Come Dine with Me: Season 16

1 episodes Premiered Dec 22, 2009 Updated Sep 27, 2026

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Season 16 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 Come Dine with Me Season 15.
⚡ 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.

Season 16 Episodes

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S16·E1 Mytharc

All in One: Celebrity Xmas Special, Hannah Waterman, Diarmuid Gavin, Sherrie Hewson, David Gest

Dec 22, 2009

Music impresario David Gest joins in a festive culinary clash with former EastEnder Hannah Waterman, TV gardener Diarmuid Gavin and Loose Women presenter Sherrie Hewson. Four night