Channel 4 announces return of legendary daytime TV series 20 years on from first ever episode in huge win for fans

Daily Mail​

17 hours ago

Channel 4 has announced the return of a legendary daytime series with a major twist as it celebrates 20 years on air.
The broadcaster has ordered a flurry of brand new Come Dine With Me episodes as it cements the show's future in the schedule.
A whopping 25 episodes episode have been ordered, with each running for 30-minutes in duration, with witty narrator Dave Lamb also set to return.
Meanwhile, in addition to the regular series returning, bosses have also revealed a special spin-off of the format is on the way.
For the first time ever, an adolescence version of the show will hit screens with a group of young cooking enthusiasts.
Just like the regular version, each contestant will host the rest of the hopefuls at their home, cooking them a multi-course meal in a bid to win the prize money.
Come Dine With Me Teens will air across a week on E4 later this year, with five episodes set to be filmed in Manchester.
Channel 4 teased: 'Come Dine With Me Teens will, for the first time in CDWM history, see five teenagers try their hand at cooking up a menu and hosting their own dinner parties over five nights.
'The 16–19-year-old competitors will score each of their competing hosts with a mark out of 10 and the overall winner will scoop a £1,000 prize.'
Applications for both editions of the show are now open, with legal guardians of the wannabe teen contestants only allowed to complete their submissions.
Come Dine With Me already airs a professional spin-off show, which first launched in 2022.
Meanwhile, a dad who became known as the 'whisk man' after going viral from a Come Dine With Me appearance is recognised all over the world but has also been physically assaulted because of the notoriety.
Wedding DJ Kev Riley became a meme when his dinner party trick on the Channel 4 show became an internet sensation in 2013.
The 44-year-old self-confessed cooking novice has since been recognised by foreign waiters abroad, was plastered on a flag during a Coldplay Glastonbury performance and is also stopped in the street daily.
Come Dine With Me Teens will air across a week on E4 later this year, with five episodes set to be filmed in Manchester as applications open
Previously speaking to the Daily Mail, Kev said: 'It's just been incredible. It still is, even after all of these years I am getting fame for it. It doesn't go away. It keeps going viral.'
He added: 'It is quite mad really. I am recognised everywhere I go. I can't just mind my own business. Social media and Tiktok in particular has made it incredible.
'It is like being a full-time celebrity. It was filmed in 2012 and broadcast the year after and I'd say there's been more fame in the last year or so because of TikTok.'
However, despite his fame, Kev revealed he was the victim of an assault when he was punched by a man while out with his wife.
He said: 'I was having a nice night out with my wife in Burnley a while ago.
'This bloke came up to me and asked if I was the bloke from Come Dine With Me and the whisk.
'I said yes and he just punched me in the face. It was awful really. I was with my wife and we were just having a nice evening.
'It's a real shame. I also ignore a lot of comments on social media. It was a laugh and some people have taken it in different ways.'