Meet the Cast of Ready Steady Cook

"Ready Steady Cook" is a culinary competition show that has captured the hearts of food enthusiasts and casual viewers alike with its dynamic blend of cooking flair and time-pressured excitement. The premise is simple yet utterly compelling: skilled chefs are pitted against each other in a race against the clock to craft exquisite dishes in just 20 minutes. This fast-paced format not only tests the chefs' culinary prowess but also their creativity and ability to think on their feet, as they must quickly devise a menu from a bag of mystery ingredients. The show's vibrant energy is palpable as the chefs dash around the kitchen, wielding knives and whisking up sauces with a finesse that belies the intense pressure they're under. Audiences are treated to a visual feast as the competitors transform their ingredients into gastronomic delights, often introducing viewers to innovative cooking techniques and flavor combinations along the way.

What sets "Ready Steady Cook" apart is its celebration of diversity in cuisine. The mystery bags often contain a mix of staples and exotic elements, challenging the chefs to step out of their comfort zones and experiment with global flavors. This not only broadens the culinary horizons of the participants but also serves as an educational journey for viewers, who get to discover new ingredients and recipes from around the world. The show's atmosphere is one of friendly competition, with the chefs encouraging and teasing each other in equal measure, all while maintaining a professional drive to impress the judges and win the approval of the audience. The camaraderie and sportsmanship on display add a warm, human touch to the program, making it more than just a cooking show – it's a celebration of the joy of cooking and the shared experiences it can bring.

The appeal of "Ready Steady Cook" lies not only in its entertaining format but also in its ability to inspire home cooks. Watching the chefs expertly navigate the chaos of a timed culinary challenge can't help but spark a sense of adventure in viewers, who might be inspired to try their hand at recreating the dishes or to improvise their own meals with whatever they have in their pantries. The show's accessibility is a testament to its enduring charm; it demonstrates that with a bit of creativity and a lot of passion, anyone can cook up something special, regardless of the time constraints or ingredients at hand. Whether you're a seasoned cook or a novice in the kitchen, "Ready Steady Cook" offers a thrilling and motivational glimpse into the world of high-stakes cooking, proving that great meals can be made, even when the clock is ticking.

Main Cast of Ready Steady Cook

Ainsley Harriott

as Self - Host/Chef (1899 episodes)

Secondary Cast of Ready Steady Cook

Fern Britton

as Self - Guest (1 episode) , Self - Host (706 episodes)

Nell McAndrew

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Jon Tickle

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Phil Tickle

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Antony Worrall Thompson

as Self - Cook (7 episodes) , Self - Chef (59 episodes)

Rob Abernathy

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

James Martin

as Self - Cook (4 episodes) , Self - Chef (77 episodes)

Mike Noel-Smith

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Ross Burden

as Self - Cook (5 episodes) , Self - Chef (59 episodes)

Joanna Hall

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

James Tanner

as Self - Cook (6 episodes) , Self - Chef (92 episodes)

Nick Nairn

as Self - Cook (6 episodes) , Self - Chef (101 episodes)

Eric Way

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Paul Rankin

as Self - Cook (6 episodes) , Self - Chef (95 episodes)

Liz Brewer

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Tony Tobin

as Self - Cook (5 episodes) , Self - Chef (93 episodes)

Pat Sharp

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Lesley Waters

as Self - Cook (5 episodes) , Self - Chef (94 episodes)

Dougie Donnelly

as Self - Contestant (2 episodes)

Brian Turner

as Self - Cook (7 episodes) , Self - Chef (70 episodes)

Hazel Irvine

as Self - Contestant (3 episodes)

Kevin Woodford

as Self - Chef (16 episodes)

Phil Vickery

as Self - Cook (3 episodes) , Self - Chef (77 episodes)

Katharine Merry

as Self - Contestant (2 episodes)

Fearne Cotton

as Self - Contestant (2 episodes)

Simon Grant

as Self - Contestant (2 episodes)

Sue Jameson

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Anne Reid

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Anne Reid, MBE is an English stage, film and television actress, known for her roles as Valerie Barlow in the soap op...

Catalina Guirado

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Michael Onslow

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Alex Lovell

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Claudia Winkleman

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Patrick O'Connell

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Kathryn Swain

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Mette Kanne

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Emma Sullivan

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Matt Young

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Gino D'Acampo

as Self - Chef (52 episodes)

Rosemary Leonard

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Catherine Hood

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Lome Spicer

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Gordon Whistance

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Joanne Harris

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Fran Wardejoin

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Brian Turner

as Self - Chef (14 episodes)

Danny Crates

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Jonathan Pollock

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Janet Ellis

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Alistair Appleton

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Paul Hayes

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Penny Mallory

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Graham Bell

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

John Downes

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Charlotte Hey

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Joice Maduaka

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Dan Bryan

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Shell Jubin

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Chas Hodges

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Dave Peacock

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Bonnie Hobbis

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Toby Hobbis

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Esther Rantzen

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Caprice Bourret

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Danielle Nay

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Johnny Roxborough

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Jonathan Coleman

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Harriet Scott

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Ant Scott-Lee

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Chris Nicholson

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Tariq Knight

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Aled Jones

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Gareth Hale

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Nicola Duffett

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Jane Clarke

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Matt Roberts

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Sally Kettle

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Sarah Kettle

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Richard Dunwoody

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

John Amaechi

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Chris Gower

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Fiona Shoop

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Charley Boorman

as Self - Contestant (2 episodes)

Simon Yates

as Self - Contestant (2 episodes)

Aly Bain

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Phil Cunningham

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Karen Mooney

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Georgina Hulme

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Kim Woodburn

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Aggie MacKenzie

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Paul Burrell

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Sophie Anderton

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Richard Park

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Jonathan Shalit

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Clare Balding

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Laura Michelle Kelly

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Gavin Lee

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Lisa l'Anson

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Kate Lawler

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Ian Botham

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Ben Thapa

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Jon Ansell

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Errol Douglas

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Iwan Thomas

as Self - Guest (1 episode) , Self - Contestant (2 episodes)

Adam Shaw

as Self - Contestant (2 episodes)

Adrian Chiles

as Self - Contestant (2 episodes)

Simon Cowell

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Sara Cowen

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Helen Reeves

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Georgina Harland

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Alice Beer

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Kevin Allan

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Louise Lear

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Rona Cant

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Andy Dare

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Ed Baines

as Self - Chef (6 episodes)

Diane Keen

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Matt Allwright

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Graham Cole

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Anna Acton

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Jean Broke-Smith

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Tim Hadcock-Mackay

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Ricky Hatton

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Phil Taylor

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Steve Truglia

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Nina Armstrong

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Nina Armstrong was born on January 1, 1980 and is currently 44 years old.

Shaun Murphy

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

John Higgins

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Alan Nash

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Captain Beany

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Tim FitzHigham

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Sean Shannon

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Gavin Dare

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Steve Bugdale

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Katherine Jenkins

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Sue Carroll

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Charles Collingwood

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Judy Bennett

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Pauline Exon

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Jackie Dalton

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Andy Parks

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Rachel Seed

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Clint Jordan

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Leon Jordan

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Rupert Adams

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Sue Barker

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Tamara Beckwith

as Self - Contestant (1 episode) , Self - Guest (1 episode)

Andi Peters

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Nanette Newman

as Self - Guest (1 episode) , Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Emma Forbes

as Self - Guest (1 episode) , Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Sue Hodge

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Jonathan Cainer

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Allan Conway

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Avril Jenson

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Michael van Straten

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Stephen Williams

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Ade Adepitan

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Amar Latif

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Marc O'Shea

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Derek Acorah

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Colin Fry

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Paul Martin

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Catherine Gee

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Charlotte Avery

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Redd Pepper

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

John Kerr

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Sinead Kerr

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

David Myers

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Simon King

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Jay Hunt

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Martin Lewis

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Angela Baker

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Sarah Gentry

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Phil Vowels

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Rebekah Gibbs

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Georgina Bouzova

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Carol Thatcher

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Antony Costa

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

David Tennant

as Self - Contestant (2 episodes)

David John Tennant is a Scottish actor known for his roles in Doctor Who, Casanova, Hamlet, Harry Potter and the Gobl...

Konnie Huq

as Self - Contestant (1 episode) , Self - Guest (1 episode)

Konnie Huq (Born Kanak Asha Huq or কনক হক) was born in London, England to Muslim Bangladeshi parents. She got her fir...

Alexander McDonald

as Self - Contestant (2 episodes)

Simon Woodroffe

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Saira Khan

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Prudence Staite

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Nicholas Parsons

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Lisa Scott-Lee

as Self - Contestant (1 episode) , Self - Guest (1 episode)

Marian Keyes

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Martha Kearney

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Jenni Murray

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Julian Bliss

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Martin Holstead

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Holly Quin-Ankrah

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Jack McMullen

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Charlotte Hollins

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Ben Hollins

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Oliver Taylor

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Claire Jobanputra

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Mark Staunton

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Lizzie Edwards

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Sarah Cawood

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Glyn Wise

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Jennie Corner

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Rachel Smith

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Lin Griesel

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Lucy Benjamin

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Matt Stevens

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Rani Price

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Michael Absalom

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

James West

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Jimmy Buchanan

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Drew McAndrew

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Jane Moore

as Self - Contestant (1 episode) , Self - Guest (1 episode)

Tom Lyon

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Deborah Meaden

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Richard Farleigh

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Bobby Davro

as Self - Guest (1 episode) , Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Sam Nixon

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Mark Rhodes

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Nick Pickard

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

John Pickard

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Johnny Savoir

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Wayne Elise

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Daisy Chute

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Laura Wright

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Rachel Fabri

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Melanie Nakhla

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Charlotte Ritchie

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Judith Keppel

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

CJ de Mooi

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Grace Adams-Short

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Tommy Cannon

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Bobby Ball

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Ellie Crisell

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Lizo Mzimba

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

James Rylands

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Sophie Hancock

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Michael McGrath

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Alex Mackay

as Self - Guest Chef (1 episode) , Self - Chef (6 episodes)

Pen Hadow

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Dionne Da Costa

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Martin Coxall

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Sarah Webb

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Garrey Dawson

as Self - Guest Chef (1 episode) , Self - Chef (7 episodes)

Nick Rogers

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Marcus Whitney

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Beverley Pooley

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Allan Lamb

as Self - Guest (1 episode) , Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Debbie McGee

as Self - Contestant (1 episode) , Self - Guest (1 episode)

David Vitty

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Kristian Digby

as Self - Guest (1 episode) , Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Dominic Byrne

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Tiff Needell

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Vicki Butler-Henderson

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Natasha Hamilton

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Denise Lewis

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Dominic Littlewood

as Self - Guest (1 episode) , Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Jenni Trent Hughes

as Self - Contestant (1 episode) , Self - Guest (1 episode)

Duncan James

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Toby Anstis

as Self - Guest (1 episode) , Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Jermain Defoe

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Beth Tweddle

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)

Chris Collins

as Self - Contestant (1 episode)