jeff Mauro and Tiffany Derry will serve as mentors to the celeb “recruits” in the upcoming season, with each pro taking a team of recruits through various themed challenges. In the end, one celeb competitor will be named the winner, nabbing $25,000 for a charity of their choice.
“The kitchen is not where this season’s celebrity recruits shine– but Jeff and Tiffany are determined to change that,” Betsy Ayala, Head of Content, Food, Warner Bros. Discovery said in a press release for the new season. “‘Worst Cooks’ is where comedy and cooking chaos collide, but in the end there are some impressive culinary transformations that will blow our audiences away.”
Competing on the upcoming season is Dancing with the Stars pro Val Chmerkovskiy; Bravo star Reza Farahan of Shahs of Sunset and The Valley: Persian Style; Manila Luzon of RuPaul’s Drag Race; Love & Hip Hop: Miami star Amanda Le Negra; and Lisa Barlow of Bravo’s Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.
Rapper/actor Romeo Miller will also head to the kitchen in the new season, along with TV personality Downtown Julie Brown, Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, former 7th Heaven star Beverley Mitchell and CT Tamburello of MTV’s The Challenge.
As Food Network fans know, this is the first season of ‘Worst Cooks in America’ to be filmed after the death of the show’s longtime host, Anne Burrell, who June 17. People confirmed the 55 year-old’s cause of death, which was ultimately ruled a suicide in late July.
“Worst Cooks in America’ paid tribute to Anne during the show’s Season 29 premiere in July by including an ending card at the conclusion of the episode.
‘Worst Cooks in America: Reality Check’ premieres Sunday, January 4 on Food Network. New Episodes stream the following day on HBO Max.
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