MasterChef returns for its 17th series tomorrow night with hosts Gregg Wallace and John Torode still reeling from the show being the third most requested boxset on BBC iPlayer last year, after hit dramas Normal People and Killing Eve.
Here Gregg, 56, and John, 55, reveal the secret of its success, how they’ve coped with life in lockdown and their hopes for the future.
GREGG WALLACE How is it still so popular? It works as a cluster of programmes and also every programme works on its own individually.
That’s the absolute genius of it. You get hooked. Is Tracey from Durham going to get that steam pudding out? Is Kevin from Southampton going to manage the risotto on time?
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