MASTERCHEF continues with the five of the remaining chefs touching down at the home of rugby union.
The ten contestants left in the competition have been split into two groups of five.
And tonight the first group will lay on a three-course menu for Will Carling and his guests at Twickenham, England rugby union’s headquarters.
Rising Red Rose star Ellis Genge, England’s women’s skipper Sarah Hunter, England women’s fullback Emily Scarratt, England Sevens’ captain Tom Mitchell and Twickenham’s head of catering Thomas Rhodes will join Carling.
Here is the lowdown on Carling…
Who is Will Carling?
He was privately educated at Terra Nova School in Cheshire before moving to Sedbergh House on an army scholarship.
He then graduated the University of Durham with a degree in psychology before joining the army.
Carling quit a the army at 21 to focus on playing rugby and turned out for Rosslyn Park in London before playing for Harlequins, when the sport was still amateur.
He went on to captain the England rugby union team, playing as a centre.
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Who is he dating, and is he married?
Carling, 51, is married to Lisa, his second wife.
He is divorced from TV presenter Julia Carling.
While married to Julia he was romantically linked to Diana, the Princess of Wales, but always denied such a relationship.
He has one son with former partner Ali Cockayne and two children with Lisa.
How many England caps did he win, and when did he retire?
He became his country’s youngest-ever captain at 22 years old and won 72 caps over a nine-year international career.
He led England to the World Cup final in 1991, but suffered a 12-6 defeat to Australia in a tense affair at Twickenham.
He lost the captaincy in the lead up to the 1995 World Cup after describing the Rugby Football Union at “57 old farts”, but did play in a tournament in which England finished fourth.
Carling won the old Five Nations tournament four times, three of which were Grand Slams in which England beat all four opponents – France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Since retiring from the game in January 1998, aged 32, he has worked as TV pundit and as a motivational speaker.
He has worked for SunSport as a columnist.
What is his net worth?
Carling is a millionaire who was charging £7,500 a day for management consultancy work while still a player in 1995.
He sold a home in Hampshire for £1.75million in 2013.
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