MasterChef Celebridades Semifinal Set for January 13 with High-Stakes Culinary Challenges
MasterChef Celebridades semifinal airs January 13 with contestants facing creative and technical culinary challenges to claim spots in the final.
- • Semifinal airs January 13 at 10:20 PM on Band and Bandplay app.
- • Contestants Dodô, Julianne Trevisol, Maurren Maggi, and Valesca Popozuda compete for two final spots.
- • First challenge involves simplifying classic dishes like tournedos rossini and duck rice.
- • Piñata game offers a master advantage to one contestant.
- • Second challenge requires preparing bife wellington and winning a puzzle contest.
- • Judges Erick Jacquin, Helena Rizzo, and Henrique Fogaça evaluate dishes.
- • Online poll allows viewer support but results depend on judges.
Key details
The much-anticipated semifinal episode of MasterChef Celebridades will air on January 13, 2026, at 10:20 PM on Band and the Bandplay app. The competition features four contestants—Dodô, Julianne Trevisol, Maurren Maggi, and Valesca Popozuda—who are vying for two final spots in the season's grand finale.
The semifinal's first challenge requires the celebrities to reinvent classic gourmet dishes into simpler, more accessible forms without losing their essence. For example, the iconic French tournedos rossini, typically made with foie gras and filet mignon, will be adapted using coxão mole and chicken liver, while duck rice will be transformed into a gourmet chicken dish. Prior to cooking, contestants will take part in a traditional Mexican piñata game that awards one competitor a "master advantage," potentially influencing the competition's outcome.
Those who advance will face the second and even more demanding stage: preparing a bife wellington with its accompanying sides and sauce. A puzzle assembly challenge preceding this test will grant the best performer a significant benefit, securing their position in the final. The judging panel of Erick Jacquin, Helena Rizzo, and Henrique Fogaça will evaluate the contestants' dishes.
Viewers are encouraged to show support for their favorite contestants by participating in an online poll, though the final results rest solely in the judges' hands. This episode marks one of the toughest challenges of the season, spotlighting the contestants' creativity and technical skill as they inch closer to the coveted MasterChef trophy.
This article was synthesized and translated from native language sources to provide English-speaking readers with local perspectives.
