Overview

• The appointment was announced on Saturday Kitchen and via MasterChef’s official social channels, with Tebbutt joining Marcus Wareing and Monica Galetti for series 18.
• The Professionals will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, with the transmission date yet to be confirmed.
• Tebbutt called the role “an absolute honour,” while Wareing and Galetti welcomed his addition to the judging panel.
• The change follows the Lewis Silkin review that resulted in Gregg Wallace’s dismissal after 45 of 83 allegations were upheld and John Torode’s removal over an upheld racist-language complaint.
• Separate reports say Grace Dent and Anna Haugh are set to take over on the main MasterChef series, a move not confirmed by the BBC.