Anna Haugh

She has starred as a guest judge on Gordon Ramsay's Hells Kitchen and was a chef on BBC's Ready Steady Cook reboot, which was hosted by Rylan Clark. More ...

Speaking ahead of the new series, she said: “I’m thrilled to join the MasterChef judging team and meet new chefs on new adventures. I’ll be judging the same way I judge my own chefs in my kitchen - I’ll be firm but fair and my expectations are high. [Gregg Wallace](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/bbc-masterchefs-gregg-wallace-shares-22648484) and Marcus Wareing will be trying out the chefs' creations and deciding who goes through to the next round. This isn't Haugh's first time in the MasterChef kitchen. More recently, she regularly appears on Saturday Kitchen and is one of Morning Live's resident chefs. Birmingham's Daniel Lee was named last year's MasterChef champion after fighting off some tough competition to take the title in the final.

Monica Galetti has stepped down from judging to balance the needs of her restaurant business and family. MasterChef: The Professionals S15,PORTRAIT,PORTRAIT ...

MasterChef: The Professionals will air on BBC One at 9pm. They must produce the best three-course menu of their lives for the judges, who will accept nothing less than spectacular in order to crown one contender. [Monica Galetti, who co-judged from 2009-2021](https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/monica-galetti-interview-masterchef-the-professionals-2019-final-377011?ico=in-line_link), has stepped down from filming to balance the needs of her restaurant business and her family. [Leila Lilys](https://leilalilys.co.uk/) [Kitchen W8](https://www.kitchenw8.com/) [Panoramic 34](https://www.panoramic34.com/) I have long-admired Monica as an incredible chef and she’s paved the way for female chefs. [Charlotte Street Hotel](https://www.firmdalehotels.com/hotels/london/charlotte-street-hotel/) [Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester](https://www.alainducasse-dorchester.com/) [Ekstedt at the Yard](https://www.ekstedtattheyard.com/) [Marine & Lawn hotel in Troon](https://marineandlawn.com/marinetroon/) [Tigh an Truish, in Oba](https://tighantruish.co.uk/)

Anna has been cooking professionally for nearly 20 years and has worked at a number of top restaurants.

She said: “To be asked to be a judge and master chef. Anna said she was truly delighted to be asked to join the show. In tonight's programme (Wednesday, November 2), the professional chefs will be put to the test with a number of culinary challenges. I believe people really become who they should become if you’re honest with them, and that’s the kind of judge I would always try to be. She added: “To be a judge on such a fantastic show that represents so much that I believe in as a chef. Thirty-two new ambitious chefs from across the country as they battle it out to become the show's new champion.

MasterChef: The Professionals is back with Dublin chef and restaurateur Anna Haugh as the new judge of the UK's most revered cooking competition.

“And that’s what it’s about, you are preparing the next generation. I know you’re under pressure but you’re not going to get the most of the team by being like that’. “And that’s what I ask of my staff. “But you can be in a good kitchen where they can see your potential and encourage that potential. “It’s a good question, David. “So I was a confident shaped chef by the time I worked for him but I still think if I had been younger working for him, he would have been the same. “I always think over negative conversations kind of reinstate negative feelings in a chef about themselves and that’s not good for anybody. “But fundamentally, I didn’t work for people by accident. “And I really mean that. “It’s not just being a chef, that’s lots of industries. “They are what kind of make you understand your craft. I remember not being able to make a chicken mousse or making mistakes and thinking, ‘Oh God, I’m never gonna get there’.

Michelin-starred chef Marcus Wareing and celebrated MasterChef judge, Gregg Wallace, will be joined by new judge Anna Haugh, who is replacing Monica Galetti.

Marcus Wareing said: "The hunt for the 2022 champion is on and we’re ready to push these chefs as far as they can go. I’m ready to be dazzled and ultimately reveal the next incredible cooking talent." I’ll be judging the same way I judge my own chefs in my kitchen - I’ll be firm but fair and my expectations are high. Anna Haugh said: "I'm thrilled to join the MasterChef judging team and meet new chefs on new adventures. Viewers can tune into BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 9pm to see the first round of heats. The BBC One programme will return on Wednesday, November 2 with the first round of heats.