This second heat week sees five more celebrities enter the MasterChef kitchen. with Dom Parker, Josie Long, Mim Shaikh, Jenny Ryan and Alex George facing three culinary challenges. They first tackle an invention test, before they are split into two groups to take on the challenge of cooking for the first time in a restaurant kitchen, preparing dishes for paying customers. In the final task they are asked to prepare a dish of their own design in just one hour, before judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace decide which of the contestants will leave the competition.

The four remaining contestants face two more culinary challenges, as they compete to secure a place in the semi-finals. First, the celebrities are split into two teams of two, and each team is tasked with cooking the same dish, which must be identical in both appearance and flavour. For the second challenge, the competitors are then sent out on their first mass catering challenge, taking place at the Ford factory in Dagenham, Essex.

The battle for a semi-final place reaches its climax as the four celebrities are tasked to cook a faultless two-course meal that will not only be judged by John Torode and Gregg Wallace but also by last year's finalists Martin Bayfield and Spencer Matthews and champion John Partridge. Only the best two contestants can come one step closer to winning the title of Celebrity MasterChef 2019. For those who don't make the grade, the journey ends here.