Chloe Carroll

Auditions across the country have unearthed incredible home cooks, and they gather in the iconic MasterChef garden

The room erupts in tears and applause as the domestic goddess herself Nigella Lawsonwalks through the doors.

Our 2018 cooks enter the MasterChef kitchen for their first challenge as the top 24. The contestants need to imagine they are hosting the judges at their house for a meal.

e surviving contestants are more determined than ever to impress the judges. Today they'll face a Mystery Boxand Invention Test

It's day two of Judge's Auditions With 18aprons given away yesterday, there are just six left.

The winner of the mystery box and the invention test will face off in round one, vying for the chance to cook off against a professional cook and get fast-tracked to Finals Week.