The BBC confirms that Italian chef Giorgio Locatelli will join Celebrity MasterChef as a new judge. Multiple outlets report the announcement as the BBC series prepares to return this summer. Locatelli, a Michelin-starred chef, is set to take a judging role alongside Grace Dent, who is also named as part of the judging panel. The reports frame the appointment as part of the show’s lineup for its upcoming run, with the BBC’s confirmation serving as the basis for the news. While the details provided across sources focus on the judge’s identity and the show’s return date, they do not include further information on the number of episodes, specific format changes, or start dates. Overall, the coverage agrees that Locatelli is the newly confirmed judge and that Celebrity MasterChef is scheduled to come back to the BBC in summer, with Dent remaining on the panel.