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Celebrity Masterchef: Season 3

12 episodes Premiered Jul 2, 2008 Updated Sep 26, 2026
Previously on Celebrity Masterchef

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Celebrity Masterchef Season 2.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 3: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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S3·E1 Mytharc

Knockout rounds one

Jul 2, 2008 · 30 min

Liz McClarnon, Linda Robson, Louis Emerick, Debra Stephenson, Christopher Parker, Joe McGann, Steven Pinder, Mark Moraghan, Vicki Michelle, Sean Wilson, Clare Grogan, Hywel Simons,

S3·E2 Core

Knockout rounds two

Jul 3, 2008 · 30 min

In the first heat Claire Richards, Sean Wilson and Kaye Adams cook for the judges and paying customers at One O One, and in the second heat Vicki Michelle, Chris Parker and Louis E

S3·E3 Core

Quarterfinal one

Jul 4, 2008 · 30 min

It is the quarter final stage and the four winning celebrity chefs from this week's heats battle it out for two of the semi-final places.

S3·E4 Core

Knockout rounds three

Jul 9, 2008 · 30 min

In the first heat Linda Robson, Denise Lewis and Mark Moraghan cook for the judges and paying restaurant customers at the Gallery Restaurant situated in Fortnum and Mason. In the

S3·E5 Core

Knockout rounds four

Jul 10, 2008 · 30 min

Andi Peters, DJ Spoony and Noel Whelan cook for the judges and paying restaurant customers at Belgo in the first heat. In the second, Debra Stephenson, Josie d'Arby and Andrew Cas

S3·E6 Core

Quarterfinal two

Jul 11, 2008 · 30 min

The four winning celebrity chefs from this week's heats battle it out for a place in the semi-final.

S3·E7 Core

Semifinal day one

Jul 16, 2008 · 30 min

In the first of the semi-finals, the four best celebrity cooks cater en masse for 600 brickies.

S3·E8 Core

Semifinal day two

Jul 17, 2008 · 30 min

It's the second day of the semi finals and the four best celebrity cooks cater for a dinner party at the prestigious Penshurst Place home, to Lord and Lady de L'Isle.

S3·E9 Core

Semifinal day three

Jul 18, 2008 · 30 min

The four semi finalists have to cook a two-course meal for three of the country's most respected restaurant critics, Charles Campion, Kate Spicer and Jay Rayner. Tensions and emot

S3·E10 Core

Final day one

Jul 23, 2008 · 30 min

The three finalists are faced with their toughest challenge yet as they cook breakfast for a group of Officer Cadets from Sandhurst, fresh from a 10-day field training exercise. La

S3·E11 Mytharc

Final day two

Jul 24, 2008 · 30 min

The three finalists are flown 6,000 miles to cook in the intense heat of the Mozambique border. Then they return to the kitchen for their final challenge as they prepare a three-co

S3·E12 Mytharc

Series 3, Episode 12

Jul 25, 2008 · 30 min

It is the grand final and the finalists have to cook their best three-course meal for one final judgement in which the winner will be crowned Celebrity Masterchef champion.

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