Sunday Night Television Preview: Spotlight on Cooking With The Stars' latest installment, alongside other notable programs
Cooking With the Stars, the popular culinary contest, has returned for its fifth season on ITV1 and ITVX. This time around, eight celebrities are participating, each paired with a professional chef mentor. The star-studded lineup includes Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu from Love Island, Hugh Dennis from Outnumbered, interior designer Kelly Hoppen, and retired pro footballer Shaun Wright-Phillips.
Other celebrities taking part are Natalie Cassidy (actor), Jordan North (radio presenter), Jack Osbourne (media personality), Jessica Wright (reality TV star), and Boxer Conor Benn, Love Island star Adam Collard, and footballer Troy Deeney.
Hosted by Emma Willis and Tom Allen, the series promises to be a thrilling ride as the celebrities face tough cooking challenges and push themselves to their limits. The first episode aired on Sunday, August 3, 2025.
Meanwhile, in the world of crime thrillers, Karen Pirie season 2 is concluding. The series, set on ITV1, follows the investigation of a 1984 kidnap case involving oil heiress Catriona Grant and her son Adam. Tonight's episode features a high-stakes hostage rescue mission, with potential sightings of the suspects taking DCs Jason "Mint" Murray and Isla Stark's hunt to Italy.
In a different vein, Parenthood, a wildlife series on BBC 1, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, showcases the challenges faced by animal parents as they raise their young. This new series features a gorilla whose mother is assessing whether to leave her ageing partner, as well as burrowing owl chicks and other animals. There's high drama as lion cubs and their mother undertake a risky hunt, and a hippo and her calf make a dangerous night-time trek.
Lastly, Mark "Billy" Billingham and his Directing Staff - Foxy, Chris Oliver, and Rudy Reyes are back for a new series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins on C4. However, details about the content of this series were not provided in the given information.
Stay tuned for more exciting episodes of these shows!
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[2] Cooking With The Stars: Meet the celebrities. (2025, August 3). Retrieved from https://www.itv.com/hub/cooking-with-the-stars/2a3823a0007q599d20t31500019
[5] Cooking With The Stars Season 5: Start date, cast, and more. (2025, July 30). Retrieved from https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/cooking-with-the-stars/a41746989/cooking-with-the-stars-season-5-start-date-cast-more/
- Don't miss the premiere of Cooking With The Stars Season 5 on ITV1 and ITVX.
- If you're looking for entertainment, don't forget to catch the new episodes of Cooking With The Stars, which features celebrities like Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, Hugh Dennis, and others.
- Apart from Cooking With The Stars, catch the highly anticipated conclusion of Karen Pirie season 2 on ITV1, a crime thriller series.
- For nature lovers, tune in to the new series of Parenthood on BBC 1, a wildlife series narrated by Sir David Attenborough, exploring the challenges faced by animal parents.
