Young MasterChef
| Young MasterChef | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality show |
| Created by | Franc Roddam |
| Judges | Poppy O'Toole Kerth Gumbs Big Has |
| Narrated by | Callie Cooke Aimée Kelly |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Digbeth Loc Studios |
| Running time | 30 minutes (2023) 60 minutes (2024) |
| Production companies | Shine TV Ziji Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Three |
| Release | 2 January 2023 – 5 February 2024 |
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Young MasterChef is a cooking competition broadcast between 2 January 2023 and 5 February 2024 on BBC Three. A derivative of the revived version of MasterChef (1990–2001, 2005–), the series was open for young adults between 18 and 25.
The BBC announced the show in February 2022 and Poppy O'Toole and Kerth Gumbs as hosts in July 2022. O'Toole started uploading videos as Poppy Cooks on TikTok after losing her job to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, while Great British Menu finalist Kerth Gumbs was head chef of The Sky Garden at 20 Fenchurch Street. The show was co-produced by Banijay derivative Shine TV and by Ziji Productions.