{
  "id": 1694040,
  "title": "How to watch 'Celebrity MasterChef' season 21 online for free — stream the cooking contest from anywhere",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/how-to-watch-celebrity-masterchef-season-21-online-for-free-stream",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T11:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Guide",
    "slug": "tom-s-guide",
    "url": "https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/streaming/watch-celebrity-masterchef-season-21"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Celebrity MasterChef season 21 is set to premiere on Tuesday, August 18 at 9 p.m. BST on BBC One in the U.K. The show will stream on BBC iPlayer for free in the U.K., but viewers outside the country can still catch it using a VPN such as NordVPN. The latest season will feature 15 celebrity contestants, including sportscaster Jason Mohammad, comedian Joe Pasquale, influencer TommyInnit, Lauren Steadman MBE, radio DJ Melvin Odoom, and popstar Una Healy, competing against expert judges Grace Dent and Giorgio Locatelli. Episodes will air three times a week for five weeks, with the final episode crowning the Celebrity MasterChef champion. Outside the U.K., viewers can still watch the show by using NordVPN to access BBC iPlayer as if they were in the U.K.",
  "summary": "Paddy McGuinness, Zoe Ball, and Angry Ginge judge the latest celebrity contestants - here's how to watch \"Celebrity MasterChef\" from anywhere and potentially for FREE.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}