Come Dine With Me South Africa Serves Up Its first-ever Celebrity Series

• 24 famous South Africans take their seats at the table as the hit BBC Lifestyle series returns for its 11th season
• South Africa's favourite dinner party competition is back and this time the guest list is packed with famous faces

Come Dine With Me South Africa returns to BBC Lifestyle (DStv Channel 174) this November for its 11th season with the show's first-ever celebrity series, produced by Rapid Blue.

For the first time, an entire season will be dedicated to some of South Africa's best-known personalities opening up their homes, planning ambitious menus and putting their hosting skills to the test as they compete for bragging rights and R10,000 for charity.

But celebrity status counts for very little around the Come Dine With Me dinner table.

Across six weeks, viewers can expect extravagant themes, culinary triumphs, kitchen catastrophes, creative interpretations of the rules and the kind of unforgettable moments that have made the show one of BBC Lifestyle's biggest hits. Watching it all unfold will be the show's legendary narrator Dave Lamb, whose razor-sharp wit, perfectly timed observations and ruthless takedowns have become as much a part of the experience as the food itself.

The celebrities taking part in Celebrity Come Dine With Me South Africa are:

· Alphi Mkhwanazi – TV presenter

· Brent Lindeque – Good Things Guy founder

· Carol Tshabalala – First Lady of Sport

· Holly Rey – award-winning singer

· Jonathan Roxmouth – musical theatre star

· Karabo Ntshweng – radio presenter

· Karabo Poppy – internationally acclaimed illustrator

· Lasizwe – digital entertainer

· Lethabo ‘LeJoy’ Mathatho – broadcaster

· Linda Mtoba – actress

· Mampho Brescia – actress

· Mojak Lehoko – comedian

· Moshe Ndiki – TV personality

· Moonchild Sanelly – musician

· Nianell – singer-songwriter

· Olwethu Leshabane – entrepreneur and author

· Phylicity Reeken – radio presenter

· Primo Baloyi – digital entertainer

· Tarina Patel – media personality

· Tumisho Masha – actor

· Vanes-Mari du Toit – former Proteas netball star

· Varushka Singh – former Mrs SA

· Yanda Woods – content creator

· Zandi Nhlapo – media personality

Pierre Cloete, Vice President for Africa at BBC Studios, said: "Come Dine With Me South Africa remains one of BBC Lifestyle's most-loved local productions and this season promises to be our biggest yet.

“This celebrity series brings together an incredible mix of South African personalities and places them in a situation they can't completely control. Audiences will see them at their funniest, most competitive and, in some cases, most chaotic. It's packed with laughs, surprises and more than a few moments people will be talking about long after the credits roll."

Ryan Deacon, Executive Producer for Rapid Blue, added: "We are incredibly proud to be producing the 11th season of Come Dine with Me South Africa for BBC Lifestyle.

“With three celebrity guests arriving at each dinner party, the pressure is higher than ever, and our celebrity hosts quickly discover that creating the perfect evening is no easy feat. There was some creative rule-bending, a few attempts to gain an advantage, some spectacular hosting and the occasional disaster. In other words, all the ingredients that make Come Dine With Me such brilliant television.”

With reputations, pride and dinner-party bragging rights all on the line, viewers can expect the humour, awkwardness, competition and unpredictability that have made Come Dine With Me South Africa a fan favourite for more than a decade.

So who will impress?

Who will bend the rules?

And who will find themselves thoroughly roasted by Dave Lamb's commentary?

Celebrity Come Dine With Me South Africa premieres on BBC Lifestyle (DStv Channel 174) from 18 November 2026.

Celebrity Come Dine With Me South Africa is proudly sponsored by World of Sports Betting and in association with Sunlight.

Source: Briefly News