Sound familiar? Meet the amateur chefs whose food will be judged by Mary Berry every week on the BBC's new Bake Off rival show Britain's Best Home Cook
- Britain's Best Home Cook starring Mary and Claudia Winkleman will air on May 3
- She will judge 10 contestants' dishes with Chris Bavin and Dan Doherty
- Competitors, who will live in a shared house, have been revealed for first time
- They include a 999 operator, a retired shop keeper and a 29-year-old farmer
Mary Berry will be back on screens judging amateur cooks' food once again next month - but not on the Great British Bake Off.
Instead she will be one of three judges on new BBC series Britain's Best Home Cook, which airs from May 3, where contestants will compete against each other in a format remarkably similar to the famous baking show which moved from the BBC to Channel 4 last year.
This time Mary Berry will be joining produce expert Chris Bavin and chef Dan Doherty, as well as presenter Claudia Winkleman, instead of Paul Hollywood as they judge elevated home cooked dishes.
With a 999 operator, a cancer research technician, a farmer, a Filipino-born cook who never follows recipes and a range of ages from a 27-year-old wine consultant to a 59-year-old retired shop keeper, the first ever contestants are set to be just as diverse as the eager GBBO bakers.
But unlike the Bake Off, they may not be as kindly to each other as these contestants will live together in a shared X Factor-style house for the duration of the show.
Mary Berry is the star judge on Britain's Best Home Cook and she will also be joined by chef Dan Doherty (right) and produce and gardening expert Chis Bavin (left)
Mary Berry will be returning as a cookery competition judge to our screens on May 3
Viewers can expect to see all cuisines represented on the new cooking show, with Welsh, Nigerian, Filipino, Slovakian and classic British heritages represented.
Quirky characters include a grey-haired 29-year-old Slovakian woman known as 'Q' who uses her mother's knife to cook every dish she makes with.
There are two contestants who work in fields related to healthcare, with a children's A&E nurse and an oncology research technician, as well as a civil servant and a police emergency 999 call handler.
The Bake Off has tended to opt for one young and one elderly contestant in the last few years but the age gap between competitors is smaller on Britain's Best Cook, with the youngest being a 27-year-old wine consultant and the oldest being a 59-year-old retired shop keeper.
With 10 contestants, you might expect there to be five girls and five boys but women outnumber the men six to four this series.
So who are they?
MEET THE FIRST EVER BRITAIN'S BEST COOK CONTESTANTS...
Britain's Best Home Cook is due to air at 8pm on May 3 on BBC One.
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