Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: Heroes Vs. Villainspremieres on Sunday, July 05, 2025, and features ten culinary-challenged celebrity recruits who’ve appeared on reality TV shows.Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: Heroes Vs. Villainsis the 8th celebrity edition of the show, in which famous people who don’t know how to cook learn to be culinary superstars by participating in boot camp.Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: Heroes Vs. Villainsfeatures returning mentor Chef Jeff Mauro, who won season 26 (a non-celebrity season), and first-time mentor Chef Antonia Lofaso. This is the first time that Chef Anne Burrell won’t be a mentor since the show premiered in 2010.
According to aWarner Bros. Discoverypress release, duringWorst Cooks in AmericaCelebrity Edition: Heroes Vs. Villains, Carson Kressley will give Jeff and Antonia their own challenge in order to determine who will lead Team Hero and who will lead Team Villain. The show will conclude on Sunday, July 30, 2025. In the finale, the two most-improved recruits will cook a three-course restaurant-quality meal for the judges: Gino D’Acampo, Judy Joo and Kelsey Barnard Clark. They will do a blind tasting, and thenaward $25,000 to the charity of the winning celebrity. Here’s who’s competing onWorst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: Heroes Vs. Villains.
Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition Hero
One of theWorst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: Heroes Vs. Villainsheroes is Skid Row lead singer Sebastian Bach.Sebastian is no stranger to reality TVas he’s competed inCelebrity Rap Superstar,in which he placed 3rd;Gone Countryseason 2, which he won;Celebrity Fit Clubseason 7, which he won with his team,Sing Your Face Off, in which he placed 5th; andThe Masked Singerseason 10, in whichhe competed as Tiki.
Cheryl Burke - Former Dancing with the Stars Professional Dancer
AnotherWorst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: Heroes Vs. Villainshero is Cheryl Burke, who is a formerDancing With The Starsprofessional dancer.She won seasons 2 and 3 with her celebrity partners, Drew Lachey and Emmitt Smith.
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Cheryl also came in second onI Can Do That, and replaced Abby Lee Miller onDance Momsin 2017. In addition, she’s the host of two podcasts,Sex, Lies, and Spray TansandBurke in the Game.
Frankie Grande - Big Brother Contestant
Dancer, singer, and actor Frankie Grande is another hero onWorst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: Heroes Vs. Villains.He placed 5th onBig Brother 16and 6th onCelebrity Big Brother 18 UK.Frankie also placed 3rd onBig Brother Reindeer Games.DuringBig Brother 16, Frankie created one of the most legendary moments inBig Brotherhistory when he single-handedly and triumphantly won the Battle of the Block competition that his partner, Caleb Reynolds, tried to throw to evict him.
Adam Rippon - Olympic Figure Skater
Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: Heroes Vs. Villainsalso features Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon as one of its heroes. Adam is a seasoned reality competition show star, having won two shows.He wonDancing With The Starsseason 26with his professional dance partner, Jenna Johnson.Adam was also the winner ofStars on Mars.
Trinity the Tuck - RuPaul’s Drag Race
RuPaul’s Drag Racestar Trinity the Tuckis anotherWorst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: Heroes Vs. Villainshero. She tied for 3rd place inRuPaul’s Drag Raceseason 9 andwonRuPaul’s Drag Race All Starsseason 4. She also placed 3rd inRuPaul’s All Starsseason 7. Trinity is also a recording artist, and wonCelebrity Karaoke Club Drag Edition.
Wes Bergmann - The Challenge
Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition Villain
Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: Heroes Vs. Villainscontestant Wes Bergmann is the ultimate reality TV show villain. He got his start onThe Real World: Austinin 2005.He retired fromThe Challengeafter winning three times in 14 seasons. His final appearance was inThe Challenge: USAseason 2 in 2023. Wes was also a contestant onHouse of Villainsseason 2.
Bartise Bowden - Love Is Blind, Perfect Match
Another one of theWorst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: Heroes Vs. Villainsbad guys is Bartise Bowden. He’s appeared on the reality dating seriesLove Is BlindandPerfect Match.
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Bartise was a villain inLove Is Blindwhen he proposed to Nancy Rodriguez, but left her at the altar.He even identified himself as the villain of the show.
Corinne Olympios - The Bachelor
Corinne Olympios was the villain on Nick Viall’sBachelorseason, and she’s reprising that role onWorst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: Heroes Vs. Villains.She dominated Nick’s attention, much to the ire of her fellow contestants. Corinne also appeared inBachelor in Paradiseseason 4, during which production was shut down when a third party alleged that an encounter between her and DeMario Jackson couldn’t have been consensual because Corinne was too impaired to consent. However, an investigation later proved that no misconduct had occurred.
Tiffany “New York” Pollard - Flavor of Love, I Love New York
Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: Heroes Vs. VillainscontestantTiffany “New York” Pollardfirst rose to fame as a contestant on the reality dating series,Flavor of Love, during which she was the runner-up in seasons 1 and 2.She then starred in her own series,I Love New York, during which she searched for true love. Tiffany placed 4th onCelebrity Big Brother UK 17and placed 9th onHouse of Villainsseason 1, and was also a contestant in season 2 of the series.
Rachel Reilly - Big Brother, Amazing Race
Rachel Reilly is anotherWorst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: Heroes Vs. Villainsvillain. She’s a reality TV legend, who placed 9th inBig Brother 12andwonBig Brother 13.
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In addition, Rachel placed 3rd onThe Amazing Race 20andThe Amazing Race 24 (All-Stars), and placed 7th onThe Amazing Race 31.Rachel also wonCelebrity Fear Factorand was the co-winner ofSnake in the Grass.In addition, she placed 8th inThe Traitorsseason 1. Rachel met her husband, Brendon Villegas, during their firstBig Brotherappearance.
Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: Heroes Vs. Villainsis certain to be a wild ride. It’s going to be so much fun to see these celebrity recruits completely outside of their comfort zones as they learn how to become masters of cooking in the kitchen in boot camp. Jeff and Antonia will be fantastic mentors, and it’s going to be so much fun to see Antonia take on the role for the first time.Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: Heroes Vs. Villainsis sure to be a big hit for Food Network.
Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: Heroes Vs. Villainspremieres on Sunday, June 02, 2025, at 8 p.m. EST on Food Network.
Worst Cooks In America
Cast
Worst Cooks in America is a reality television series that follows contestants with limited culinary skills as they undergo an eight-week boot camp. They compete for a $25,000 prize by learning essential cooking techniques, culminating in preparing a three-course meal for food critics.
