The new presenters of MasterChef are food critic Grace Dent and Irish chef Anna Haugh, who are taking over from long‑time hosts Gregg Wallace and John Torode for the next main amateur series.

Who the new presenters are

  • Grace Dent is a well‑known restaurant critic (notably for The Guardian) and a regular face on MasterChef as a guest critic over the last decade.
  • Anna Haugh is an Irish chef and restaurateur, chef‑patron of Myrtle in London’s Chelsea, and has previously judged on MasterChef: The Professionals and stepped in during the amateur series final.

What they’re hosting

  • Dent and Haugh have been named as the new hosts/judges for the upcoming 22nd amateur series of MasterChef, starting from the show’s 2026 run.
  • They replace Gregg Wallace and John Torode, who were sacked after an investigation upheld multiple allegations about their conduct on the programme.

Why this is big news

  • Wallace and Torode had fronted MasterChef for about 20 years, so handing the reins to Dent and Haugh marks one of the biggest shake‑ups in the show’s history.
  • Both new presenters were already familiar to viewers, which is helping the transition feel more like an evolution than a complete reboot of the format.

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