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MasterChef Celebrity 10 Premieres on RTVE With Tense Debut and Jury Sanction

Strict rule enforcement underscores the charity-focused celebrity format.

Overview

  • La 1 launched the tenth edition on Monday at 22:10, marking a decade of the celebrity spinoff.
  • The judging trio of Jordi Cruz, Samantha Vallejo-Nágera and Pepe Rodríguez returns to oversee a 16-celebrity cast spanning TV, music, sports and media.
  • The premiere featured a fingerfood challenge and an on-location task at Salamanca’s Castillo del Buen Amor reproducing a menu by chef Carlos Hernández del Río.
  • An on-set dispute involved Necko Vidal and Quique Torito, and the jury penalized Torito for bringing a prohibited calculator to a cook.
  • The season maintains its philanthropic prize model with €75,000 for the winner’s chosen NGO and €4,000 per episode for the day’s best cook, with guest appearances beginning with Loles León, Miguel Ángel Muñoz and Carmina Barrios.