Hero of the hour

Robin of Sherwood's Michael Praed shows off another string to his bow...

- RICHARD MCCLURE, VICTORIA WILSON

COOKERY Celebrity MasterChef Tue, Wed & Fri, 9pm, BBC1

Michael Praed shot to fame in the 1980s as hero Robin Hood in ITV's Robin of Sherwood. Now, he's swapping his bow and arrow for sizzling pans in the final heat of BBC1's Celebrity MasterChef.

Praed, who won a new legion of fans in 2016 as Emmerdale's scheming Frank Clayton, will be joined by his former co-star Amy Walsh, who plays Frank's daughter Tracy, plus Love Island's Luca Bish, Black Eyed Peas star Apl.de.Ap and Strictly Come Dancing pro-Dianne Buswell as they try to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace.

We asked Praed, 63, if he fancies his chances...

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