I can’t believe we’re already at the Celebrity MasterChef 2025 finale tonight. BBC One, 9pm — blocked on my calendar like it’s a national holiday. And honestly? I’m low-key rooting for Jamie Lomas. I didn’t expect it at the start of the season, but the man has been on a weirdly impressive roll.

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That semi-final last night? The sweet pastries? The judges basically melted on the spot. He even jumped straight to the finale after being named Cook of the Day, which was wild considering how chaotic the double elimination was. Poor Chris Hughes and Antony Costa… that medieval banquet really did them dirty.

But anyway — we’ve got a pretty stacked final: Alfie Boe, Dawn O’Porter, Alun Wyn Jones, Ginger Johnson, and of course, Jamie.

It honestly could go any direction. Still, a small part of me thinks Jamie might pull a sneaky win. The man has survived soap murders, jungle bugs, and now Greg Wallace staring down at his plates. Give him the trophy already.

The Early Days — The Roles Everyone Forgot About

Jamie didn’t magically appear as the chaos machine that is Warren Fox. Before all that, he did a bunch of roles you probably half-remember, the type you only realize were him after someone on Reddit points it out.

He bounced around shows like Coronation Street (blink and you missed him), and then Dream Team, where he basically warmed up for a lifetime of dramatic storylines. He also popped into Heartbeat and Casualty — because every British actor seems contractually required to spend at least two episodes in an ER or a tiny village with suspiciously high crime rates.

They weren’t glamorous roles, but they gave him that gritty edge he built his whole reputation on. The kind of stuff that makes him calm in a MasterChef kitchen while everyone else is sweating over their lamb sauce.

Hollyoaks — A Villain for the Ages

Now this is the era most people know: Warren Fox. The menace. The chaos. The man who has survived more “deaths” than the average superhero.

He joined Hollyoaks in 2006 and basically refused to leave forever. If there was a cliff, he drove off it. If there was an explosion, he was standing in it. If someone plotted revenge, it was probably him. Yet fans still love him — which is honestly the funniest part. Jamie once said even he doesn’t know why viewers root for Warren, but they do.

He officially left again in 2024, but Hollyoaks being Hollyoaks, he couldn’t resist a dramatic cameo for the 30th anniversary. And of course, fans on X acted like the Second Coming had arrived.

A Quick Pit Stop in EastEnders

People forget this one: Jamie actually went to EastEnders in 2013. He played Jake Stone, a totally different vibe — messy, vulnerable, quiet-falling-apart energy. It wasn’t a huge run, but it showed he wasn’t just the “evil guy with a threatening stare.”

He also played a chef in that storyline which, in hindsight, feels like the universe planting a clue for MasterChef.

Reality TV Jamie — The Most Unexpected Era

Then came I’m A Celebrity in 2017, where he proved he could actually be… nice? Relatable? Fun? Not trying to kill anyone? It was refreshing and honestly made a lot of people warm up to him.

Fast-forward to Celebrity MasterChef 2025, and he enters like it’s no big deal — apparently because his partner Jess insisted he’d be good at it. And she was right. From random culinary disasters to the judges giving him serious praise in the semis, he’s kind of become the season’s surprise frontrunner.

So… Can He Win Tonight?

Here’s the thing: Jamie’s entire career is built on comebacks, chaos, and proving people wrong. He’s the underdog you didn’t think you’d support, yet here we are.

Maybe he wins. Maybe someone else pulls off a miracle dish. Either way, it’s been fun watching him transform from TV villain to legit contender.

Catch the finale tonight, and yes — I’m still rooting for the soap star with nine lives and surprisingly decent pastry skills.