A blind contestant in Celebrity MasterChef may sound like a recipe for disaster but Amar Latif is no ordinary man. Millions saw him trek more than 200 miles across Nicaragua with a group of disabled people on TV hit Beyond Boundaries.
So surely after fording swollen rivers, cutting through dense jungle, crossing waterfalls and climbing a 5,000ft active volcano, a telly cooking show should be a piece of cake?
Well, intrepid Amar, 45, does not think so. The show’s first blind contestant called it “the most terrifying thing I have done”.
Which makes his progress to the show’s semi-finals all the more remarkable. The TV travel presenter has astounded viewers with his skill, combined with an infectious can-do attitude and boundless energy.
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