Cooking With The Stars Odds: Jack Leads The Way After Impressive First Episode

Cooking With The Stars has returned for a fifth series - but one celebrity couldn't quite cut it in episode one. 

There are just seven stars remaining on betting sites to battle it out to be Cooking With The Stars champion. 

This year's line-up includes media personality Jack Osbourne - the son of late rock icon Ozzy Osbourne - EastEnders legend Natalie Cassidy and comedian Hugh Dennis.

Former footballer Shaun Wright-Phillips, Love Island star Ekin-Su Culculoglu, interiors expert Kelly Hoppen and radio presenter Jordan North complete the kitchen line-up.

Former TOWIE star Jessica Wright was also on the bill, but she became the first celebrity to be booted out of the kitchen last Sunday night. 

Jess lost out to radio DJ Jordan in a tie-breaker. 

In the first episode, the stars attempted to deliver gourmet dishes on a budget of just £3 per portion. 

Natalie defeated Jordan in a head-to-head, and Jack saw off Jess, sending the winning pair to the top of the market. 

The Wizard

Jack showed he can be a wizard in the kitchen after his debut performance on Cooking With The Stars earned plenty of praise from the top chefs. 

In the series, the celebrities are each paired with an accomplished cook who will mentor and teach them to produce delicious dishes. 

Their creations are then judged by the other professionals.

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For budget week, Jack cooked up a risotto primavera with crispy black pudding croquetas. 

During the episode, Jack admitted he ate a lot of potato waffles during his younger years, and said his famous family, the Osbournes, went through "bouts of having a chef". 

Jack is taking part in the programme because he wants to expand his cooking knowledge, and he's off to a great start as the 11/8 market leader on betting apps.  

Natalie Avoids Chopping Block 

In the other episode one heat, soap star Natalie - best known for playing trumpet-loving Sonia Fowler in the BBC One show - also impressed in the kitchen. 

Natalie was given a complex vegetable thali to cook, but she excelled and could be the early value pick at 6/4. 

She is taking part in the programme because she is keen to be with a chef "all day long", and wants to brush up on her chopping skills. 

She said: "I’d love to get better at chopping. I’m left-handed, so my chopping skills aren’t great.

"So if I could learn some hacks and how to chop things a bit better, that would be lovely."

Natalie is certainly not on the chopping block just yet, and neither is Jordan despite his defeat. 

He saved himself in the cook-off, and is now 5/2 to win the competition. 

Shaun's Tough Debut?  

On Sunday night's second episode, the other four celebrities, Ekin-Su, Hugh, Kelly and Shaun will cook for their loved ones, who will be in the studio. 

Two more stars will face the dreaded cook-off - and another celebrity will depart the series. 

Shaun Wright-Phillips is propping up the outright market at 7/1, and the ex-Manchester City player is the 13/8 favourite to be the next kitchen casualty.

Unlike his playing days dazzling down the wing, the star admitted his weakness in the kitchen is being "too slow".

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At 5/1, Hugh is the least likely of the quartet to be booted out on Sunday night, after hosts Tom Allen and Emma Willis praised him as "spectacular". 

When asked if any of the celebrities surprised them on the show, Tom said: "I think Hugh is very good, better than he lets on."

Emma added: "Yes, Hugh very much plays it down but his food is spectacular."

* Reminder: These are hypothetical odds provided by industry experts.