Grace Dent and Anna Haugh announced as MasterChef judges

Award-winning restaurant critic and journalist, Grace, and Chef Patron of Myrtle Restaurant and TV presenter, Anna, are both experienced MasterChef judges across various series

MasterChef, has announced Grace Dent and Anna Haugh as the new judges for the forthcoming 22nd amateur series on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

Award-winning restaurant critic and journalist, Grace Dent, and Chef Patron of Myrtle Restaurant and TV presenter, Anna Haugh, are both experienced MasterChef judges across various series.

Grace has been a regular guest critic on MasterChef for over a decade, and was a contestant herself competing on MasterChef: Battle of the Critics 2023. She is also a judge in the next series of Celebrity MasterChef.

Meanwhile Anna Haugh was a judge on MasterChef: The Professionals in 2022 and will be a judge in the final week of this year’s MasterChef, which is currently airing on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

MasterChef Executive Editor, David Ambler, said: “A big welcome to Grace and Anna to the MasterChef judging team. Both are enormously respected in the hospitality industry and we can’t wait for them to uncover some more great cooking talent – from home kitchens across the country.”