It’s a good job Una Healy thinks she can ‘perform under pressure’ as she’s about to feel the heat in the kitchen.
Una has signed up for Celebrity MasterChef 2026 and we’ve not got a first look at her in action.
The mum-of-two was confirmed for the show alongside Paralympic athlete Lauren Steadman, YouTuber and comedian Max Fosh, DJ and presenter Melvin Odoom, and Corrie star Sue Cleaver.
Chatting about why she signed up for Celebrity MasterChef, Una said: ‘To learn as much as I can about food, and I like to challenge myself. It’s a great opportunity as I really like to cook.’
As for her cooking style, Una, who credits her mum with teaching her everything she knows about food, said she’s more of a go-with-the-flow kind of chef, rather than one who follows a recipe.
Looking back, Una said she’s always been surrounded by food, saying: ‘I learnt to cook from watching my mum, but my parents would cook and take it in turns. I always remember the smell of a fry-up on a Saturday morning.
‘A dish that reminds me of my childhood is roast chicken with peas and chips; my mum would make it every Friday. One of my earliest cooking memories is my mum making egg in a cup.
‘It’s a bit like scrambled egg but roasted on the hob, which we would eat with butter and salt, more like an omelette roasted egg.’
Nowadays Una mainly cooks meals for her children, Aoife and Tadhg, to enjoy, with recipes like air-fried Butterfly chicken breast with tenderstem broccoli and brown rice often going down a treat.
Una is a big fan of classic dinners and has a particular love of Italian food, which she admits would be her death row meal pick.
‘I once hosted 16 people by myself. For a starter, I made a Camembert Cheese with bread and olives. I made two large lasagnes and a big bowl of salad on the side to share,’ she said.
We wonder if Una will be making an Italian meal when she’s on Celebrity MasterChef…
Una’s heat will air on 1 September while the new series of Celebrity MasterChef starts on 18 August at 9pm.
See the other celebs taking part in MasterChef week three below:
