Six celebrity contestants have emerged victorious from the heats of Celebrity MasterChef to earn themselves a place in the semi-finals.


From Olympians to rock stars, these contestants rose above the pressure of the MasterChef kitchen to trounce their opposition, but if they found the heats hard going, just wait till they hit the semi-finals!

From next Wednesday at 7.30pm, the contestants will face new challenges, both in the MasterChef kitchen and off-site at the one hat restaurant, Altitude at the Shangri-La Hotel in Sydney. The dreaded croquembouche will also return for the semi-finals and this one is even harder to make than the towering dessert of series one!

One contestant will be eliminated in each of the semi-final episodes until there are three contestants left who will battle it out for the title of Celebrity MasterChef.

The six celebrity contestants set to turn up the heat in the semi-finals are:

Kirk Pengilly – INXS musician
Michelle Bridges - Biggest Loser trainer
Eamon Sullivan - Olympic swimmer
Simon Katich - Australian cricketer
Rachael Finch - Miss Universe Australia
Alex Lloyd - musician