The first series of the Australian cooking game show ''

Celebrity MasterChef Australia ''Celebrity MasterChef Australia'' is an Australian competitive cooking game show. It is a spin-off of ''MasterChef Australia'', itself an adaptation of the British show ''MasterChef'', and features celebrity contestants. The first series began ...

'' began production in early September 2009, and premiered on

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on 30 September 2009.

Matt Preston Matt Preston (born 21 July 1961) is an English-Australian food critic, writer, food journalist, television and radio presenter. Preston has a weekly national food column that appears in NewsCorp's metro newspapers. He is also a senior editor ...

George Calombaris George Dimitrios Calombaris (; born 4 October 1978) is a Greek Australian chef and restaurateur and television personality. Calombaris was one of the judges of the Network 10 series ''MasterChef Australia'' from 2009 to 2019. Prior to his role ...

and

Gary Mehigan Gary Mehigan (born 12 February 1967) is an English-Australian chef and restaurateur. Mehigan was one of the original judges of the Network 10 series ''MasterChef Australia''. Career Chef Mehigan trained at The Connaught (hotel), The Connau ...

returned as judges for the show; however Sarah Wilson did not reprise her role as host from the first season of ''MasterChef Australia''. Former world-record holder & Olympic medalist

Eamon Sullivan Eamon Wade Sullivan (born 30 August 1985) is an Australian former sprint swimmer, three-time Olympic medallist, and former world record-holder in two events. He was also the winner of the first season of ''Celebrity MasterChef Australia'', and ...

won the series, taking home $50,000 for charity Swim Survive Stay Alive.

Contestants

''Celebrity MasterChef Australia'' series 1 featured 18 celebrities as contestants. Network Ten officially revealed the first batch on the 3 September 2009 episode of '' The 7pm Project''. However, several contestants were revealed before Ten's official announcement of their participation. The contestants included:MasterChef: Negus, Pengilly, Thomas, Westaway.
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Steve Bisley Steve Bisley (born 26 December 1951) is an Australian writer, film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the films ''Mad Max'' (1979) and ''The Great Gatsby'' (2013). On television, some of his better-known roles include Dete ...

would also be a participant, but he later withdrew from the show. The network cited a scheduling conflict for his departure, though the

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claimed that Ten used it as an excuse; the announcement of his participation on the show was the same day the actor was charged with assaulting his ex-wife Sally Burleigh during an argument between the former couple. Rachael Finch previously auditioned for the first series of ''MasterChef Australia'', but did not make past the initial rounds.Finch-fried judges
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Guest chefs

Matt Moran Matthew Moran (born 15 May 1969) is an Australian chef and restaurateur also known for being a guest on various TV cooking shows. Early life Moran was raised on a dairy farm at Badgerys Creek, west of Sydney, before moving to the outer-west ...

- Heat 1 Pressure test * Brent Savage - Heat 2 Pressure test *

Kylie Kwong Kylie Jane Kwong (born 31 October 1969) is an Australian television chef, author, television presenter and restaurateur. Early life and education Kwong attended Epping North School and Cheltenham Girls High School in Sydney. As a third-gener ...

- Heat 3 Pressure test *

Stephanie Alexander Stephanie Ann Alexander (born 13 November 1940) is an Australian cook, restaurateur and food writer. After studying to become a librarian and travelling the world at the age of 21, Alexander's first restaurant, Jamaica House, opened in 1964. ...

- Heat 4 Pressure test *

Tony Bilson Berowra Waters Inn is a restaurant, owned and run by Head Chef Brian Geraghty, located at Berowra Waters along Berowra Creek (a tributary of the Hawkesbury River), near Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, 50 minutes from downtown Sydney, Austral ...

- Heat 5 Pressure test * Katrina Kanetani - Heat 6 Pressure test * Steven Krasicki - Semifinal 2 *

Adriano Zumbo Adriano Zumbo (born 6 November 1981) is an Australian pâtissier and television presenter. He opened his first patisserie in 2007 before rising to prominence as a frequent guest on ''MasterChef Australia.'' Zumbo is the titular host of the Aust ...

- Semifinal 3 * Andrew McConnell - Grand Finale

Episodes

References

External links

* {{MasterChef Australia, state=expanded MasterChef Australia 2009 Australian television seasons