MasterChef S20,01-04-2024,Heat 1,Muir,**STRICTLY EMBARGOED NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNTIL 00:01 HRS ON TUESDAY 26TH MARCH 2024**,Shine TV,Production (Image: BBC) Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter More Newsletters Subscribe Please enter a valid email Something went wrong, please try again later. More Newsletters We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show me See Our Privacy Notice See Our Privacy Notice × Group 28 Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up No thanks, close We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice A fresh crop of hopefuls are cooking up plans to be crowned the new champion of
BBC Masterchef when it returns to screens tonight. And in the midst of the first round of contestants who’ll be pitting their wits and culinary skills against each other is Muir, 53, from
Scotland. Born in Turriff, the children’s mental health service manager grew up in Banff and Perth but now lives in West Yorkshire with her 13-year-old daughter and their wee pooch Millie. Speaking ahead of the launch of the 20th series of the iconic BBC show , Muir revealed she was inspired to develop her passion for cooking by her auntie’s tasty leek and tattie soup. Muir said: “I helped mum out with cooking and we baked a lot when I was growing up. I started to get interested in cooking when I left home at 18 and my aunt Una taught me how to make lentil soup and leek and tattie soup.” Read More Related Articles Giovanni Pernice 'to have crunch talks with BBC' as fourth Strictly star 'in tears' over training Read More Related Articles BBC EastEnders' Lorraine Stanley flaunts incredible five stone weight loss Describing her cooking style as “eclectic” Muir hopes to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace enough to keep her place for the next eight weeks as they embark on their latest challenge to find the UK’s best amateur cook, one plate at a time. Muir went on: “My cooking style is eclectic. I love cooking for a crowd, developing a theme and adding different dishes. Yotam Ottolenghi has been my favourite chef for many years, but I am getting more and more interested in different cooking techniques like sous vide or making culinary foams and gels. I enjoy cooking with
Friends and experimenting with different flavours and styles.” Join the Daily Record's
WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. Muir told the BBC she’s “always fancied” getting involved in MasterChef as it’s the “ultimate cookery competition” And what better year to enter than for the programme’s 20th anniversary. Muir added: “I can remember watching MasterChef when Lloyd Grossman presented – it was very serious and the studio was very black. I’ve watched this MasterChef a lot over the past 20 years and love the range of styles people bring and the challenges it presents to home cooks. “I think MasterChef really encourages people to be more adventurous with their cooking and also brings a whole new language to our kitchens. Anything seems possible at home now.” Asked what her “food dream” would be by show producers, Muir revealed her aim would be to run a supper club at a local cafe where the main objectives would be “fantastic food” and “fun fun fun”. Top TV news Sam Heughan teases season eight filming Scots
MILITARY dad wins BBC Gladiators BBC Breakfast's Naga shares strict rule Coronation Street star unrecognisable The kind-hearted Scot added: “I’d like to own a restaurant which offers opportunities to young people and adults who are struggling to get into the workplace. I’d like to offer training and NVQs for the staff. I’d like to provide high quality food and a good experience for staff and customers alike.” MasterChef is back for a 20th series on BBC iPlayer and BBC One from Monday 1 April, with episode one hitting screens at 6.30PM on Easter Monday. Watch the second heat on BBC iPlayer from 1 April and on BBC One from 9pm on April 3. Get the latest celebrity gossip and telly news sent straight to your inbox. Sign up to our daily Showbiz newsletter here . Story Saved You can find this story in My Bookmarks. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Follow Daily Record
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