Samia Longchambon wins Cooking With The Stars and beats Peter Andre to the poll

08 August 2023 , 21:01

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Joanna Page, Peter Andre, and Samia Longchambon who made it to the grand finale of Cooking With The Stars

Samia Longchambon has won the 2023 series of Cooking With The Stars after beating Peter Andre to the poll.

This season saw the likes of BAFTA award-winning actor Jason Watkins, boxing legend Chris Eubank and actress Joanna Page will don their aprons this summer as they pair up with a professional chef who will mentor, teach and take them from passionate amateur to restaurant-level chefs.

Cooking With The Stars sees a group of eight celebrities paired with a professional chef who becomes their mentor. The celebrities then have to compete against each other in a number of cooking battles where they prepare a range of different dishes.

After a tough battle over the past couple of weeks, it was Joanna Page, Peter Andre, and Samia Longchambon who made it to the grand finale of the ITV1 cooking competition - but only one of them could win the coveted trophy.

Peter Andre made it to the grand finale

The result of those eliminated throughout the series was decided by a blind tasting judgement from the professional chefs. Unaware of whose food they were tasting, their greatest supporter always ran the risk of swiftly and unwittingly becoming their worst critic and vote for their protégé to leave the competition.

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This year’s mentor chefs included some of the biggest names in the culinary world. British chef and TV presenter Rosemary Shrager was partnered with Peter Andre. Chef director Jack Stein was paired up with Chris Eubank.

Samia proved herself to be an amazing chef

Meanwhile, Michelin Starred French chef Jean-Christophe Novelli mentored Samia Longchambon and Scottish chef and restaurateur Tony Singh MBE guided Claire Richards.

Michelin Starred executive chef Michael Caines MBE was partnered with Joanna Page, while restaurateur and cookery author Shelina Permalloo coached Matt Willis. Chef and restaurateur April Jackson trained Jason Watkins this series and award-winning chef Ellis Barrie partnered up with Indiyah Polack.

Susan Knox