title: Celebrity MasterChef (Romanian TV series)
text: # Celebrity MasterChef (Romanian TV series)
  
  Celebrity MasterChef is a Romanian competitive cooking game show. It is spin-off of MasterChef România, itself an adaptation of the British show MasterChef, and features celebrity contestants. It began production in early 8 October 2013, and was broadcast on PRO TV on 22 October 2013.
  
  ## Format
  
  In contrast to its parent show, the celebrity version is based around a heats and semi-finals format similar to MasterChef Goes Large, and is aired only once a week in a two-hour format.
  
  Celebrities are split into groups of three as they compete in a heat round featuring two challenges, with one celebrity making their way from each heat into the semi-finals. The heats consist of an Invention Test, in which they prepare a dish of their own concoction, and a Pressure Test, in which they must complete a dish from a professional chef. Due to the difficulty of these dishes contestants are given a single "lifeline" in which the chef is able to aid them for 90 seconds.
  
  The six remaining celebrities will then face further challenges in order to secure their place in the final.
  
  ## Cast
  
  The series is judged by Florin Dumitrescu, Cătălin Scărlătescu and Sorin Bontea.
  
  ## Contestants
  
  | Contestant | Occupation | Status |
  | - | - | - |
  | Elena Lasconi | USR politician and journalist | Winner 24 December |
  | Pacha Man | Reggae singer | Runner-Up 24 December |
  | Don Baxter [ro] | Rapper | Third Place 24 December |
  | Cătălin Josan [ro] | Singer | Eliminated 24 December |
  | Alex Dima | Journalist | Eliminated 23 December |
  | Gabriela Irimia | The Cheeky Girls singer | Eliminated 23 December |
  | Jojo | Actress and singer | Eliminated 23 December |
  | Laura Cosoi [ro] | Model and actress | Eliminated 23 December |
  | Șerban Copoț | Animal X singer | Eliminated 17 December |
  | Octavian Strunilă [ro] | Actor | Eliminated 17 December |
  | Gina Pistol [ro] | Actress and model | Eliminated 3 December |
  | Ioan Isaiu [ro] | Actor | Eliminated 3 December |
  | Monica Irimia | The Cheeky Girls singer | Eliminated 18 November |
  | Adrian Daminescu [ro] | Singer | Eliminated 12 November |
  | Carmen Șerban | Singer-songwriter | Eliminated 5 November |
  
  ## TV ratings
  
  The show's premier received 8.3 share, which jumped to 17.8 in its second week.
  
  