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The new series sees eight celebrities, each paired with a professional chef who will mentor, teach and take them from amateur to restaurant-level chefs. The eight celebrities are comedian and actor Griff Rhys-Jones, Strictly’s head judge Shirley Ballas, DJ and songwriter Naughty Boy, performer and presenter Denise Van Outen, actress Catherine Tyldesley, McFly’s Harry Judd, comedian and actor Johnny Vegas and TV presenter AJ Odudu.

St Helens, the comedian, whose real name is Michael Joseph Pennington, first appeared on our screens in the 1990s and has since ventured out into the world of acting and secured huge endorsement deals with the likes of PG Tips. His most well-known for his TV roles in ITV's Benidorm, BBC'S Home From Home and Red Dwarf and for also appearing on numerous popular programmes such as QI, 8 0ut of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Sunday Brunch, Celebrity Gogglebox and more.

From The Voice UK, to The Circle, to her gorgeous fashion collection at Next – everything Emma Willis does leaves us wanting more. Well, we’re in luck as the 45-year-old gets ready to front Cooking With The Stars.The show sees eight famous faces and their chef mentors battle it out under intense time pressure as they attempt to produce restaurant-quality meals.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine We're used to seeing Johnny Vegas appear on various comedy panel shows such as Would I Lie To You? and 8 Out of Ten Cats Does Countdown, and he's also well-known for his roles on shows like Still Open All Hours – but now, the comedian is turning his hand to TV presenting.

the popular show with PA Bev Dixon, but he was less than impressed when during the first episode producers said the pair were in Liverpool. Johnny, who has been very vocal about how proud he is to be from St Helens, said he got on the phone straight away to sort it out, the St Helens star reports.

Vegas is part of a delivery team helping vulnerable self-isolating people in the area

Russell Crowe has revealed comedian Johnny Vegas will be delivering food and medicine to people in need of help in his home town of St Helens during the coronavirus crisis.

Johnny Vegas caused absolute chaos on today's Saturday Morning With James Martin as he made the crew crack up with his many antics. T he 49-year-old comedian didn't stop with the jokes as he appeared as a guest on the cooking show, alongside host James and Paul Ainsworth.