Celebrity Head Chef
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox television
| image = HEADCHEF Celeb.jpg
| producer = Sideline Productions
| runtime = 60 minutes
| starring = Conrad Gallagher
Wagner Carrilho
Mary Burke
Michael Hayes
Geraldine O'Callaghan
Kohlin Harris
Adele King
| country = Ireland
| network = TV3
| first_aired = {{start date|df=yes|2011|7|25}}
| last_aired = {{end date|df=yes|2011|7|29}}
| num_episodes = 5
| related = Head Chef
(2011–present)
Junior Head Chef
}}
Celebrity Head Chef is the second series of TV3's cookery series, Head Chef. The series features Conrad Gallagher, the youngest chef ever to win a Michelin Star{{cite web|url=http://www.donegaldaily.com/2011/02/01/conrad-gallagher-to-front-tv3s-search-for-new-head-chef/ |title=CONRAD GALLAGHER TO FRONT TV3'S SEARCH FOR NEW HEAD CHEF |publisher=Donegal Daily |date=1 February 2011 |accessdate=12 November 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tv3.ie/shows.php?request%3Dheadchef |title=Head Chef - TV3 |accessdate=2011-06-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204045805/http://www.tv3.ie/shows.php?request=headchef |archivedate= 4 February 2011 }} and stars Wagner Fiuza-Carrilho from The X Factor; Mary Burke, the mammy from Crystal Swing; Adele King (Twink); Geraldine from The Apprentice; Michael Hayes, the presenter from How Low Can You Go?; and former model Kohlin Harris.{{cite web|url=http://www.donegaldaily.com/2011/06/28/wagner-twink-and-the-mum-from-crystal-swing-on-conrads-celeb-chef-menu/ |title=Wagner, Twink and the Mum From Crystal Swing on Conrad'S Celeb Chef Menu |publisher=Donegal Daily |date=28 June 2011 |accessdate=12 November 2011}}{{cite web|author=Horoscopes |url=http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/around-town/twink-mary-and-wagner-line-up-for-tv-battle-of-the-chefs-2802738.html |title=Twink, Mary and Wagner line up for TV battle of the chefs – Around Town, Entertainment |publisher=Herald.ie |accessdate=12 November 2011}}{{cite news |url=http://searchtopics.independent.ie/article/0fMf8Vm69x6rd?q=TV3 |title=Twink, Mary and Wagner line up for TV battle of the chefs |publisher=Searchtopics.independent.ie |date=18 November 2010 |accessdate=12 November 2011 |archive-date=27 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327170926/http://searchtopics.independent.ie/article/0fMf8Vm69x6rd?q=TV3 |url-status=dead }}
Contestants
As there are no eliminations in the show, the series will begin and end with 6 contestants. At the conclusion of the final episode, Conrad will choose the winner.
= Wagner Carrilho =
Wagner Carrilho was an X Factor contestant known for his charismatic performances and his unique personality.{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/tv/850900-chloe-mafia-had-sex-with-wagner-after-x-factor-final |title=Chloe Mafia 'had sex with Wagner Carrilho after X Factor final show' |publisher=Metro.co.uk |accessdate=12 November 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/showbiz-news/2010/10/28/wagner-carrilho-a-colourful-x-factor-carnival/ |title=Wagner Carrilho – a colourful X Factor carnival « Express & Star |publisher=Expressandstar.com |accessdate=12 November 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2010/10/16/x-factor-star-wagner-carrilho-dubbed-eccentric-loner-97319-27484258/ |title=X Factor star Wagner Carrilho dubbed 'eccentric loner' – Top Stories – News |work=Birmingham Mail |accessdate=12 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002000105/http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2010/10/16/x-factor-star-wagner-carrilho-dubbed-eccentric-loner-97319-27484258/ |archivedate=2 October 2012 |date=16 October 2010 }} After being rejected in the audition round, Wagner was called back into the competition as Louis Walsh's Wild card. He was eliminated in the eighth week of X Factor after performing in the final showdown with Irish singer Mary Byrne.{{cite web|url=http://xfactor.itv.com/2010/finalists/profile/wagner_carrilho_tag_1676.htm |accessdate=14 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012230655/http://xfactor.itv.com/2010/finalists/profile/wagner_carrilho_tag_1676.htm |archivedate=12 October 2010 |title=The X Factor }}
= Mary Burke =
Mary Burke is the mother and keyboardist of the popular family singing group, Crystal Swing.{{cite web|url=http://www.crystalswing.com/ |title=Welcome |publisher=Crystal Swing |accessdate=12 November 2011}} The group has appeared on The Late Late on RTÉ and The Ellen DeGeneres Show in America.{{cite web |url=http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2010/04/crystal_swing_finally_makes_it_vod-0412.php |title=Video of the Day: Crystal Swing Finally Makes It! – The Ellen DeGeneres Show |publisher=Ellen.warnerbros.com |accessdate=12 November 2011 |archive-date=15 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015063505/http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2010/04/crystal_swing_finally_makes_it_vod-0412.php |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/content/crystal-swing-the-late-late-show-rte |title=Crystal Swing on The Late Late Show (RTÉ)... |publisher=Word Magazine |accessdate=12 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113033735/http://wordmagazine.co.uk/content/crystal-swing-the-late-late-show-rte |archivedate=13 November 2011 }}
= Michael Hayes =
Michael Hayes was the presenter from How Low Can You Go? on RTÉ Two.{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/howlowcanyougo/presenters.html |title=RTÉ Television – How Low Can You Go? |publisher=Rte.ie |accessdate=12 November 2011}} He is also the presenter of Animal A & E on TV3.{{cite web|url=http://www.tv3.ie/shows.php?request%3Danimalae |title=Animal A&E; - TV3 |accessdate=2011-07-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723081409/http://www.tv3.ie/shows.php?request=animalae |archivedate=23 July 2011 }}
= Geraldine O'Callaghan =
Geraldine O’Callaghan was a semi-finalist on The Apprentice on TV3.She was eliminated in the 12th week of the Apprentice competition.{{cite web|url=http://apprenticeunseen.ie/candidates/geraldine-ocallaghan/ |title=Meteor Apprentice Unseen » Geraldine O'Callaghan |accessdate=2011-07-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310124421/http://apprenticeunseen.ie/candidates/geraldine-ocallaghan/ |archivedate=10 March 2011 }}
= Kohlin Harris =
Kohlin Harris was Ireland's first male supermodel, modelling for Calvin Klein and Versace who was scouted in Dublin aged 16.{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/fashion/for-six-years-i-was-called-mr-blobby-1965077.html |title='For six years I was called mr blobby' – Fashion, Independent Woman |work=The Irish Independent |accessdate=12 November 2011}}{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_19970427/ai_n14462938/ |title=They called me 'HARRY THE HIPPO'|work=Sunday Mirror |date=27 April 1997 |accessdate=12 November 2011 }} {{Dead link|date=January 2012|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}{{Cite web | url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-61119471 |title = They Called Me 'HARRY THE HIPPO' SCHOOLBOY KOHLIN HARRIS WEIGHED 20 STONE AT THE AGE OF 14. THEN HE LOST NINE STONES IN FIVE MONTHS. TODAY HE TELLS JIM GALLAGHER HOW HE BECAME a TEENAGE SUPERMODEL EARNING MORE THAN Pounds 100,000 a YEAR; WHEN I LOST WEIGHT GIRLS BEGAN LOOKING AT ME. BEFORE, I HAD NEVER DREAMT OF ASKING ANYONE OUT - THEY WOULD HAVE LAUGHED AT ME" by Gallagher, Jim - Sunday Mirror (London, England), April 27, 1997 }}{{dead link|date=July 2021}}
= Adele King =
Adele King is an entertainer better known as Twink formerly of a group called Maxi, Dick and Twink.{{cite web |url=http://www.irishshowbands.net/bgmaxidt.htm |title=Irish '60s Bands & Groups – Maxi, Dick & Twink |publisher=Irishshowbands.net |accessdate=12 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928012102/http://www.irishshowbands.net/bgmaxidt.htm |archive-date=28 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.irish-showbands.com/images/liamo/maxidicktwink-lrx.htm |title=Maxi, Dick and Twink |publisher=Irish-showbands.com |accessdate=12 November 2011}} She has also been described as Ireland's panto queen.{{cite news| url=http://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/property-mortgages/your-money-home-truths-2074909.html | work=Irish Independent | title=Your Money: Home truths | date=23 February 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.showbiz.ie/news/august10/26-twink-v-linda--the-showdown.shtml |title=ShowBiz Ireland – Twink V Linda: The Showdown |publisher=Showbiz.ie |accessdate=12 November 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://waffler.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/twink-stars-in-class-act-gate/ |title=Twink stars in Class Act-gate « Waffler | A sideways view of Ireland and the World |publisher=Waffler.wordpress.com |accessdate=12 November 2011|date=25 September 2007 }} She is also respected in the sugar craft world.{{cite web|url=http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-11947856/ICING-ON-TWINK-S-CAKE.html |title=ICING ON TWINK'S CAKE; Zip up your rolling pins! Adele King has washed that man right out of her kitchen and now she's back with a bigger bang than ever.And you sense nothing less than cake-baking domination will do... | Goliath Business News |publisher=Goliath.ecnext.com |date=26 December 2009 |accessdate=12 November 2011}}
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