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It's the Celebrity MasterChef final.
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Five weeks of a fantastic,
intense competition.
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Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee!
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Wish me luck.
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15 celebrities pushing
themselves to the limit.
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Still no idea what I'm doing.
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This is not what I planned.
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I've never seen
anything like it in my life.
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From actors...
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Eugh!
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..to singers.
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# Brecon! #
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Pressure.
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..from Gladiators to drag queens.
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Hello,
welcome to Ginger's Whisking Corner.
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From reality stars...
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I'm stressed now.
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A lot going on, a lot going on.
I'm flustered, boys. I'm flustered.
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..to sports heroes.
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MACHINE HISSES
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I've broken it.
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And there's been
so much emotion in this kitchen.
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Waahh!
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And, yes, sometimes it can be
a little hit and miss.
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Oh, God, look at that. Oh, no!
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Whoa.
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What have you done to John?
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But we've also had
the most amazing food.
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Extraordinary food.
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I love it. I love it. I love it.
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Boom.
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But now we're down to our
final three.
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It is the final day
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of Dinner Lady Bootcamp.
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Today, we are all going to graduate,
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and take our hairnets off
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and throw them up into the air,
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and then somebody is
going to be crowned the champion.
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I can't wait!
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Do you know what?
It would be nice if I won.
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Yeah, I've been pushed
out of the comfort zone,
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and I've had to test myself.
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But I've loved every minute.
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So, yeah, I guess
I'm a glutton for punishment.
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I am so happy to be here today!
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Aaah!
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There's a one-in-three chance
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that I'm actually going to win
MasterChef -
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and that's an incredible feeling,
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also a terrifying feeling.
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These three celebrities have been
on the most intense cooking course
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the world can offer,
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but there can only be one winner.
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I'm going to tell you right now,
Grace,
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it's going to go off with a bang.
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I am the strange little bald man
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that lives inside Ginger Johnson.
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I grew up in a tiny little village
in County Durham,
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surrounded by trees and fields
and cows.
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Hello. Hey, good morning.
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I think even from being
a small child,
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I was always a little
bit of a show-off.
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Please can I be the shiniest
person in the UK?
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I've always liked attention.
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I've always liked people
clapping at the end of things.
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That is so fab. Love that.
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In the time that I grew up,
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there weren't really a lot
of queer people in the media.
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I think the closest I got to seeing
a drag queen
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would be a pantomime dame.
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Shoulders out. Daring.
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And for a long time, if you'd
asked me what I wanted to be
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when I grew up,
I would've said a pantomime dame.
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Thank you, darling.
See you soon. Bye.
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But I didn't really
get into drag properly
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until I was at university.
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It takes about two and a half hours
to get into full drag.
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And then it kind of all just
snowballed from there.
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The UK's next Drag Race
superstar is...
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..Ginger Johnson.
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CHEERS
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And now Ginger Johnson
is my entire life, basically.
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I'm actually quite a shy person,
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so Ginger gives me an opportunity
to let out a wilder side of myself
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that doesn't really exist for me
in this get up.
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Time to go and win a trophy.
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I have always been a big eater.
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My mum would do
most of the cooking during the week,
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and then on a Saturday night, my dad
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And we'd maybe have
something a bit special.
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And that definitely inspired me
to try lots of different things.
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So, I've always had a real passion
for eating - and, now, for cooking.
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Hi, Viv. How are you doing?
I'm good. How are you?
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Yeah, I'm good. I'm good.
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I live with my partner Viv,
and my two gorgeous little cats.
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So, the final's coming up.
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How are you feeling about that,
babes?
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I don't know.
I am a little bit nervous.
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I think Viv is definitely happy
that I've been in the competition.
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I think our dinners
are getting more exciting.
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It is quite a boozy menu.
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Whether the judges like my food
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or they're just a little bit drunk
and pliable.
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Who knows?
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But it's worked so far,
so why not more?
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Ginger, are you ready?
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I'm coming. I'm coming.
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From the first time Ginger Johnson
walked into this competition,
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I thought,
"We've got something here."
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Oh, my gosh! Your earrings!
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I'm also dressed as
a Battenberg cake,
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but you can't see
it behind my apron.
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I just feel so dowdy.
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I thought I would come along,
have a laugh,
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crack a couple of jokes,
pack my wig up and leave.
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It does say satay sauce
and the first point on the plan is,
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I have literally no idea.
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Bingo. This is a great start
to the competition, Ginger.
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Oh, great.
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That prawn could not be
more perfect.
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That is restaurant quality food.
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Absolutely wild.
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There was a real turning point
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when we cooked
to get into the quarterfinal.
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Suddenly I thought,
"OK, it's on now."
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I think it's great.
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Inventive, complex, and ambitious.
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Thank you.
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Ginger's food's
not for the faint-hearted.
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There's enough garlic in that mayo
to stun a donkey.
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Taking the everyday, the ordinary,
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and putting on a little
bit of a surprise.
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I doubted you could add
dill pickles to batter.
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It works.
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Ginger Johnson has never
played it safe.
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It's unusual,
technically really challenging,
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and I really like it.
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Being part of this competition,
it's pushed me to be adventurous.
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Whoa! Yeah.
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This is quite an interesting
combination.
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Trying to bring the creativity
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that I find in the rest
of my life into food.
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I think that Ginger has proven
that rhubarb
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most definitely goes with pork.
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Overall, she's just a trooper.
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But can you actually see what
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Oh, yeah.
You're grating with, like,
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basically, two tarantulas fighting.
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You can't half do drag, can you?
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Cooking as Ginger Johnson
is not fun.
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Just calm down.
Life is not this hard.
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It's a pan of sugar. Get a grip.
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I'm wearing two pairs of spanks,
three pairs of tights,
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and a giant plastic hat on my head.
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Never mind the butter, I'm melting.
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I would have dinner
at Ginger Johnson's house
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any night of the week.
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Hecky-decky.
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I want a party invite.
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Because I know
that she's a huge personality...
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Out of my depth?
I'm at the bottom of the ocean.
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..a great big laugh...
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Ha-ha-ha-ha!
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..but a really good cook.
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This is the most useful
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chocolate teapot I've ever met.
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Technically, it's probably
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one of the best desserts
I've had for a very, very long time.
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I have caught the bug...
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That's absolutely fantastic.
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Ace.
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..for the food
and also for the competition.
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Job's a good 'un.
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Winning's not the most important
thing in the world,
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but everybody loves to win.
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I grew up in Swansea in a village
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called Mumbles,
very close to the sea.
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As a child, I was relatively large.
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My parents encouraged me
to do quite a few sports.
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I had a sort of biological
disposition towards rugby,
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for obvious reasons.
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I started probably playing properly
at schoolboy level.
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I don't know if any of us ever
thought I'd go on to, you know,
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play for Wales, let alone the Lions,
and have a career as long as it was.
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To be in Cardiff in front of 75,000
people is a special thing.
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I look back on my career,
in a lot of ways, and think,
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was that actually me?
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158 caps, a few wins,
too many losses.
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But one hell of a journey.
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Hello, how are you? Hiya.
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Yeah, I'm fine. And you?
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Yeah, not too bad.
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I think I got my recipe down.
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Oh, my wife, Anwen.
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We met at a concert in Swansea
15, 16 years ago.
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Married for ten years, three kids,
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and life's good.
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How's the girls? Yeah, they're good.
Obviously they're missing you.
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But they're looking forward
to having you home.
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Well, as long as they're OK.
With the trophy.
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It's funny, you know,
food is a big part of family life.
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Ans does most of the stuff at home.
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I'll do some cooking
when I come home, then, is it?
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First time for everything.
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OK. Only joking. All right.
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Yeah, what are we now?
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I'm just over...14 months retired.
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What do I miss the most
about playing?
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The routine, the people.
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The pain, the feedback.
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Doing MasterChef
has been cathartic in a way,
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because I've had something
to focus on, channel my efforts,
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and I've loved it,
and I never thought I would.
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Alun Wyn was probably one of our
most nervous celebrities.
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There was a bit of apprehension,
if I'm honest, about doing this,
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cos this is very far removed
from probably my personality.
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At least you're smiling now.
You weren't ten minutes ago.
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I'm always smiling on the inside.
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But a light went on when Alun Wyn
began getting praised.
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Your salmon's cooked really nicely.
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To me, this is delicious.
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It feels like a classy thing
that you've cooked for us.
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He's a classic cook.
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He understands technique.
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Oh, look at these.
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We asked Alun Wyn for more flavour,
more oomph.
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It is delicious, but more spicy.
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Mm-hm. Pack it on.
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He took it on board.
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All I've wanted from you
was a bit of va-va-voom.
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Congratulations, Alun Wyn,
you've done it.
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The flavour of that jus.
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Real depth, real complexity.
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6'7", big hands -
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but the man can do finesse.
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For me, this is extraordinary.
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And he realised his true potential
when he worked with Alexina
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and made that pretty little pavlova.
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I think you've done
really, really well.
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Thank you.
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To be able to learn those skills
and put it into practice,
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and go, well, actually,
I can do that,
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has been a part of the process
that I've really, really enjoyed.
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Oh!
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Sorry, I didn't realise it was going
to take me three days to plate.
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Be worth the wait.
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I have to say that I'm very proud
of him, from the bottom of my heart.
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We've also seen his love for his
country shine through.
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This is a Welsh surf and turf,
really.
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Wales is a small place,
but the sport means a lot to people.
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Erm...
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HE CLEARS THROAT
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I have been chopping onions as well.
254
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You cooked this for your wife,
you cooked this for your father,
255
00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:45,120
but you cooked this for Wales -
and this is Wales.
256
00:11:46,680 --> 00:11:50,320
I feel like we have an entirely
different Alun Wyn now
257
00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:52,880
than we did at the beginning
of the competition.
258
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I can be quite fun despite this,
erm...
259
00:11:56,840 --> 00:11:58,720
..rough exterior.
260
00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:02,440
I think it's delightful.
261
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That man has great talent.
262
00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:06,280
That is pretty impressive.
263
00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:10,160
And he's proved himself that he has
the right to be in the final three.
264
00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:13,360
This is crowd-pleasing,
fantastic food
265
00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:16,160
with real elegance
and sophistication.
266
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Thank you very much.
267
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It has been a longer journey
than I expected,
268
00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:21,640
but it's been great.
269
00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:24,280
That is a glass of happiness.
270
00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:27,240
The final cook
is going to be interesting.
271
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I was very competitive
when I played.
272
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You got it absolutely bang on.
273
00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:34,560
And people will say it's only food -
but it's not only food in Wales.
274
00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:45,400
I was born in Scotland,
275
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but my mum and dad split up
276
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before I was one. So, she moved with
me and my sister down to Guernsey,
277
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where her family was,
so I grew up in Guernsey.
278
00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:57,200
My mum got breast cancer,
279
00:12:57,200 --> 00:12:59,320
and she died just before
I turned seven.
280
00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:03,800
My grandparents did their best
until I was ten,
281
00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:06,120
and then they just got too old
to have two girls,
282
00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:08,200
so we went to live
with our aunt and uncle.
283
00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:11,160
My auntie's an amazing cook,
284
00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:12,720
and I used to be in awe
285
00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:16,640
of my auntie's ability
to bring people to the table.
286
00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:18,600
The parties that she created -
287
00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:21,680
the Sunday roasts of, you know,
12, 14 people.
288
00:13:21,680 --> 00:13:25,480
The fact that we would sit together
every night and have delicious food.
289
00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:29,760
And when I go home, it's the same
as it ever was, she cooks a feast.
290
00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:31,720
I think I'm really emotional
about food
291
00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:34,280
because it sort of saved me
when I was growing up.
292
00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:39,240
I did a BA Honours degree
in acting at Liverpool,
293
00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:41,600
and around the end of my second year
294
00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:43,960
decided that I didn't want to be
an actress.
295
00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:48,000
So, I came down to London,
and ended up getting into TV.
296
00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:49,360
Push! Ah!
297
00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:52,040
Gut! Suck up your gut! Ah!
298
00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:54,480
I'm a writer, and I've been
fascinated by the obsession
299
00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:55,800
with size zero.
300
00:13:56,960 --> 00:14:00,480
So, the documentaries took me to
America, and I was living in LA.
301
00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:02,320
I got a call one day from an editor
302
00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:04,880
who said that she'd read
some of my journalism,
303
00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:06,760
would I consider writing fiction?
304
00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:10,080
And she gave me
my first two-book deal.
305
00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:12,240
And I'm now on my ninth book.
306
00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:16,160
I met Chris in LA.
307
00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:18,000
We've been married 13 years.
308
00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:20,360
We had our babies there.
309
00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:24,800
Every Sunday, Chris and I would
just have 20, 30 people over,
310
00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:26,440
and I would cook for everybody -
311
00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:29,760
and it just kind of developed
this real feeder mentality.
312
00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:32,120
Mm, that's yummy.
313
00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:33,400
I love the texture of it.
314
00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:36,880
We only moved back to London
a year and a half ago.
315
00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:38,960
Thanks very much. Have a good day.
Thank you. Take care.
316
00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:40,960
But I still feed people
every Sunday.
317
00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:42,200
I love doing it.
318
00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:46,520
We could say early in the
competition that Dawn's food
319
00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:48,480
was a little bit rough and ready.
320
00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:50,360
I think that's fantastic.
321
00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:52,320
Massive, but fantastic. Massive...
322
00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:55,040
We know that she's exuberant
and loves to feed people.
323
00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:57,360
You're not a fan of
a petite portion, are you?
324
00:14:57,360 --> 00:14:58,840
No, absolutely not.
325
00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:01,160
Always generous,
always full of ambition.
326
00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:04,040
No! Ah, I'm out of control.
I'm out of control.
327
00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:09,360
You have cooked, yet again, enough
for a herd of hungry wildebeest.
328
00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:12,920
Along the way, Dawn has listened,
she's learned.
329
00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:15,280
We have seen her food change.
330
00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:18,120
I mean, I think this plate looks
absolutely gorgeous.
331
00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:19,920
I've definitely pulled back a bit.
332
00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:21,880
Making things look prettier,
refining it.
333
00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:23,840
More technique, more elegance.
334
00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:25,160
Ace.
335
00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:26,440
I'd pay money for it.
336
00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:27,720
Outstanding.
337
00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:29,600
That's been a lovely thing to learn.
338
00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:31,240
Wahey!
339
00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:33,280
I think she's amazing.
340
00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:36,200
We've asked these celebrities
for passion, emotion,
341
00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:37,880
to tell us who they are.
342
00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:39,320
Fillet of mackerel.
343
00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:40,720
I'm taking you up to Scotland,
344
00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:42,640
which is one of my favourite places
in the world.
345
00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:44,760
It's bonny.
346
00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:48,640
And she does that on a plate
every time.
347
00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:51,320
My auntie would always cook a
traditional Guernsey cake pudding
348
00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:53,240
called a Gache Melee.
349
00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:56,440
This is so far up my street.
350
00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:59,240
It has been fabulous to watch.
351
00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:01,240
I'm dedicating it
to my husband Chris,
352
00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:02,680
who first told me he loved me
353
00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:05,160
and asked me to be his girlfriend
in a kebab shop.
354
00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:06,840
The meat is fantastic.
355
00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:08,920
I'm really, really happy indeed.
356
00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:11,120
Everything has a story.
357
00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:14,120
Everything she cooks
is for a reason.
358
00:16:14,120 --> 00:16:15,520
One more minute.
359
00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:17,360
The way that I perform
is through my novels.
360
00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:18,600
I've written you one today.
361
00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:22,600
I love how playful this is.
362
00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:25,560
Getting this far in the competition
has made me realise
363
00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:29,120
this is not just a hobby, this is
something that I can really do.
364
00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:31,080
Holy camole.
365
00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:33,240
That ice cream is unbelievable.
366
00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:37,360
It ticks so many boxes of texture
and flavour and fun.
367
00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:40,000
I would very happily finish the lot.
368
00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,040
So I've just gained so much
confidence.
369
00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:43,120
Whoo!
370
00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:45,160
Would anybody like the trout?
371
00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:46,600
I think she done a great job.
372
00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:48,400
Service, please!
373
00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:51,400
My quail breast, the cooking is
absolutely perfect.
374
00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:53,080
She now knows what she's got to do.
375
00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:55,440
She's got to bring that story
and love and emotion...
376
00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:56,680
Ooh, ah, ooh, ooh!
377
00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:58,080
..to those three courses.
378
00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:01,280
I don't think you really actually
need to measure red wine, do you?
379
00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:04,920
MasterChef has been one of the best
things I've ever done.
380
00:17:04,920 --> 00:17:06,160
This is fabulous.
381
00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:07,800
It just blow my mind.
382
00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:10,680
Did I actually believe that
I could potentially win it?
383
00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:12,760
Wow.
384
00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:15,680
I don't know if those were the
voices in my head when I started,
385
00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:18,319
but it's certainly the voice
in my head now.
386
00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:34,000
Grace, this is it.
387
00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,600
The Celebrity MasterChef
Grand Final.
388
00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:41,640
Dawn, Ginger, Alun Wyn.
389
00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:45,720
The thought that we can only
give out one prize
390
00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:48,000
is keeping me awake at night, John.
391
00:17:51,840 --> 00:17:54,840
I've really grown to love Dawn
and Alun Wyn.
392
00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:58,880
The only downside has been that
there are no stairs in the kitchen,
393
00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:02,240
so I've had nothing to push them
down to sabotage.
394
00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:04,360
They were both walking down
the corridor earlier,
395
00:18:04,360 --> 00:18:05,960
and I just stuck my foot out.
396
00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:07,800
Annoyingly, neither of them
tripped over.
397
00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:10,360
But I've still got time
to bring them down.
398
00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:13,200
I do wish them well.
399
00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:16,120
But I'm wearing red for a reason
today - I haven't had a chance
400
00:18:16,120 --> 00:18:18,960
to wear it in a competitive fixture
for a long time.
401
00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:21,240
So, can we go and cook now, please?
402
00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:33,440
Welcome, friends, to the Celebrity
MasterChef final.
403
00:18:36,120 --> 00:18:38,400
I'm so proud of everything
that you've done,
404
00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:40,720
everything that you've achieved.
405
00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:43,600
But there can only be one winner.
406
00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:47,800
I'm getting emotional,
so I'm going to now throw to John.
407
00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:52,920
You walked in the door
five weeks ago as celebrities.
408
00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:55,160
You are now extraordinary cooks.
409
00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:58,800
Everything you've learned,
it's all about today.
410
00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:03,400
Three courses, three hours...
411
00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:05,080
..one champion.
412
00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:08,360
Ladies and gentlemen,
for the last time,
413
00:19:08,360 --> 00:19:09,840
let's cook.
414
00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:17,080
I've been quite weepy today.
415
00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:18,680
I feel really emotional.
416
00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:21,760
So...slightly on the edge.
417
00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:23,440
But what will be will be.
418
00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:27,200
I'm just trying to take my time.
419
00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:29,040
Even though I look like
I'm moving slow,
420
00:19:29,040 --> 00:19:31,440
the head is going
relatively quickly, shall we say?
421
00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:34,520
I've never come into the kitchen
shaking,
422
00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:36,840
but I think it's excitement as much
as anything else.
423
00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:39,800
I'm like a little Jack Russell
ready to tear a rabbit apart.
424
00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:45,000
If there's one thing I am today,
it is determined.
425
00:19:46,120 --> 00:19:47,680
You know, this is go for broke.
426
00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:49,520
There's a trophy on the line here.
427
00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:52,000
So, I'm really, really going for it.
428
00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:57,320
Ginger, it's finals day.
429
00:19:57,320 --> 00:19:58,560
How you feeling?
430
00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:01,520
This is showtime for me,
the dinner table is the stage today.
431
00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:04,920
I'm going to try and make the
most fun, exciting, humorous food
432
00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:07,480
that I can, and hope that I
entertain you with it.
433
00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:12,000
I am cooking you the ultimate 1970s
contemporary dinner party.
434
00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:17,240
The 1970s!
435
00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:18,760
Surprise, surprise!
436
00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:22,640
I love the art, and the fashion,
and the music, and the culture.
437
00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:26,760
So I've decided to make three
courses inspired by the 1970s,
438
00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:30,320
but updated and given a little bit
of Ginger twist on the side.
439
00:20:31,560 --> 00:20:34,000
I'm really excited about going
back to the '70s.
440
00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:36,640
In the 1970s,
I was wearing platform shoes
441
00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:38,680
and dancing away
to Yellow Brick Road.
442
00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:42,000
So, we're starting with a
Bloody Mary prawn cocktail
443
00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:44,160
with celery salted crisps
and lemon mayo.
444
00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:46,080
You love a boozy twist, don't you?
445
00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:48,040
Yeah, there's quite a lot of booze
in here, Grace, today.
446
00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:50,240
It was sort of by accident,
but then I looked over it,
447
00:20:50,240 --> 00:20:52,880
and I was like, what's more '70s
than a really boozy lunch?
448
00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:56,600
First course, prawn cocktail.
449
00:20:56,600 --> 00:20:58,320
Classically lovely prawns,
450
00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:01,600
a sauce made from mayonnaise and
ketchup with Worcestershire sauce.
451
00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:06,120
But her sauce is going to be
a Bloody Mary sauce.
452
00:21:06,120 --> 00:21:07,880
That means vodka.
453
00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:09,480
Make the sauce, cook the prawns,
cool the prawns,
454
00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:11,600
fry the crisps, make the mayo,
and do the cucumber.
455
00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:14,720
Ginger's prawns have been having
a great old time.
456
00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:19,960
At the moment, they're sitting in a
tomatoey, vodka Bloody Mary mixture.
457
00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:21,840
Soaking it all up.
458
00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:23,440
Oh, and I've made a jelly.
459
00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:25,040
God, I've been busy, haven't I?
460
00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:28,280
The spiciness of Worcestershire
sauce, which she's doing as a jelly,
461
00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:30,840
inside that Bloody Mary sauce.
462
00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:32,960
So, a little surprise in there.
463
00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:35,320
That is pure Ginger Johnson.
464
00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:36,840
Crisps.
465
00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:40,360
And then on the side of that, we're
getting crisps with celery salt.
466
00:21:40,360 --> 00:21:42,960
Wish the job was
eat a bag of crisps.
467
00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:46,560
Unfortunately,
it is MAKE a bag of crisps.
468
00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:49,440
There's sweetness, there's booze,
there's prawns.
469
00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:52,200
Everything about this speaks to me.
470
00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:54,160
OK, that's happening.
471
00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:55,880
And what is going to be next?
472
00:21:57,360 --> 00:21:59,680
Ginger's main course,
she's making a pie.
473
00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:01,480
But not a beef pie. No, no, no.
474
00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:04,200
Ginger's going 1970s,
and an ode to duck a l'orange.
475
00:22:05,360 --> 00:22:07,080
It's a duck leg pie,
so the bone of the leg
476
00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:08,840
sticks out the top of the pie.
477
00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:12,000
And inside it is an orangey,
winey sauce.
478
00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,040
You know that I love pie.
479
00:22:14,040 --> 00:22:15,640
Don't you?
480
00:22:14,040 --> 00:22:15,640
GINGER LAUGHS
481
00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:17,720
I may have clocked that earlier
in the competition, yes.
482
00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:20,320
I feel like I'm being manipulated
slightly.
483
00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:26,880
She's making a pastry from lard,
butter, flour and salt.
484
00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:31,080
That should be a really flaky,
crispy crust on the outside.
485
00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:34,280
Inside that pie there needs to be
a lovely, rich filling.
486
00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:37,320
Thigh and leg of the duck cooked
all the way through
487
00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:40,760
so the meat almost completely falls
off the bone.
488
00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:43,000
Hopefully not too much orange
in there,
489
00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:46,480
and the gravy around the outside
thick enough to hold it together,
490
00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:48,680
but not too thick that it's glue.
491
00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:54,840
I am joyous whenever anyone makes
hasselback potatoes.
492
00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:58,720
When you put all the lovely fat and
salt in, there's just so many areas
493
00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:01,680
that it can seep into
the fluffy potato.
494
00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,560
Around the outside of that,
a real celebration of the '70s
495
00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:07,040
with lots of colour.
496
00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:09,440
Purple carrots, we've got romanesco
cauliflower -
497
00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:10,880
which is all spiky and green.
498
00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:13,960
We've got kale, which is both
purple and green.
499
00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,400
It's going to be a feast for the
eyes as well as, hopefully,
500
00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:18,160
for our palate.
501
00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:20,880
And then, for dessert we're
obviously having baked Alaska.
502
00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:22,760
Oh, yes! But I'm going to set it
on fire,
503
00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:25,200
just to make it a bit more drag,
you know.
504
00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:29,400
So, I've got the layer of sponge,
505
00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:32,960
then I've got caramelised pineapple
ring, which is also very '70s,
506
00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:35,120
with a cherry in the middle of it.
507
00:23:35,120 --> 00:23:39,000
Then the ice cream has chilli oil
stirred into it.
508
00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:40,920
Then I cover it in the meringue,
509
00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:44,880
and at the table I'm going to flambe
it with vanilla rum.
510
00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:46,680
That's the plan.
511
00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:49,080
Things need to be cooled,
things need to be frozen,
512
00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:50,880
things need to be thawed.
513
00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:54,400
Things need to be fluffy enough
to go over it all.
514
00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:57,720
And then it needs to be set alight.
515
00:23:57,720 --> 00:23:59,840
It's absolute madness.
516
00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:04,880
Can I just ask one question?
Yes, you can.
517
00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:06,280
What's that wig weigh?
518
00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:07,840
This wig is full of hopes
and dreams,
519
00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:10,160
so it's light as a feather, John.
520
00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:12,760
Ginger, I love you, I do -
but can you do me a favour?
521
00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:14,080
When you light this baked Alaska...
522
00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:15,560
..please be careful.
523
00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:16,840
GINGER LAUGHS
524
00:24:18,920 --> 00:24:22,120
Celebrities, one hour gone,
525
00:24:22,120 --> 00:24:24,240
two hours left.
526
00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:29,720
Up against it, but was always going
to be the case, wasn't it?
527
00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:31,600
If it was easy,
everyone would do it.
528
00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:32,680
Eh!
529
00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:35,480
Alun Wyn. Yes.
530
00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:36,800
You're obviously here to win.
531
00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:38,520
Well, I could say it's in the name,
but...
532
00:24:38,520 --> 00:24:40,360
No, we'll see how we go.
We got a lot going on.
533
00:24:40,360 --> 00:24:41,880
What's the inspiration
for your menu today?
534
00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:43,560
Probably my journey through
MasterChef.
535
00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:44,840
OK.
536
00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:46,960
It's funny, I've learnt stuff
that I want to show my kids,
537
00:24:46,960 --> 00:24:49,600
and it's been one of the best things
I've done, so thanks for having me.
538
00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:52,040
You're never going to be able to
duck out of cooking ever again.
539
00:24:52,040 --> 00:24:54,320
I know. That's a contract
I can't go back on.
540
00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:55,920
Are you going to miss us?
541
00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:59,080
Definitely. I'll miss John more than
you, Grace, I've got to be honest.
542
00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:00,560
Well, he's very honest.
543
00:25:03,840 --> 00:25:06,760
This menu probably isn't quite
my greatest hits,
544
00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:08,760
but it's a nod to a lot of the
things I've done
545
00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:11,280
and the skills that I've learned.
546
00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:14,960
If I complete it,
it'll be THE greatest hit so far.
547
00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:19,200
Alun Wyn's first course,
he's taking a piece of trout,
548
00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:20,600
and he's going to butter poach that.
549
00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:23,400
With the butter, that should
enhance the texture
550
00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:25,120
and the flavour at the same time.
551
00:25:25,120 --> 00:25:28,240
That's not everyday cooking -
that's something that chefs do -
552
00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:30,800
and Alun Wyn today wants to cook
like a chef.
553
00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:34,840
With that we're also getting
a caviar sauce.
554
00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:36,960
Next level up, here we go.
555
00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:39,720
A really lovely white creamy sauce.
556
00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:42,160
Let's add a bit of caviar
to make it really special.
557
00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:44,960
But that caviar
is also really salty,
558
00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:48,160
and he's got to make sure he gets
that balance absolutely right.
559
00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:52,240
Alun Wyn is taking inspiration
from his time with Cherish
560
00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:56,560
in the competition, where he did
really lovely potato spirals.
561
00:25:56,560 --> 00:26:00,000
So, it's just spiralised potato
that is fried very quickly,
562
00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:02,920
and then it goes crispy and,
you know, shows off the plate.
563
00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:06,880
Sauce isn't thick enough -
doesn't work.
564
00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:08,920
Trout overcooked - dish is finished.
565
00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:11,640
He's got absolutely nowhere
to hide here.
566
00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:12,920
Ah.
567
00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:14,800
More haste, less speed, Alun Wyn.
568
00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:18,760
For my main I'm making
steak and chips.
569
00:26:18,760 --> 00:26:20,640
I'm a fan of steak and chips.
570
00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:23,880
You know, this is, like,
Celebrity MasterChef,
571
00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:25,920
you can't do steak and chips
in the final.
572
00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:27,080
But I can.
573
00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:31,240
You can't get much more
classic dining
574
00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:34,800
than a very fancy steak and chips.
575
00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:39,840
We need to make sure that this steak
is served kind of medium rare,
576
00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:42,560
but also with a lovely
brown burnish.
577
00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:44,760
Seasoned, rested.
578
00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:46,040
Delicious.
579
00:26:48,120 --> 00:26:52,040
We've had some wonderful potatoes
along the way from Alun Wyn.
580
00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:55,480
Now in the final, he's making chips.
581
00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:59,800
He's going to fry them multiple
times, so they're crispy,
582
00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:02,560
but, inside, lovely and soft.
583
00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:07,720
These better be the best chips
that I have ever put in my mouth -
584
00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:09,800
and I've eaten a lot of chips.
585
00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:11,800
The thing that really
brings it together
586
00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:13,280
would be the bearnaise sauce,
587
00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:15,760
and that's probably the main
technical element.
588
00:27:15,760 --> 00:27:19,160
Bearnaise sauce, wonderful
creamy rich sauce.
589
00:27:19,160 --> 00:27:20,600
Taking egg yolks,
590
00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:23,000
reduction of tarragon -
which is slightly aniseed -
591
00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:25,680
little shallots, vinegar,
white wine.
592
00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:28,920
But there's egg yolks and the really
hot reduction going together,
593
00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:31,400
which means we could get
scrambled eggs.
594
00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:33,960
It's ribbons...I think.
595
00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:35,920
With it we're getting
Wye Valley asparagus,
596
00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:38,280
and then we've got
hen-of-the-woods mushrooms.
597
00:27:38,280 --> 00:27:41,560
A lovely, rich, quite stringy,
meaty mushroom.
598
00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:43,520
Not cooked enough, it's too chewy -
599
00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:47,240
cooked too much,
and it can go really soapy.
600
00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:49,600
I'm finishing off with a bit of
cherry vinegar
601
00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:51,680
at the end to lift it.
602
00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:54,280
All these little sort of nuances
that I've learned,
603
00:27:54,280 --> 00:27:55,960
it makes a big difference.
604
00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:02,000
Alun Wyn's dessert is a passion
fruit tart with toasted meringue
605
00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:04,080
and sherry poached pineapple.
606
00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:06,280
The flavours of the tropics.
607
00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:07,880
Delightful.
608
00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:11,880
With Alexina, I did a pavlova
with a grapefruit and orange curd.
609
00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:15,520
So, I thought revisit a lot of the
techniques from that.
610
00:28:15,520 --> 00:28:19,440
He's going to make a curd flavoured
with lots and lots of passion fruit.
611
00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:21,000
That has to be done in such a way
612
00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:23,040
that when it gets poured
into the tart,
613
00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:24,640
then it sets perfectly.
614
00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:28,560
He's not just making any meringue -
he's making Italian meringue.
615
00:28:28,560 --> 00:28:30,960
Whipping egg whites, and taking
sugar to liquid
616
00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:34,720
and boiling it to 121 degrees,
which will cook the meringues,
617
00:28:34,720 --> 00:28:37,480
and then he's going to burnish it
with a blowtorch.
618
00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:41,560
He's poaching the pineapple
in sherry.
619
00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:43,840
Does sherry go with pineapple?
620
00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:45,400
We're going to find out.
621
00:28:47,360 --> 00:28:50,080
Alun Wyn is taking
a really big risk here.
622
00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:52,840
Classic dishes that we've seen
many times before,
623
00:28:52,840 --> 00:28:55,160
and it can't be everyday
and ordinary.
624
00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:57,160
It's got to be surprising
and exciting.
625
00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:00,000
Do I think I can win it?
626
00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:01,640
Well, here's things
I never thought I'd say -
627
00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:03,600
but as long as my meringue's stiff
and my meat's cooked,
628
00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:05,360
you know, we'll be halfway there.
629
00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:10,680
OK, that's 90 minutes left.
630
00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:12,080
What? What?
631
00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:13,400
90 minutes.
632
00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:14,640
You're halfway.
633
00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:16,120
All right, that's OK.
634
00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:18,200
Don't panic. Don't panic.
635
00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:21,880
This is a menu that I know is
delicious if I don't get it wrong.
636
00:29:21,880 --> 00:29:25,480
Stay calm, make it look pretty,
and just don't trip over,
637
00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:27,240
don't burn stuff.
638
00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:29,200
And breathe.
639
00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:32,200
Dawn. Hi, there.
640
00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:34,200
It's the final. It's the final...
641
00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:36,720
My heart's beating at 1,000mph
642
00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:39,400
and I'm trying to control
my hand shakes,
643
00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:42,000
and just trying to just really
enjoy it,
644
00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:44,320
rather than just be stressed. Yeah.
645
00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:47,080
What is the inspiration of your
three courses?
646
00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:50,080
I love stories, and I love the
stories behind the food.
647
00:29:50,080 --> 00:29:52,760
And I thought I have to end
this one, emotionally,
648
00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:54,640
with food that I'm connected to.
649
00:29:56,560 --> 00:30:00,200
This whole menu is just a love
letter to Chris and to the kids,
650
00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:02,440
and to so many different
elements of my life.
651
00:30:02,440 --> 00:30:04,320
I try to cook from the heart,
652
00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:07,560
and this is me literally laying
my heart on a plate.
653
00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:11,160
All right, little guy,
it's your time to shine.
654
00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:14,800
My first course is crab tacos.
655
00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:18,760
Tacos were our daily bread in LA for
so long, we ate them all the time.
656
00:30:18,760 --> 00:30:21,640
And then, crab, to me,
is just Guernsey on a plate.
657
00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:24,360
So, I'm putting the two together
with a yuzu dressing
658
00:30:24,360 --> 00:30:26,480
and a delicious kimchi yoghurt.
659
00:30:28,520 --> 00:30:30,680
Dawn is taking a whole crab.
660
00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:32,560
She's going to pick the meat
herself,
661
00:30:32,560 --> 00:30:34,800
which I think is really brave.
662
00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:39,240
She's got to make sure that there's
absolutely no shell in that crab.
663
00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:43,360
Mixed together
with the flavours of Asia,
664
00:30:43,360 --> 00:30:46,440
ginger and chilli
going through that crab.
665
00:30:46,440 --> 00:30:50,000
Yuzu, which is the Japanese fruit,
which is a little bit lime.
666
00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:51,240
Fantastic.
667
00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:54,200
Yuzu, sesame oil, sugar,
minced garlic, soy sauce, mirin.
668
00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:56,440
But the flavours in here
have to be really well balanced
669
00:30:56,440 --> 00:30:58,840
so she doesn't lose the flavour
of the crab.
670
00:30:58,840 --> 00:31:03,440
We've got kimchi yoghurt, that
lovely pickled cabbage from Korea.
671
00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:04,680
Inspired.
672
00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:06,200
It could be delicious.
673
00:31:07,240 --> 00:31:10,920
Dawn's making the taco shells.
674
00:31:10,920 --> 00:31:14,280
It needs to be thick enough to keep
all that lovely crab meat in,
675
00:31:14,280 --> 00:31:16,640
but it can't be too thin.
676
00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:18,920
It's getting it bang on.
677
00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:21,240
I'd like to see a little bit of
elegance here.
678
00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:23,920
Little sort of mouthfuls
of LA street food.
679
00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:25,920
That would be lovely.
680
00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:29,000
And for my main course,
I'm doing salt baked trout
681
00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:32,640
with ratatouille tart and a fennel
salad and a tonnato sauce.
682
00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:35,120
The salt baked trout
was because I wanted to infuse
683
00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:37,880
this lovely fruity tea
from California into a fish,
684
00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:39,920
and that seemed like a really
good way to do it.
685
00:31:39,920 --> 00:31:42,160
Ratatouille reminds me of my aunt
and uncle's table,
686
00:31:42,160 --> 00:31:44,240
and our lovely long Sunday lunches.
687
00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:48,280
Now, I don't know if this fish
is going to fit.
688
00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:49,920
I think I'm going to have to
do it diagonally.
689
00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:51,440
He's a whopper.
690
00:31:52,480 --> 00:31:54,760
Deep breaths.
Everything's going to be fine.
691
00:31:54,760 --> 00:31:57,160
It's just a 2kg trout.
692
00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:00,320
I'm going to put you to bed,
693
00:32:00,320 --> 00:32:03,720
and you're going to do wonderful
things for me.
694
00:32:03,720 --> 00:32:07,040
So, essentially, I just stuff
some tea into the fish,
695
00:32:07,040 --> 00:32:09,280
sprinkle some tea in the salt,
696
00:32:09,280 --> 00:32:12,120
and that just gives this very gentle
flavour of the tea
697
00:32:12,120 --> 00:32:14,720
in the fish itself,
and it's delicious.
698
00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:16,880
When it goes right.
699
00:32:16,880 --> 00:32:20,800
What's really vital in this
fish dish is the tea.
700
00:32:20,800 --> 00:32:22,680
There you go, little guy.
701
00:32:22,680 --> 00:32:26,200
If the tea's not there,
it's just salt baked fish.
702
00:32:26,200 --> 00:32:28,320
I really hope they're hungry.
703
00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:29,680
Oh...!
704
00:32:29,680 --> 00:32:31,520
Trout needs to be cooked all
the way through,
705
00:32:31,520 --> 00:32:33,720
and she won't know if that trout's
cooked all the way through
706
00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:35,920
until such time as we break that
salt crust open.
707
00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:37,200
Go on, in you go.
708
00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:39,400
In you go.
709
00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:41,560
All right, tonnato sauce.
710
00:32:41,560 --> 00:32:43,480
Tonnato, tonnato, tonnato...
711
00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:46,560
She's making a tonnato sauce -
mayonnaise flavoured with tuna.
712
00:32:46,560 --> 00:32:48,640
But instead of using tuna,
713
00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:53,240
she's using salty anchovies to get
the flavours of the sea.
714
00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:55,280
As if Dawn hasn't got enough to do,
715
00:32:55,280 --> 00:32:58,680
she's decided to do a ratatouille
tart as a side dish.
716
00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:02,160
What I'm looking for here
is lovely crisp pastry.
717
00:33:02,160 --> 00:33:04,360
Ratatouille is a mess of vegetables
718
00:33:04,360 --> 00:33:07,760
that you've got left at the bottom
of the chiller cabinet.
719
00:33:07,760 --> 00:33:09,840
How's she going to make this
look pretty?
720
00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:12,400
OK, be good.
721
00:33:12,400 --> 00:33:14,960
Celebrities, two hours gone.
722
00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:16,400
One hour left.
723
00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:18,200
Oh, my goodness.
724
00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:21,080
Dawn's dessert,
she's making s'mores -
725
00:33:21,080 --> 00:33:24,600
an old favourite American
campfire classic.
726
00:33:24,600 --> 00:33:28,760
Toasted marshmallows in between
a biscuit with chocolate sauce.
727
00:33:28,760 --> 00:33:30,720
My kids love s'mores.
728
00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:32,800
So, I've made a posh s'more.
729
00:33:32,800 --> 00:33:34,680
They've had a few versions of it
this week,
730
00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:35,800
and they thought it was delicious,
731
00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:37,920
and so this one is
for Art and Valentine.
732
00:33:37,920 --> 00:33:39,400
Stiff peaks, please.
733
00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:42,200
It sounds simple enough.
734
00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:44,280
However, there's a huge amount
of process here.
735
00:33:44,280 --> 00:33:47,320
There wasn't time to make
marshmallows themselves,
736
00:33:47,320 --> 00:33:49,920
so I'm making marshmallow fluff.
737
00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:52,880
Dawn's making what she calls
marshmallow fluff.
738
00:33:52,880 --> 00:33:55,680
She's using heated-up sugar
to a liquid with cream of tartar,
739
00:33:55,680 --> 00:33:58,440
and that blows up,
almost like honeycomb,
740
00:33:58,440 --> 00:34:01,080
to make this wonderful
marshmallow whip.
741
00:34:01,080 --> 00:34:03,400
I mean, that's looking good.
742
00:34:03,400 --> 00:34:07,000
I'm just covered in
marshmallow whip, not in a fun way.
743
00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:09,080
I'm doing the base as Scottish
shortbread,
744
00:34:09,080 --> 00:34:12,040
just to throw a little
bit more of my Scottishness
745
00:34:12,040 --> 00:34:14,400
into the final thing
that I'm cooking.
746
00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:16,280
Butter, sugar and flour only.
747
00:34:16,280 --> 00:34:18,440
Really crumbly
and very, very delicate.
748
00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:21,520
Lovely golden, almost blonde colour
to those shortbreads.
749
00:34:21,520 --> 00:34:23,360
They shouldn't be too dark at all.
750
00:34:23,360 --> 00:34:26,600
And she's got to make a really
fantastic rich chocolate ganache
751
00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:30,199
that's spreadable and runny,
not too thin and not too thick.
752
00:34:30,199 --> 00:34:33,199
But we're getting a bit of whisky
as a nod to Scotland.
753
00:34:33,199 --> 00:34:35,159
It should put a smile on our face,
754
00:34:35,159 --> 00:34:38,920
and hopefully it'll put a bit of
chocolate down my white shirt.
755
00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:41,280
OK, so, where are we?
756
00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:44,600
Once again, giving yourself just
a little bit of work to do, Dawn.
757
00:34:44,600 --> 00:34:46,520
I have not cut any corners today.
758
00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:49,199
No. I'm going for it.
But, you know...
759
00:34:49,199 --> 00:34:51,920
..no-one won MasterChef by
cutting corners, did they, John?
760
00:34:51,920 --> 00:34:54,199
They did not, Dawn. No.
They did not.
761
00:34:56,560 --> 00:34:58,000
Going on.
762
00:34:58,000 --> 00:35:00,120
Celebrities, you have just
30 minutes!
763
00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:01,760
Wow. 30 minutes.
764
00:35:01,760 --> 00:35:03,920
You've got to get those pies in
the oven there, Ginger.
765
00:35:03,920 --> 00:35:05,200
It's happening right now, John.
766
00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:07,560
Go, go, go. 30 minutes left.
767
00:35:10,200 --> 00:35:12,800
OK, OK, OK. Things are happening.
768
00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:15,120
It comes in waves.
I think I've got something covered,
769
00:35:15,120 --> 00:35:18,400
and then it's like, "Oh, I've got to
do that. Oh, I've got to do that."
770
00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:21,040
I'm just trying to keep a calm head.
771
00:35:21,040 --> 00:35:24,640
There is a lot to do,
but it's not impossible.
772
00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:26,880
Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch.
773
00:35:30,080 --> 00:35:31,560
Yeah, perfect.
774
00:35:31,560 --> 00:35:33,600
Little guy, come on.
775
00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:36,200
Oh, please be cooked.
776
00:35:37,280 --> 00:35:39,080
You have just 15 minutes.
777
00:35:39,080 --> 00:35:41,560
Your last cook of this year's
competition.
778
00:35:41,560 --> 00:35:43,360
15 minutes left.
779
00:35:44,600 --> 00:35:46,760
Please be cooked,
please be cooked...
780
00:35:46,760 --> 00:35:47,880
Yeah...
781
00:35:49,480 --> 00:35:52,000
I've never moved at this speed
for this amount of time before
782
00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:53,400
in my life.
783
00:35:53,400 --> 00:35:57,640
So, that's interesting,
I'm learning a lot about myself.
784
00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:03,320
I am very, very up against it now.
785
00:36:05,720 --> 00:36:07,400
GRACE: Five minutes left.
786
00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:10,200
Things need to be getting
on to plates.
787
00:36:17,920 --> 00:36:21,840
Right, will you just sit where
I've told you to sit, please?
788
00:36:21,840 --> 00:36:24,440
Celebrities, two minutes!
789
00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:27,400
OK, pies are nearly done.
790
00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:30,280
If it's going on,
it's got to go on now.
791
00:36:30,280 --> 00:36:32,200
15 seconds, please.
792
00:36:32,200 --> 00:36:33,880
Come on, get up there.
793
00:36:33,880 --> 00:36:36,080
That's it, time's up. All done.
794
00:36:36,080 --> 00:36:38,040
Yeah!
795
00:36:38,040 --> 00:36:40,760
Oh, God!
796
00:36:40,760 --> 00:36:43,040
You all right, Alun?
I think so. You?
797
00:36:43,040 --> 00:36:44,280
I don't know!
798
00:36:44,280 --> 00:36:45,640
I don't really know what I just did.
799
00:36:45,640 --> 00:36:48,120
We did it. It's over.
800
00:36:48,120 --> 00:36:49,680
It's over! Well, it's not over.
801
00:36:49,680 --> 00:36:52,160
Now we've got to sit
and watch them eat it!
802
00:36:52,160 --> 00:36:53,760
Oh, my... I'm scared.
803
00:36:55,360 --> 00:36:56,720
Dawn O'Porter.
804
00:36:56,720 --> 00:36:58,000
GINGER: Good luck, Dawn.
805
00:37:01,400 --> 00:37:02,440
Hi.
806
00:37:03,480 --> 00:37:06,760
First to serve her final menu
is Dawn.
807
00:37:08,320 --> 00:37:10,200
It's really breathtaking,
808
00:37:10,200 --> 00:37:11,800
what you've done here.
809
00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:15,480
Taking inspiration from the tacos
she ate living in LA
810
00:37:15,480 --> 00:37:19,360
and the crabs of Guernsey
where she grew up,
811
00:37:19,360 --> 00:37:22,720
Dawn's starter is a soft shell taco
with crab
812
00:37:22,720 --> 00:37:25,600
in yuzu, chilli and soy dressing,
813
00:37:25,600 --> 00:37:28,360
with avocado and apple slices,
814
00:37:28,360 --> 00:37:31,480
served with kimchi yoghurt.
815
00:37:31,480 --> 00:37:33,240
Very dainty, very small.
816
00:37:34,360 --> 00:37:35,600
Great.
817
00:37:43,240 --> 00:37:45,240
It's delicious. Oh...
818
00:37:45,240 --> 00:37:46,920
Absolutely delicious.
819
00:37:46,920 --> 00:37:49,560
You've kept the natural flavour
of that wonderful crab,
820
00:37:49,560 --> 00:37:52,240
but you've infused all those
flavours of Asia.
821
00:37:52,240 --> 00:37:55,600
Yuzu, sesame oil in there as well,
with little bits of chilli,
822
00:37:55,600 --> 00:37:56,920
which I love.
823
00:37:56,920 --> 00:37:58,720
Your taco, nicely made.
824
00:37:58,720 --> 00:38:00,800
It holds together as a piece.
825
00:38:00,800 --> 00:38:02,480
I've got no criticisms at all.
826
00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:04,200
Thank you.
827
00:38:04,200 --> 00:38:09,520
I think this is the most delicate,
messy thing that you've made so far.
828
00:38:09,520 --> 00:38:12,960
Your crab is beautifully seasoned.
829
00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:16,600
My favourite part of this entire
dish is your kimchi in yoghurt.
830
00:38:16,600 --> 00:38:18,920
I just think that it's so clever.
831
00:38:18,920 --> 00:38:22,560
It's got that pungent funkiness
of kimchi.
832
00:38:22,560 --> 00:38:24,840
Love it. Thank you.
833
00:38:25,880 --> 00:38:28,480
Dawn's main course
is salt baked trout
834
00:38:28,480 --> 00:38:33,200
infused with her favourite
Californian blue butterfly tea
835
00:38:33,200 --> 00:38:35,920
and stuffed with lemon and herbs.
836
00:38:35,920 --> 00:38:40,080
Served with a ratatouille tart,
fennel salad,
837
00:38:40,080 --> 00:38:43,320
and anchovy tonnato sauce.
838
00:38:43,320 --> 00:38:45,840
From a little dainty crab
839
00:38:45,840 --> 00:38:48,040
to an enormous FISH.
840
00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:55,560
Wow.
841
00:38:55,560 --> 00:38:57,280
What a thing to pull off.
842
00:38:57,280 --> 00:39:00,360
I think your fish is cooked
perfectly.
843
00:39:00,360 --> 00:39:04,520
I'm perhaps not tasting the tea
as you would have hoped me to.
844
00:39:04,520 --> 00:39:08,840
But the tonnato sauce
is outstanding.
845
00:39:08,840 --> 00:39:11,720
I think making it with anchovy
is inspired.
846
00:39:11,720 --> 00:39:14,960
And then the little fennel salad
lifting the whole thing.
847
00:39:14,960 --> 00:39:17,000
This is great.
848
00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:19,360
Your tonnato - wonderful and creamy,
that's great,
849
00:39:19,360 --> 00:39:20,960
the saltiness of anchovies.
850
00:39:20,960 --> 00:39:24,360
You can actually pack that with more
flavour, as far as I'm concerned.
851
00:39:24,360 --> 00:39:27,360
But your ratatouille tarts
are just simply delicious.
852
00:39:27,360 --> 00:39:31,600
Crispy, buttery pastry underneath,
sharp sweet tomato across the top.
853
00:39:31,600 --> 00:39:33,840
The sweetness coming from
the courgettes as well.
854
00:39:33,840 --> 00:39:35,160
Just beautiful.
855
00:39:35,160 --> 00:39:36,480
Thank you.
856
00:39:38,360 --> 00:39:43,040
Inspired by her kids' love of
American campfire classic s'mores,
857
00:39:43,040 --> 00:39:45,920
Dawn's dessert
is shortbread biscuit,
858
00:39:45,920 --> 00:39:49,640
chocolate and whisky ganache
and marshmallow fluff,
859
00:39:49,640 --> 00:39:51,480
topped with gold leaf,
860
00:39:51,480 --> 00:39:57,000
with caramelised banana
and a salted caramel sauce.
861
00:39:57,000 --> 00:39:59,600
It is the neatest s'more I've ever
seen in my life. Yeah.
862
00:39:59,600 --> 00:40:02,320
I expected something that would
dribble down my chin.
863
00:40:07,760 --> 00:40:11,840
I've had many s'mores
in various places,
864
00:40:11,840 --> 00:40:14,800
and I have to tell you,
I've never really been a fan.
865
00:40:16,800 --> 00:40:19,320
But you've smashed this out
the park.
866
00:40:19,320 --> 00:40:22,920
You've taken bitter, dark,
rich chocolate,
867
00:40:22,920 --> 00:40:25,680
made a really strong ganache,
868
00:40:25,680 --> 00:40:28,080
with a little warmth
at the back of your throat.
869
00:40:28,080 --> 00:40:30,080
Buttery shortbread underneath,
870
00:40:30,080 --> 00:40:33,680
and this marshmallow fluff
across the top, light as air.
871
00:40:33,680 --> 00:40:35,600
But that's the sweet note.
872
00:40:35,600 --> 00:40:37,320
You've reimagined the s'more.
873
00:40:37,320 --> 00:40:39,240
For me, you've given it a new
lease of life.
874
00:40:39,240 --> 00:40:41,320
I really love it.
875
00:40:41,320 --> 00:40:45,320
As I pudding, this just completely
works. It pulls together.
876
00:40:45,320 --> 00:40:48,720
The stickiness of the banana,
the sweetness of the caramel,
877
00:40:48,720 --> 00:40:51,440
the boozy chocolate ganache.
878
00:40:51,440 --> 00:40:53,720
It's childlike and playful,
879
00:40:53,720 --> 00:40:56,560
but it's also a serious
heavy hitter.
880
00:40:56,560 --> 00:40:59,320
Dawn, this competition, for you,
881
00:40:59,320 --> 00:41:02,920
I know, at times,
has been quite emotional.
882
00:41:02,920 --> 00:41:07,280
But you, every single time, come up
with food that makes us smile,
883
00:41:07,280 --> 00:41:10,000
because it's all from your heart.
884
00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:12,360
And what you've done with these
three courses
885
00:41:12,360 --> 00:41:15,040
is just brought yourself to us.
886
00:41:15,040 --> 00:41:17,720
And I have to say, thank you
very much. I've loved it.
887
00:41:17,720 --> 00:41:19,800
Oh, I'm so pleased.
888
00:41:21,720 --> 00:41:26,240
I honestly couldn't have given
more of myself to this process.
889
00:41:26,240 --> 00:41:29,200
Well done. Thank you, darling.
Well done.
890
00:41:29,200 --> 00:41:32,000
The food that I've served
has been from the heart.
891
00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:35,000
It's been something
that I've worked so hard on.
892
00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:36,520
So, what will be will be.
893
00:41:36,520 --> 00:41:38,760
I've done my very best.
894
00:41:38,760 --> 00:41:40,120
Right, who's up?
895
00:41:41,160 --> 00:41:42,480
Alun Wyn.
896
00:41:42,480 --> 00:41:44,200
Go for it, Alun Wyn. Cheers, guys.
897
00:41:51,400 --> 00:41:55,480
Alun Wyn, you've always done really
technically difficult food.
898
00:41:55,480 --> 00:41:57,640
You've always been very,
very precise.
899
00:41:57,640 --> 00:41:59,640
But this is a completely
different level.
900
00:41:59,640 --> 00:42:02,360
I mean, I'm looking at this
and thinking restaurant.
901
00:42:02,360 --> 00:42:04,240
Good on you.
You haven't tried it yet.
902
00:42:05,560 --> 00:42:06,920
I've just paid you a compliment.
903
00:42:06,920 --> 00:42:08,760
OK. Thank you, John. There you go.
904
00:42:10,120 --> 00:42:15,000
To begin his classic menu, Alun Wyn
has made butter poached sea trout
905
00:42:15,000 --> 00:42:16,800
on a fennel salad,
906
00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:20,080
with a caviar, chive cream sauce,
907
00:42:20,080 --> 00:42:23,280
and crispy potato spirals.
908
00:42:23,280 --> 00:42:26,800
The caviar sauce is just a feast
for the eyes.
909
00:42:26,800 --> 00:42:28,440
Absolutely beautiful.
910
00:42:36,840 --> 00:42:39,920
That fish, it's cooked beautifully.
911
00:42:39,920 --> 00:42:43,160
The highlight for me of this entire
thing, though, is the sauce.
912
00:42:43,160 --> 00:42:45,320
You've got this delicate caviar,
913
00:42:45,320 --> 00:42:48,600
little orange capsules
of fishiness bursting
914
00:42:48,600 --> 00:42:51,080
in amongst the chive,
in amongst the cream.
915
00:42:51,080 --> 00:42:52,480
It's magical.
916
00:42:52,480 --> 00:42:56,280
If I lived close to a restaurant
that served this,
917
00:42:56,280 --> 00:42:59,080
it would be very tempting to be
a lady who lunched
918
00:42:59,080 --> 00:43:01,520
that just went in every day
and had this.
919
00:43:03,400 --> 00:43:05,200
It's ace.
920
00:43:05,200 --> 00:43:07,040
Like, tear-jerking ace.
921
00:43:07,040 --> 00:43:10,160
I mean, this is
truly accomplished food.
922
00:43:10,160 --> 00:43:12,960
It goes from this crispy potato
across the top
923
00:43:12,960 --> 00:43:17,520
to a really grown-up, bold,
quite exciting dish
924
00:43:17,520 --> 00:43:19,800
that looks really dainty,
925
00:43:19,800 --> 00:43:23,360
but delivers on flavour
way beyond expectation.
926
00:43:23,360 --> 00:43:25,320
Thanks.
927
00:43:26,960 --> 00:43:31,480
Alun Wyn's main course is ribeye
steak and triple cooked chips,
928
00:43:31,480 --> 00:43:34,680
with hen-of-the-woods mushrooms
in sherry vinegar,
929
00:43:34,680 --> 00:43:38,520
Wye Valley asparagus,
and a bearnaise sauce.
930
00:43:45,760 --> 00:43:48,560
The steak is cooked nicely.
931
00:43:48,560 --> 00:43:52,240
But I am surprised
that you just made chips.
932
00:43:52,240 --> 00:43:54,840
I would have liked to have seen
something
933
00:43:54,840 --> 00:43:56,720
a little bit more technical.
934
00:43:56,720 --> 00:43:59,360
That aside, lovely chips.
935
00:43:59,360 --> 00:44:04,480
But, for me, the absolute star of
the show is this bearnaise.
936
00:44:04,480 --> 00:44:08,440
It is world-class, creamy,
vibrant and buttery.
937
00:44:08,440 --> 00:44:10,360
Absolutely incredible.
938
00:44:10,360 --> 00:44:14,160
These chips, that bearnaise,
is happiness on a plate.
939
00:44:15,360 --> 00:44:17,960
Your steak cooked very, very
nicely indeed.
940
00:44:17,960 --> 00:44:20,360
Lovely crust on the outside.
941
00:44:20,360 --> 00:44:22,920
The hen-of-the-woods, that sherry
vinegar is lovely and sharp,
942
00:44:22,920 --> 00:44:25,920
and that's really bought the flavour
of that hen-of-the-woods out.
943
00:44:25,920 --> 00:44:27,280
It's beautiful.
944
00:44:27,280 --> 00:44:29,880
I shall be nicking that,
if you don't mind.
945
00:44:29,880 --> 00:44:32,000
And that, with all the other things
on the plate,
946
00:44:32,000 --> 00:44:33,520
I think it's a great dish.
947
00:44:33,520 --> 00:44:35,200
Thank you.
948
00:44:35,200 --> 00:44:38,640
Alun Wyn's dessert
is a passion fruit curd
949
00:44:38,640 --> 00:44:40,960
and toasted meringue tart,
950
00:44:40,960 --> 00:44:45,800
with caramelised sherry pineapple
and grated lime.
951
00:44:45,800 --> 00:44:48,160
If I look at Alun Wyn...
952
00:44:48,160 --> 00:44:49,840
..I look down at this plate,
953
00:44:49,840 --> 00:44:51,840
I think, "Really?"
954
00:44:51,840 --> 00:44:54,120
You know what?
This is the magic of you.
955
00:44:54,120 --> 00:44:56,680
It's a really pretty,
beautiful-looking plate of food,
956
00:44:56,680 --> 00:44:58,560
which looks like it's been done
by an expert.
957
00:45:04,920 --> 00:45:07,840
This is sunshine on a plate.
958
00:45:07,840 --> 00:45:10,840
You've taken passion fruit
in a beautiful, smooth curd.
959
00:45:10,840 --> 00:45:12,320
It's not too firm.
960
00:45:12,320 --> 00:45:14,480
It just sits beautifully inside
this tart,
961
00:45:14,480 --> 00:45:18,720
which is perfectly thin pastry,
buttery and soft.
962
00:45:18,720 --> 00:45:21,560
Beautifully-made meringue
that's sweet and sticky.
963
00:45:21,560 --> 00:45:24,800
That sharp lime really helps with
this dish to become sophisticated,
964
00:45:24,800 --> 00:45:27,760
rather than being too sweet.
965
00:45:27,760 --> 00:45:29,720
Pineapple in sherry.
966
00:45:29,720 --> 00:45:34,560
There's a softness, but also
a lovely crunchy caramelisation.
967
00:45:34,560 --> 00:45:36,480
I'm loving every minute of it.
968
00:45:36,480 --> 00:45:38,840
I don't have any notes other than...
969
00:45:38,840 --> 00:45:40,000
..wow.
970
00:45:41,800 --> 00:45:45,600
Throughout the competition,
this man with big hands
971
00:45:45,600 --> 00:45:50,360
produced some of the most beautiful
and dainty food along the way.
972
00:45:50,360 --> 00:45:52,640
I think you've had
a fantastic competition,
973
00:45:52,640 --> 00:45:55,040
and I thank you very much
for everything you've done.
974
00:45:55,040 --> 00:45:56,520
Thank you.
975
00:45:56,520 --> 00:45:58,960
What happened to Alun Wyn
the rugby player?
976
00:45:58,960 --> 00:46:00,480
Where did he go to?
977
00:46:00,480 --> 00:46:02,600
Is he still in there?
He's in there somewhere now.
978
00:46:02,600 --> 00:46:04,200
John just ate him.
979
00:46:04,200 --> 00:46:05,680
GRACE LAUGHS
980
00:46:08,120 --> 00:46:11,720
It was an experience,
to say the least.
981
00:46:11,720 --> 00:46:13,440
Oh, my God. Well done.
982
00:46:13,440 --> 00:46:14,760
Well done. Amazing.
983
00:46:14,760 --> 00:46:18,080
Feedback was they seemed happy
enough with it.
984
00:46:18,080 --> 00:46:22,080
I've hopefully given the best
account of myself on the plate.
985
00:46:22,080 --> 00:46:24,160
Yeah, we'll see what happens.
986
00:46:25,400 --> 00:46:28,160
I'm looking at the meal
in front of me, and thinking
987
00:46:28,160 --> 00:46:29,720
it has to be Ginger Johnson.
988
00:46:29,720 --> 00:46:31,160
THEY LAUGH
989
00:46:31,160 --> 00:46:32,760
Go on, Ginge.
990
00:46:32,760 --> 00:46:34,600
Finally, it's Ginger,
991
00:46:34,600 --> 00:46:38,440
whose menu is inspired by the 1970s.
992
00:46:41,240 --> 00:46:45,400
You take the everyday, the ordinary,
and you fill it full of surprise.
993
00:46:45,400 --> 00:46:47,280
A little bit of bling.
994
00:46:47,280 --> 00:46:49,400
And I just love it.
995
00:46:51,000 --> 00:46:55,200
Ginger's starter is
a Bloody Mary prawn cocktail.
996
00:46:55,200 --> 00:46:58,160
Prawns in a tomato, chilli,
and vodka sauce,
997
00:46:58,160 --> 00:47:03,000
with diced cucumber and
Worcestershire sauce jelly cubes,
998
00:47:03,000 --> 00:47:05,480
garnished with roasted prawn heads,
999
00:47:05,480 --> 00:47:08,680
lettuce, celery and an olive,
1000
00:47:08,680 --> 00:47:12,720
with celery salted crisps
and a lemon mayonnaise.
1001
00:47:20,120 --> 00:47:24,960
A good Bloody Mary
often feels like a meal in itself,
1002
00:47:24,960 --> 00:47:27,840
and I love how you've
played with that
1003
00:47:27,840 --> 00:47:32,360
and made this really strange
over-the-top prawn cocktail,
1004
00:47:32,360 --> 00:47:34,520
which feels like it's from space.
1005
00:47:34,520 --> 00:47:37,320
I think the prawns
are absolutely delicious.
1006
00:47:37,320 --> 00:47:39,680
It's incredibly boozy.
1007
00:47:39,680 --> 00:47:44,840
I adore the fact that you take
things that are often classic ideas,
1008
00:47:44,840 --> 00:47:47,840
and think,
"How can I imprint me on it?"
1009
00:47:47,840 --> 00:47:50,440
Really, really delicious.
1010
00:47:50,440 --> 00:47:55,040
For me, the thing here that's
important is the flavours are right.
1011
00:47:55,040 --> 00:47:57,120
The cooking is right.
1012
00:47:57,120 --> 00:47:59,280
The prawns have got a beautiful
crunch to them.
1013
00:47:59,280 --> 00:48:01,880
That wonderful
Worcestershire sauce jelly,
1014
00:48:01,880 --> 00:48:04,440
it's like slightly powerful,
and it's a surprise.
1015
00:48:04,440 --> 00:48:07,280
And then, of course, I get stuck
into the addictive chips,
1016
00:48:07,280 --> 00:48:09,400
which are really lovely and crispy,
1017
00:48:09,400 --> 00:48:11,240
with this wonderful
creamy lemon mayonnaise.
1018
00:48:11,240 --> 00:48:12,640
Oh, yes, please.
1019
00:48:12,640 --> 00:48:17,200
I tell you what, this is
show-stopping, absolute brilliance.
1020
00:48:17,200 --> 00:48:18,680
I adore it.
1021
00:48:21,000 --> 00:48:24,280
Ginger's main is her take
on duck a l'orange -
1022
00:48:24,280 --> 00:48:26,400
a duck leg and vegetable pie,
1023
00:48:26,400 --> 00:48:29,400
with an orange and red wine gravy,
1024
00:48:29,400 --> 00:48:34,960
served with smoked garlic hasselback
potatoes, purple carrot,
1025
00:48:34,960 --> 00:48:37,960
charred baby romanesco and kale.
1026
00:48:39,640 --> 00:48:43,400
Not a pie for the squeamish,
however.
1027
00:48:43,400 --> 00:48:44,760
Smells great.
1028
00:48:44,760 --> 00:48:46,800
Absolutely, absolutely.
1029
00:48:54,640 --> 00:48:58,200
The pastry across the top
is good old-fashioned pie pastry,
1030
00:48:58,200 --> 00:48:59,720
slightly crisp.
1031
00:48:59,720 --> 00:49:02,680
Your gravy, your sauce,
is slightly sweet with orange,
1032
00:49:02,680 --> 00:49:05,360
but still really, really rich
with the flavour of duck.
1033
00:49:05,360 --> 00:49:07,160
Your duck's cooked beautifully.
1034
00:49:07,160 --> 00:49:11,080
That duck meat on the bone
coming away so well.
1035
00:49:11,080 --> 00:49:13,440
I really like it. Thank you.
1036
00:49:13,440 --> 00:49:17,080
That pie, it's packed with flavour.
1037
00:49:17,080 --> 00:49:19,840
Great hasselback potato.
Oh, my gosh.
1038
00:49:19,840 --> 00:49:22,320
I think there's about a bulb
of garlic in there,
1039
00:49:22,320 --> 00:49:24,720
but absolutely worth it.
1040
00:49:24,720 --> 00:49:27,480
And I love your carrot,
and I love your romanesco.
1041
00:49:27,480 --> 00:49:28,720
A really good dish.
1042
00:49:28,720 --> 00:49:29,800
Thank you.
1043
00:49:32,240 --> 00:49:36,040
Ginger's finale
is flaming baked Alaska.
1044
00:49:38,800 --> 00:49:40,200
Oh, yeah, it's on fire.
1045
00:49:40,200 --> 00:49:41,640
Ah... That's it.
1046
00:49:41,640 --> 00:49:44,360
Swiss meringue covering
a sponge base,
1047
00:49:44,360 --> 00:49:47,840
caramelised pineapple ring,
glace cherry,
1048
00:49:47,840 --> 00:49:50,400
and a vanilla and chilli ice cream,
1049
00:49:50,400 --> 00:49:52,320
all soaked in rum.
1050
00:49:52,320 --> 00:49:54,920
Oh, look, see, it's toasting.
You see what's going on? Yeah.
1051
00:49:54,920 --> 00:49:56,320
See, it's all toasting now.
1052
00:49:57,720 --> 00:49:59,320
Ah, clever you.
1053
00:50:00,920 --> 00:50:02,720
Ginger, honestly, you...
1054
00:50:02,720 --> 00:50:04,440
You dare, don't you?
1055
00:50:04,440 --> 00:50:05,800
Yeah!
1056
00:50:16,000 --> 00:50:18,920
Incredibly well-made Swiss meringue
across the top
1057
00:50:18,920 --> 00:50:21,920
that when you poured the rum over
there, it's actually cooked it
1058
00:50:21,920 --> 00:50:24,360
and given you a sort of crispness
on the outside.
1059
00:50:24,360 --> 00:50:27,200
In there, a lovely, rich flavour
of vanilla ice cream.
1060
00:50:27,200 --> 00:50:29,160
Then you get the chilli heat,
1061
00:50:29,160 --> 00:50:31,800
which works beautifully
with that sweet meringue.
1062
00:50:31,800 --> 00:50:34,320
The rum gets sucked up
by the sponge,
1063
00:50:34,320 --> 00:50:36,880
so you get that almost sort of
flavour of a rum trifle
1064
00:50:36,880 --> 00:50:38,400
through the whole thing.
1065
00:50:38,400 --> 00:50:40,520
It's a great bit of theatre,
really clever,
1066
00:50:40,520 --> 00:50:42,160
and I like it a lot.
1067
00:50:42,160 --> 00:50:44,000
But what I'm more pleased about
1068
00:50:44,000 --> 00:50:45,960
is that your wig didn't catch fire.
1069
00:50:45,960 --> 00:50:48,240
GINGER LAUGHS
1070
00:50:48,240 --> 00:50:51,000
This takes me back to when one of
the aunties would bring
1071
00:50:51,000 --> 00:50:53,120
something like this round.
1072
00:50:53,120 --> 00:50:56,880
Inevitably, the curtains
would be set fire to.
1073
00:50:56,880 --> 00:51:00,640
But this isn't just a common garden
baked Alaska.
1074
00:51:00,640 --> 00:51:04,000
I love the cherry and I love
the caramelised pineapple.
1075
00:51:04,000 --> 00:51:07,080
There's an absolute
shed load of booze.
1076
00:51:07,080 --> 00:51:08,920
Lovely. Lovely, lovely, lovely.
1077
00:51:08,920 --> 00:51:10,480
Let me be alone with it.
1078
00:51:14,400 --> 00:51:17,320
You've always put on a show
and you've made us laugh,
1079
00:51:17,320 --> 00:51:20,680
but at the root of it
there is a serious cook.
1080
00:51:20,680 --> 00:51:24,120
And there's never been a point when
you haven't tried to take things
1081
00:51:24,120 --> 00:51:27,320
and twist them to another level,
and impress us and excite us.
1082
00:51:27,320 --> 00:51:29,680
So, thank you so much for everything
that you've done.
1083
00:51:29,680 --> 00:51:32,880
Thank you so much, both of you.
It's been an absolute honour.
1084
00:51:37,840 --> 00:51:40,080
Oh, my God. You're amazing.
1085
00:51:40,080 --> 00:51:41,320
Oh, well done.
1086
00:51:41,320 --> 00:51:42,640
I didn't set myself on fire.
1087
00:51:42,640 --> 00:51:44,680
I'm really, really pleased
with the comments.
1088
00:51:44,680 --> 00:51:47,560
I really felt like I brought an
essence of who I am
1089
00:51:47,560 --> 00:51:50,480
and what I normally do
into the food -
1090
00:51:50,480 --> 00:51:53,080
and it seemed to come across
to the judges, as well.
1091
00:51:56,000 --> 00:51:58,320
Is it fair to say we've had
a fantastic final?
1092
00:51:58,320 --> 00:52:00,280
We've eaten so well.
1093
00:52:03,480 --> 00:52:08,520
And what a privilege to eat that
food by those celebrities.
1094
00:52:08,520 --> 00:52:10,920
They put their heart and soul
into it.
1095
00:52:10,920 --> 00:52:13,320
It was really, really magical.
1096
00:52:13,320 --> 00:52:16,880
I feel, like, stressed, anxious,
1097
00:52:16,880 --> 00:52:18,480
so happy.
1098
00:52:18,480 --> 00:52:20,760
I just feel like I've lost
all concept of time.
1099
00:52:20,760 --> 00:52:22,240
Three hours went like that.
1100
00:52:22,240 --> 00:52:25,080
I think I'm drunk
off the Alaska fumes.
1101
00:52:25,080 --> 00:52:26,760
That's how I feel.
1102
00:52:29,960 --> 00:52:34,600
Dawn is a storyteller, and we had
a story with every single course.
1103
00:52:34,600 --> 00:52:37,120
Her food was elegant,
it was sophisticated.
1104
00:52:37,120 --> 00:52:39,840
It had lots and lots of flavour.
1105
00:52:39,840 --> 00:52:43,400
She draws on all of the inspirations
of her life.
1106
00:52:43,400 --> 00:52:45,880
It was really beautiful.
1107
00:52:48,120 --> 00:52:52,480
Alun Wyn's love of the classics
shone through in this round.
1108
00:52:52,480 --> 00:52:55,680
He understands technique,
he understands finesse.
1109
00:52:57,040 --> 00:52:59,040
There were no surprises -
1110
00:52:59,040 --> 00:53:04,080
but it is beyond doubt that
Alun Wyn's food was delicious today.
1111
00:53:06,360 --> 00:53:13,520
Right up until the final hurdle,
Ginger Johnson is go big or go home.
1112
00:53:13,520 --> 00:53:16,080
There's some really inventive,
curious,
1113
00:53:16,080 --> 00:53:20,000
but overall delicious things
appearing at the table.
1114
00:53:20,000 --> 00:53:23,040
It was full of surprise,
it was full of in intrigue.
1115
00:53:23,040 --> 00:53:26,040
It looked a bit quirky, a bit fun,
a bit exciting.
1116
00:53:26,040 --> 00:53:28,080
It was just great.
1117
00:53:31,360 --> 00:53:33,440
Three absolutely fantastic cooks.
1118
00:53:33,440 --> 00:53:35,600
All completely different.
1119
00:53:36,920 --> 00:53:38,840
We've got to make a decision.
1120
00:53:38,840 --> 00:53:41,600
Who is this year's champion?
1121
00:53:43,480 --> 00:53:46,440
Whatever happens,
whatever the result is today,
1122
00:53:46,440 --> 00:53:50,920
at least I can say I gave it
everything, you know.
1123
00:53:50,920 --> 00:53:53,640
Maybe there is a chance
that I might win.
1124
00:53:53,640 --> 00:53:55,000
I don't know.
1125
00:53:55,000 --> 00:53:56,880
Maybe, maybe.
1126
00:53:59,120 --> 00:54:01,760
I think I'd like to win from all
the effort and all the burns,
1127
00:54:01,760 --> 00:54:03,880
the cuts and fighting
with the blowtorch.
1128
00:54:05,280 --> 00:54:07,960
But if I don't, I can be pleased
with what I've achieved
1129
00:54:07,960 --> 00:54:10,680
and what I'll take from,
you know, MasterChef.
1130
00:54:12,360 --> 00:54:14,640
I feel like being
a MasterChef finalist
1131
00:54:14,640 --> 00:54:17,360
is just such a confidence boost
in so many ways.
1132
00:54:17,360 --> 00:54:19,080
To be the winner?
1133
00:54:19,080 --> 00:54:21,160
I'd be insufferable.
1134
00:54:37,680 --> 00:54:41,320
Celebrities, thank you
for an amazing final.
1135
00:54:41,320 --> 00:54:46,040
It has been wonderful
and impressive.
1136
00:54:46,040 --> 00:54:51,520
If I could give all three of you
a prize, I really would.
1137
00:54:54,040 --> 00:54:57,840
You three have been absolutely
incredible the whole way through.
1138
00:54:58,880 --> 00:55:01,200
But we only have one trophy.
1139
00:55:01,200 --> 00:55:03,080
One trophy to give.
1140
00:55:05,240 --> 00:55:09,960
Our Celebrity MasterChef champion
2025 is...
1141
00:55:16,240 --> 00:55:17,600
..Ginger.
1142
00:55:17,600 --> 00:55:19,320
Oh, Ginge. No way.
1143
00:55:19,320 --> 00:55:21,400
GINGER LAUGHS
1144
00:55:21,400 --> 00:55:22,920
Are you sure?
1145
00:55:22,920 --> 00:55:24,880
Ginger, it's you!
1146
00:55:24,880 --> 00:55:27,160
DAWN: Oh, mate. Well done.
1147
00:55:30,280 --> 00:55:31,840
Well done.
1148
00:55:31,840 --> 00:55:33,280
Oh, my God.
1149
00:55:34,840 --> 00:55:37,560
Alun Wyn, Dawn, what can I say?
1150
00:55:37,560 --> 00:55:39,320
An incredible competition.
1151
00:55:39,320 --> 00:55:41,920
It's been an honour. Well done.
Thank you. Very good.
1152
00:55:41,920 --> 00:55:43,840
Dawn, Alun Wyn, thank you so much.
Thank you so much.
1153
00:55:43,840 --> 00:55:45,000
Well done, Ginge.
1154
00:55:45,000 --> 00:55:46,480
See you in a bit.
1155
00:55:49,160 --> 00:55:51,000
Oh, my word. Oh, fair play, Ginge.
1156
00:55:51,000 --> 00:55:53,200
I mean, that was incredible.
1157
00:55:53,200 --> 00:55:55,640
I'm probably more disappointed
than I thought I'd be.
1158
00:55:55,640 --> 00:55:57,280
But I'm really proud of my effort.
1159
00:55:57,280 --> 00:55:58,880
I have really enjoyed it.
1160
00:55:58,880 --> 00:56:01,120
I know it doesn't look it
a lot of the time,
1161
00:56:01,120 --> 00:56:03,640
but it's just my concentration face,
I suppose.
1162
00:56:04,880 --> 00:56:07,440
Honestly, it's a life-changing
experience.
1163
00:56:07,440 --> 00:56:09,960
How much I've just been allowed
to be completely in love
1164
00:56:09,960 --> 00:56:12,720
with the thing I love more
than anything else, which is food.
1165
00:56:12,720 --> 00:56:14,920
The trophy would have been
the icing on the cake,
1166
00:56:14,920 --> 00:56:17,320
but I'm going away from it so happy.
1167
00:56:17,320 --> 00:56:19,640
LAUGHING: Despite my tears!
1168
00:56:19,640 --> 00:56:21,680
Cheers! Cheers. Chin-chin. Cheers.
1169
00:56:21,680 --> 00:56:23,400
Congratulations. Thank you.
1170
00:56:23,400 --> 00:56:26,240
JOHN LAUGHS
1171
00:56:26,240 --> 00:56:28,200
Ah! Hello, little friend.
1172
00:56:28,200 --> 00:56:30,040
GINGER LAUGHS
1173
00:56:30,040 --> 00:56:32,040
Oh, wow.
1174
00:56:32,040 --> 00:56:35,240
You are this year's
Celebrity MasterChef champion.
1175
00:56:35,240 --> 00:56:37,160
Yes!
1176
00:56:38,840 --> 00:56:40,960
I cannot believe this.
1177
00:56:40,960 --> 00:56:43,760
I'm honestly so shocked.
I am so shocked.
1178
00:56:43,760 --> 00:56:46,840
I really thought I was just going to
come here and have a laugh,
1179
00:56:46,840 --> 00:56:52,280
and I can't believe that this is
the end result of this competition.
1180
00:56:52,280 --> 00:56:54,240
It's absolutely crazy.
1181
00:56:55,880 --> 00:56:58,320
Throughout this entire competition,
1182
00:56:58,320 --> 00:57:02,440
Ginger has delivered these
intriguing, inventive, exciting,
1183
00:57:02,440 --> 00:57:06,000
imaginative, difficult feats.
1184
00:57:06,000 --> 00:57:08,680
What she's done
has been really impressive.
1185
00:57:08,680 --> 00:57:11,680
With all the presentation, with all
the fun, with all the laughs,
1186
00:57:11,680 --> 00:57:15,360
her food tastes delicious,
and she's an extraordinary cook.
1187
00:57:15,360 --> 00:57:18,200
And, for me, that's why
she is our champion.
1188
00:57:20,800 --> 00:57:22,000
Hmm...
1189
00:57:22,000 --> 00:57:23,200
Not delicious.
1190
00:57:24,960 --> 00:57:27,760
Oh, I cannot wait
to tell my mum and dad.
1191
00:57:27,760 --> 00:57:29,400
I cannot wait!
1192
00:57:29,400 --> 00:57:32,080
I've actually learned
a real life skill, Mum and Dad!