Khanh Ong

The amateur cooks have one hour to recreate their signature dishes for the first auditions.

Each contestant must prepare a dish of their own creation for the pressure test; the least impressive dish will send the contestant home.

The 24 contestants enter the MasterChef kitchen and are greeted by legendary chef Gordon Ramsay; when they get over the shock he tells them he will be here for the entire week to mentor them through the first stage of the competition.

The losing contestants have to taste and identify all 26 ingredients of Nigella's trifle before the elimination round.

George is joined by a special guest to visit the contestants in the house; they reveal the next challenge.

Nigella Lawson stops by with challenges and surprises for the contestants, her mystery box reveals a range of her favourite ingredients.