A contestant who appeared on Celebrity MasterChef in 2021 has revealed that she "wanted to quit" the cookery show, despite going on to win the series.

The BBC programme features plenty of famous faces competing to be crowned the best chef that season and is fronted by John Torode and Grace Dent, who replaced Gregg Wallace after he stepped down in November. Wallace stepped back from co-presenting duties amid allegations of misconduct, which he denies.

A BBC News investigation revealed that 13 people had accused him of misconduct during filming on MasterChef, including former Newsnight presenter Kirsty Wark, who appeared on Celebrity MasterChef in 2011.

Speaking exclusively to Express Online, Paralympian Kadeena Cox has opened up about her time on the cooking programme and admitted wanting to leave the show whilst filming.

"I think I always say it's my favorite show, although at the time I did want to quit, which is really funny. But I wanted to quit because I was training really hard," Kadeena confessed.

"We were 5 months out from the Paralympics. So, training while trying to learn new recipes and film a TV show, because of COVID, there was no hair and makeup, so I had to do my hair and makeup myself. A lot was going on. But I had a great time."

Kadeena went on to win the 2021 series of Celebrity MasterChef, and later that year, she competed in Cycling and Athletics and bagged two gold medals at the velodrome in the Mixed 750m Team sprint C1-C5 and the 500m time trial C4-C5.

Kadeena has recently teamed up with vitamin and supplement brand Bioglan for their fourth series of In Bioglan Balance. The athletics star aims to create an audio running guide that shares her best advice, motivation, and anecdotes from her time on the track.

Speaking about the campaign, she said, "The audio series that we're doing, it's a three-part series, and I'm joined by another Paralympian, Richard Whitehead, who I've known for donkeys' years, and Doctor Alex George. It's essentially us talking about running, and from a different perspective, Doctor Alex does a lot for mental health.

"It's just being able to encourage people to get out running. It's one of those things that you don't need any equipment for, really. You need a good pair of trainers and can get out running. It just helps with the happy hormones and all the little things, and makes your body feel better."

To listen to the series visit @bioglansupplements Spotify page and to watch snippets of the podcasts, visit @bioglansupplements on Instagram.