Just when you thought it wasn’t possible to squeeze any more shocks and surprises into thie current series of Hell’s Kitchen, so Bruce Grobelaar throws a major spanner in the works by announcing his resignation from the show. Yup, on Wednesday night, just as Marco was about to announce who was for the chop, Bruce perked up and said that he was quitting – because, as he was quick to point out, he not only missed his family but felt there were others who deserved to win more than him.

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There’s something about the current series of Hell’s Kitchen which has made it grimly compulsive viewing. Whether it’s watching Bruce Grobelaar grapple with chicken’s feet in a bid to create a dish from his childhood (as seen on Monday night’s show) or becoming totally engrossed in the whole furore surrounding Jody and his subsequent sacking, this has been one of the best series of the show in ages. Hell, in terms of personality clashes and conflict, it’s been the best celebrity reality show for quite some time.

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I’m feeling quite spoiled for choice in the reality TV stakes at the moment. One minute it’s The Apprentice, the next it’s Britain’s Got Talent, and now, with the return of Hell’s Kitchen, I’m finding it increasingly hard to tear myself away from the telly. The latter returned on Monday night, with eight new celebrities – including the likes of Ms Dynamite, Ade Edmondson, Jody Latham, Danielle Bux, Bruce Grobelaar and, in a stroke of sheer genius, Linda ‘Dynasty’ Evans – all donning their chef’s hats ready to be bossed around by Marco Pierre White as they slave over dressed crab and steak tartare.

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So the line-up for the new series of Hell’s Kitchen on ITV1 has been revealed, with eight more celebrities donning their chef uniforms to face the inevitable wrath of Marco Pierre White (It’s a far more fun show when it has celebs on it, quite frankly – the year the kitchen was staffed by ordinary joes it made for very dull viewing indeed.

This year’s could be interesting however, with the likes of Linda ‘Krystle Carrington’ Evans on board, doubtless bringing a touch of 80s-style glamour to proceedings, married couple Grant and Andrea Bovey and former Mercury Prize winning singer Ms Dynamite (my tip to throw a hissyfit at Marco Pierre White and flounce off in a huff mid-series. Ade Edmondson, meanwhile, is my tip to win since he will be funny and I have a sneaking suspicion he may be able to cook In short it all looks quite promising, until you get down to the bottom of the list….

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