Overview

• Tebbutt announced the role on BBC’s Saturday Kitchen, with MasterChef’s official accounts confirming he will join Marcus Wareing and Monica Galetti for the 18th series.
• The new season will air on BBC One and iPlayer, with a transmission date yet to be confirmed.
• Producers say early rounds will feature additional guest judges alongside the core panel.
• Gregg Wallace was removed after a Lewis Silkin investigation for Banijay UK upheld 45 of 83 allegations about his conduct, and John Torode departed after an upheld complaint over racist language.
• Reports indicate Grace Dent and Anna Haugh are in line to judge the main amateur series, though the BBC has not confirmed those appointments.