Dan Lee, 29 (28 at the start of filming), has been named MasterChef: The Professionals Champion 2021, it was announced today (THURS). It’s been such an incredible time on MasterChef - intense ...

Wallace stepped away from presenting MasterChef after a BBC News investigation heard allegations against him. Sous chef Dan Merriman becomes the winner of Masterchef: The Professionals.

Shine TV, the production company behind MasterChef: The Professionals, is looking for the UK's most promising chefs for the show's 18th series, which will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

BBC Masterchef host Gregg Wallace returned to TV ... as viewers wasted no time in expressing their disapproval of Gregg. One wrote: "Gregg Wallace on Beast from the East? Bold move.