Giorgio Locatelli replaces John Torode on Celebrity MasterChef

Giorgio Locatelli replaces John Torode on Celebrity MasterChefJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSteven McIntoshEntertainment reporterKate Hollingsworth/Shine TVCo-host Grace Dent said Locatelli was a "fabulous addition" to the MasterChef teamGiorgio Locatelli has been announced as the new judge on Celebrity MasterChef, after John Torode was sacked by the BBC last year.Locatelli, a chef and restauranteur who currently appears on the Italian version of the amateur cooking show, will be seen alongside Grace Dent on the next UK celebrity series, which has already been filmed.Locatelli said joining the show was "a real honour", adding: "I can't wait for you to see what our celebrity contestants bring to the kitchen, as we are really putting their culinary skills to the test in this series."Dent said she was a "long-time admirer" of Locatelli's work and described him as a "fabulous addition to our UK Celebrity MasterChef team"."I also love an opportunity to serve up a heavy dose of glamour in the MasterChef kitchen, and I have a feeling Giorgio is going to give me a real run for my money," she joked.Locatelli joins the show after Torode was sacked following an allegation of using a racist term, which he said he had "no recollection" of.A 'bad cop' judgeReflecting on filming the series, Locatelli told the Table Manners podcast: "I think I was a bad cop. I'm strict. Strict about cleanliness and organisation. Those little skills that you teach them slowly."The contestants on the new series have not yet been revealed, but Locatelli said one star in particular stood out to him with the quality of some of their dishes.He told the podcast's presenters Jessie and Lennie Ware: "There was somebody who really surprised me a few times in the positive. It was good fun to do, it was really good fun to be with them."The people who worked in entertainment found...