GREG Rutherford has won Celebrity MasterChef after beating reality star Vicky Pattison and former footballer Neil Ruddock to the cooking crown.

The Olympic gold medallist, 33, managed to beat 19 other famous faces throughout the competition to win the top position.

The trio of finalists needed to put together a three-course meal to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace using all the skills they learnt over the process.

The long jumper's menu consisted of a scotch egg on a rosti nest with mayonnaise and asparagus for starter, with a main course of crusted lamb cutlets with hasselback potatoes, baby carrots, savoy cabbage with a garlic and shallot puree and a mushroom puree.

He served a dessert of of shortcrust biscuit topped with dark chocolate cremeux complete with raspberry jelly and Chantilly cream.

Rutherford said as he won: "I used everything I learnt as a sportsperson to dedicate my time and energy into creating the best food I possibly could.

"I'm over the moon that John and Gregg appreciated the effort I made and everybody else that tried my food during this process.

"This is a massive achievement and I look forward to using the skills that I've learnt in the future."

Meanwhile, judge Torode said: "I am amazed he had time to produce the food he did! Greg is a deserved winner.

"He came into this competition knowing food is a fuel and he is walking out in love with food."

Wallace added: "For crying out loud! I knew Greg would be ambitious today but I didn't quite know how ambitious."

Speaking about the difference between MasterChef and Strictly, Greg said: "Strictly, I knew I was never going to be good at.

"I had zero dancing background and, like with everything I do, I really tried so hard, and [my dance partner] Natalie Lowe was incredible, she was so patient with me.

"But with the cooking, I enjoyed it so much more just in general, and it meant that I was able to progress more because I had more of a natural gift for cooking than with dancing."

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