Ja Rule, Naomi Campbell Sign On For 'Celebrity Cooking'
By Mike Winslow
Date: 3/27/2006 8:50 am
Ja Rule and Naomi Campbell have signed on to star in Sean "Diddy" Combs' new celebrity driven show, Cooking Showdown.
The show pairs well known chefs with various celebrities during a week-long cooking competition.
Cooking Showdown is hosted by Food Network host Sandra Lee and former Growing Pains star Alan Thicke.
The week-long cooking competition also includes master chefs Wolfgang Puck, Cat Cora and Govind Armstrong.
In addition to Ja Rule and Campbell, Tom Arnold, Big Kenny (of Country music group Big and Rich), model/volleyball player Gabrielle Reese, Chelsea Cooley (2005 Miss USA), Tony Gonzales (Kansas City Chiefs) and Ashley Parker Angel (MTV's There and Back).
The first three episodes feature the three chefs tutoring a different celebrity on how to best prepare a three-course meal, while offering cooking tips to viewers.
Judges select one winner from each night. The three finalists then have a timed cook-off on Thursday, with the winner being chosen on Friday by judges and the viewing audience.
Combs, Ben Silverman and David A. Hurwitz are the forces behind Cooking Showdown, which is scheduled to debut on NBC in April.
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