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00:00Pen!
00:00Weird waiters!
00:02Easy.
00:03All right, darling.
00:04Calm down.
00:05I was like, I don't know how to deal with this situation.
00:08And shared secrets.
00:09And then he went to me.
00:11Babe, smell it.
00:13I thought it was really weird that, like, Bex was talking about that.
00:17How embarrassing is that?
00:18In a festive battle for a £1,000 charity prize.
00:21Show me the money!
00:50It's day three of our celebrity food fight,
00:52and star of stage and screen Jennifer Ellison's turn
00:55to try and outshine her rivals.
00:57That's not them, by the way.
01:00I want the guests to almost feel like they're coming
01:03to a really nice restaurant, going out for the evening,
01:06getting all glammed up, having fantastic food,
01:09great entertainment.
01:10Great entertainment was definitely on offer
01:13at former Crimewatch presenter Rav Wilding's dinner party.
01:16Arima!
01:18We had a fun game, a piñata,
01:20until Jennifer Ellison decapitated it.
01:24And his food wasn't such a hit.
01:26Turkey's not especially hot, as in temperature.
01:29Leaving him with a lukewarm 24 points.
01:35Second host Olympic gold medalist Rebecca Adlington
01:38went on a Christmas offensive on her night.
01:40It was a good festive night last night.
01:43She had lovely decorations, a nice Christmas tree.
01:45My night was a lot more Christmassy and a lot more in the theme.
01:48Hopefully they all left feeling kind of welcomed into my home
01:52and very Christmassy.
01:54They certainly did.
01:55You're in the lead with 28 points.
01:59However, super scrimping expert Mrs Moneypenny
02:02is hoping the best is yet to come.
02:05I think Jennifer's night could well be the winning night.
02:09And if there's someone to beat, I think it'll be Jennifer.
02:11And to be fair, funny man and Hollyoaks actor Alex Carter
02:15doesn't fancy his chances.
02:18I'll be happy with third.
02:19A good strong bronze.
02:22I'll be happy with that.
02:23Ambitious.
02:24Alex is clearly the joker in the pack.
02:27I mean, he's out to make everyone laugh.
02:29But for tonight's host, the competition's no laughing matter.
02:33As a host, I'd probably rate myself 10 out of 10
02:38because I really do try my best.
02:40Nothing like setting the bar high.
02:41Oh, whoopsie.
02:43Jen starts by making her restaurant-quality dessert
02:45a merry berry cheesecake.
02:47We've not had a cheesecake yet, so, yeah,
02:49I'll be happy to have that.
02:51For the cheesecake filling, she blends together
02:53melted white chocolate, mascarpone, sour cream,
02:57double cream, sugar and vanilla essence.
03:00I chose white chocolate cheesecake
03:02because it's quite Christmassy.
03:04Erm, so that was my method in my madness.
03:08Yes.
03:10And if you'd like to have a go at Jen's Christmassy dessert
03:13or any of her other recipes, head to the Channel 4 website
03:16and save them to your own online scrapbook.
03:21Oh, my God, that's gorgeous.
03:24Ten!
03:25Your guests will do the scoring, thank you.
03:28I have made cheesecake before.
03:29It wasn't massively difficult.
03:32Try telling Jen that.
03:33My processor's not working.
03:35I've got that on right, let me just check.
03:41Twist trance there.
03:43Yeah.
03:44And...
03:45Nothing.
03:46I think Jennifer can cope with anything.
03:48She has done huge runs in the West End of live stage shows.
03:53I don't think a bit of cooking is going to throw her.
03:55She can't even start her food processor.
03:58I might just have to batter it with a rolling pin.
04:00Yeah, that might be easier.
04:01Why's it not working?
04:02There's no blade in it, Jennifer.
04:04Is there a blade anywhere in the kitchen?
04:06A blade.
04:07Ah.
04:08Where's my blade?
04:09Yeah, the blade.
04:10I think it might be in the dishwasher.
04:12I think it's in the sink.
04:15I'm just going to chop your fingers off now.
04:17No, no, you won't.
04:18It was in the sink.
04:20It was in the sink.
04:21I reckon we're going to half lift off now.
04:24Yay!
04:24Get in!
04:27I like cheesecake.
04:30It's not my favourite thing, but I do like cheesecake.
04:33Well, that's good then.
04:35With the biscuits blitzed, she mixes with butter and presses into a cake tin to make the base.
04:41So, it's really important that you push this base down.
04:44You've got to get all the arrows of it and push it right down.
04:47To finish, she layers the cheesecake mixture onto her biscuit base.
04:50Oh, my golly gosh.
04:54That looks divine.
04:59Boss!
05:00And whilst Jen puts her cheesecake into set, her guests ponder tonight's theme.
05:05Dress code, glitz and glamour.
05:08When I'm not being a mum and covered in baby sick, I like to get nice and glammed up.
05:12And, you know, I like to make an effort.
05:14And if I am going to do a dinner party, I really go to the extreme.
05:18I really haven't got any glitz or glamoury clothes.
05:22So, I don't know what I'm going to do, really.
05:24I'll probably try and improvise.
05:30Jennifer is so glamorous.
05:32And you wonder how she achieves it with two small children and everything else.
05:37So, I'm a bit nervous about looking glamorous enough.
05:42Moving on, it's the main course.
05:44A tried-and-tested Ellison favourite, Santa's saucy steak and chips with a red wine juke.
05:50Santa's saucy steak and chips.
05:54Sounds good.
05:56I love steak and chips.
05:58It is pretty much one of my favourite meals in my top three favourite meals.
06:02So, no pressure, then.
06:03Jennifer prepares her steaks, seasoning with olive oil, salt and pepper.
06:07She'll cook them tonight.
06:09Great steak and chips, good northern food.
06:12I wouldn't expect anything less of Jennifer.
06:14Northern?
06:15You can get steak and chips in London these days.
06:18Next, she turns her attention to the red wine juke.
06:21I think if I get it right, then hopefully it'll impress them.
06:25Because it's not, you know, not something that everybody makes.
06:28She starts by sweating shallots in olive oil.
06:31Adds red wine, port, a sprig of rosemary, homemade beef stock and then simmers for 30 minutes.
06:40I think Jen's going to be stressing a little bit because she's going to want it to be so good.
06:45So, I think she's going to be feeling it at the moment.
06:48The only thing Jen's feeling at the moment is rather pleased with herself.
06:52There you go.
06:53Fabulous.
06:54Red wine, juke.
06:57Fabulous!
06:57Moving on, she gives her chunky chips a first fry.
07:01The chunky chips, because they're twice fried, they need to go on a lower heat.
07:04So, they take longer at first.
07:06And then tonight, when the guests are here, I'll just whack them in full heat.
07:11And off we go.
07:12Finally, she preps her starter.
07:14Ding dong duck pancakes!
07:17Ding dong duck pancakes, yes!
07:20Ding dong to that as well.
07:22I've never had them at Christmas, but maybe she'll serve them in a way that is quite Christmassy
07:27and a little bit different.
07:29Could have done turkey, but he wants to do turkey at Christmas.
07:32That's so last year.
07:33Yeah, it'll never catch on.
07:35Jen stuffs the duck with chopped garlic, star anise and peppercorns,
07:38then rubs in that traditional Christmas classic, Chinese five-spice.
07:43Season's greetings to you, Mr Duck.
07:45Yeah, happy blooming Christmas to you and all.
07:48Into the oven it goes on a medium heat for an hour.
07:50Well, I absolutely love duck pancakes, so that's definitely a bit of me.
07:55And there's quite a few there, so I don't know if I should bring my own.
08:01There seems to be quite a bit of food on Jennifer's menu that needs to be cooked or finished at
08:06the last minute.
08:07So I'm a bit worried from seeing this, how much are we going to see of Jennifer?
08:12OK, so that beard's done.
08:14Now it's time for this beard to go and get a Christmas hat on.
08:18And I hope you're going to wear more than just a hat.
08:20And faster than you can say there's a TV presenter at the door, there's a TV presenter at the door!
08:24It's Rav!
08:25Hi!
08:26How are you?
08:27How are you?
08:28How are you?
08:29Good to see you!
08:30You look lovely!
08:31Oh, don't have to screw myself together!
08:33Very glam!
08:34Unlike you, you look very dapper!
08:36Thank you very much!
08:39Oh!
08:39Would you like a drink?
08:40Perfect!
08:41Yes please!
08:41There you go!
08:42Thank you very much!
08:42Just pour the drinks!
08:44Next at the door, it's Olympic gold medalist Rebecca Adlington!
08:50Hi!
08:50You look gorgeous!
08:52I feel massive!
08:54I've got new shoes on!
08:55I know, I feel so tall!
08:57Would you like a cloth?
08:59How do you have to?
09:00I know, I'll have one of those!
09:02Still enjoying yourself, fella?
09:04Slide off, but I've never really tried.
09:07Can I pick it up?
09:08No you can't!
09:11Oh, classy!
09:12Third in, and with two bunches of flowers, suppose super scrimper Mrs Moneypenny!
09:19Gem!
09:20Who else did you expect?
09:21Oh, come in!
09:23You've got your very own Brookside!
09:24Don't look under the patio!
09:27Now, I've got you some beautiful flowers, because I knew that you are bound to have a beautiful
09:32glamorous house.
09:33And also there's a little present hanging on a flower.
09:36Can you see it?
09:36Wow, that's generous!
09:38Can you see?
09:40A chair!
09:41Get off!
09:41Well, actually, it says, it's fine.
09:43Put, you know, the key on to the garage.
09:45A key ring.
09:46Not so generous.
09:47Thank you!
09:49Oh, look at this!
09:50It's Verve as well.
09:52My favourite.
09:53It's Verve!
09:54Will someone please acknowledge this bloke chucking bottles around?
09:57Now, Becky, how tall are you before you put those amazing queues on?
10:01I was about 5ft 11 beforehand, but now I'm like, competing with...
10:06...which is quite nice.
10:07I'm going to make Alex feel very short.
10:09Aww!
10:10Where is Alex actually?
10:11Well, he's not coming, but Santa's sent someone else!
10:15Ha-ha-ha-ha!
10:16Who could you be?
10:19AHHHHH!
10:20My tux is at my mum and dad's and I didn't have time to get it.
10:23This was all I could get my hands on.
10:25So I wanted to participate and not...
10:27I didn't want to, you know, look like an idiot.
10:29No danger of that!
10:30Ha-ha-ha!
10:32AHHHHH!
10:33Nice!
10:33And your idea of glamour, isn't it?
10:36Glit and glamour!
10:38Reached you pretty well.
10:39Alex, I'm glad to see you've got your legs out too.
10:42Yeah, I thought I'd better do this.
10:44Do you like them?
10:45They look Greek, don't they?
10:47What's going on there?
10:48I don't have any Greek in me.
10:49Alex has come as a little elf, but I wouldn't expect anything else
10:52and I absolutely love it.
10:55Rav, you look ridiculous.
10:59Rav, navy blue.
11:01Never seen a navy blue tux before.
11:03Beautiful.
11:05Jennifer, beautiful as ever.
11:08Rebecca, beautiful.
11:11And Mrs...Mrs. M looked beautiful.
11:13You know what?
11:14I've never wanted you more.
11:16Wait till you smell me.
11:18I smell like I've been in a cupboard for 11 months.
11:21Have a go!
11:24Just what I like.
11:24Do you smell like mandy and poo?
11:28Cheers!
11:29Cheers!
11:32Coming up, dirty dancing.
11:34I haven't had a 31-year-old to describe me for a very long time.
11:39Celebrity confidential.
11:40I've got some bit of rubs.
11:42It's not his hair.
11:43And a Christmas calamity.
11:45My belly was literally hurting because I was laughing so much.
11:50Festive celebrity special and actress and theatre star Jennifer Ellison is hoping her glitz and glamour themed Christmas party will
11:57scoop her the thousand pounds for charity.
12:00I am up for the most festive night I have ever had in my life.
12:06I'm gonna nail it.
12:08While her guests continue to ignore this poor barman, Jennifer prepares her first course.
12:13Are you alright there, ducky?
12:15No, I'm not.
12:17Nice.
12:17She shreds the duck and plates up with pancakes, hoisin sauce and chopped cucumber and it's ready to serve.
12:25Ding dong duck pancakes!
12:28Why is it?
12:30Oh, look at this.
12:31Wow.
12:31Just starting that dinner.
12:33Chen, you are the queen of outsourcing.
12:35Outsourcing is a Mrs Moneypenny recommended habit.
12:38Outsourced?
12:39I'm not a bit outsourced.
12:40You've outsourced the serving of the dinner and I have to say that's a very, very good thing to do.
12:46Shall we eat?
12:47I'd love to.
12:48Bell appetis!
12:49Or, gay bao, as they say in Chinese.
12:53It's delicious.
12:54This is better than I've had in some restaurants.
12:58The duck pancakes, they were incredible.
13:01They were actually what I would expect in a restaurant.
13:04First thing about the starter was, it was hot when it arrived on my plate and she had outsourced the
13:10delivery of the starter to a waiter and I thought, what a cracking idea.
13:15It was really, really tender.
13:18And that's what I look for in a bird.
13:20Joe, you've made a joke!
13:22I think the starter went on really well.
13:25I mean, everyone was saying it was like restaurant standard.
13:29So, must have been all the alcohol I supplied them with.
13:34No, that was really flattering, actually.
13:36Meanwhile, Mrs M's got a fascinating question for everyone.
13:39One of the questions I'm dying to ask everybody is how old they were when they bought their first house.
13:47What?
13:48Oh, you couldn't help yourself, could you?
13:50I was 22 when I bought my first house.
13:53I was 20 when I bought my first house.
13:55Any time you're an athlete, I think it's because it's not a secure kind of money income.
14:00Like, we only get about 26 grand a year as a swimmer.
14:03Talking about mortgages, where did that come from?
14:06Talking about how to bring a dinner party to a crash.
14:09It's all well and good talking about mortgages and stuff like that, but I was sorted anyway,
14:13because by the time I was sort of 16, Santa sorted me out with a ginger bed house.
14:18So, I was fine icing on the roof when I was 21.
14:23So, yeah, it's cool.
14:24Yes, working for Santa clearly has its benefits.
14:27So, Jen, how old were you when you bought your first house?
14:30I was actually 17.
14:32Wow.
14:32Wow.
14:33Do you still have that house?
14:35I do, yeah.
14:36I'm very lucky that it's being rented out.
14:38Oh, wow.
14:39And so...
14:41If I'm invited to a Christmas dinner party, I wouldn't think, do you know what,
14:45I better brush up on mortgages before I arrive, you know, because it's going to come in handy.
14:49I wouldn't really do that.
14:51I'm very interested in mortgages.
14:53You don't say.
14:54I knew that this lot around the table were all property owners.
14:59Now, that's quite unusual.
15:02And also quite dull.
15:04She'll have them talking about their pensions next.
15:06Meanwhile, Jen seals her steaks and bastes with melted butter.
15:10The secret of a good steak is to brown on the outside, sear all the juices in,
15:15and then to baste with water.
15:18Hopefully, they'll enjoy it.
15:20If they don't, well, they're ungrateful.
15:24Bah, humbug!
15:25Well, here it is, Santa's saucy steak and chips with a red wine jus.
15:30Ooh, thank you.
15:32Oh, it smells amazing, Jen.
15:34Well done, Jen.
15:35Mmm.
15:36The steak was melt-in-your-mouth steak.
15:38It clearly had cost a lot of money.
15:41There was this amazing...
15:43I think she called it a jus.
15:44Don't even know what a jus is, but it tasted nice.
15:47This thing that she'd made with a red wine sauce.
15:51That'll be the red wine jus, Rav.
15:53Back at the table, Rebecca's got something very important she wants to share.
15:56Last night, I arrived home to, on the side, was a little bit of your hair extension.
16:04Oh!
16:05So I come home, and I said to my boyfriend, Harry, why is there a little bit...
16:11Fiancee.
16:11Fiancee.
16:12Oops.
16:12I said, why is there a little bit of hair on the side?
16:15He went, because it's Jennifer Ellison's.
16:17And I went, what?
16:19And he went, I had such a huge crush on her.
16:22I had all her posters on my bedroom wall.
16:24So we now have a little shrine of you in our house.
16:29You should be glad to know.
16:30I thought that was really weird.
16:32I thought it was really weird that, like, Bex was talking about that.
16:36Cos that's the kind of thing I'd argue about for months at home privately.
16:41Really?
16:42How weird is that?
16:44Very!
16:45He wouldn't let me chuck it away.
16:47He got so angry at me because I was going to chuck it away.
16:50Oh, my God.
16:50And then he went to me,
16:51Babe, smell it.
16:53What?
16:56How embarrassing is that?
16:58It's getting a bit heavy, isn't it?
16:59Have you got any other problems in your relationship?
17:01Yeah, we don't want to know.
17:03He loves you.
17:04What can I say?
17:04He had your posters on your wall.
17:06He was scared to tell me cos he thought I was going to...
17:08I was like, are you kidding?
17:09She's stunning.
17:10I'd have her posters up on her dream wall.
17:12I was like, let's put them up.
17:14I was like, it's fine.
17:15Deserves anyone?
17:17I did say earlier on this week
17:20that I was dying to ask Jennifer
17:22if she had hair extensions.
17:24Well, now you know, so don't tell anyone.
17:26I mean, it was a lovely story,
17:27but it was a little bit weird.
17:30So we now have a little Jen Shrine at our house,
17:34which is quite worrying,
17:35but I've told him I'm going to make one of Ravs,
17:37so it's fine.
17:39This is getting weirder.
17:40I've got some dinner for Ravs,
17:42but it's not his hair.
17:44The mind boggles.
17:45Oh, the Jen, I want to know, did you?
17:47Good beef, man food.
17:50Easy.
17:51All right, darling.
17:52Calm down.
17:54God.
17:55You some sort of a diva?
17:57Diva, darling.
17:58I'll show you lot, diva.
18:00Oh, wow.
18:03Oh, wow.
18:03Don't run on lot for Christmas.
18:08There is just one thing I need.
18:12I genuinely thought they were arguing
18:15and I was like,
18:16thought I needed to take a step back.
18:18I was like, I don't know how to deal with this situation.
18:20I don't care about the presents
18:24underneath the Christmas tree.
18:28I think my guests were shocked
18:29because I don't think they expected it.
18:32All I want for Christmas
18:43is you.
18:49Andrew, the waiter slash singer,
18:51West End singer and Mrs M are getting on good.
18:54They're getting on a bit too good.
18:55I think she's looking about,
18:56thinking about reinvesting.
18:58There is just one thing I need
19:01and it's Mrs M.
19:03Won't care about the presents.
19:06I thought I'd cope quite well with that, actually.
19:08I mean, you know, the guy's 31.
19:11I haven't had a 31-year-old
19:13scissors drive me for a very long time.
19:15I don't believe that for a second, Mrs M.
19:17All I want for Christmas
19:27is you.
19:38When I fell back on the chair, I got up and I thought that was a set-up, just like
19:41the waiter.
19:42I thought that my chair had been sort of weakened in some way, but apparently it hadn't.
19:47I've just eaten too much steak and too much duck.
19:49My belly was literally hurting because I was laughing so much.
19:55It was absolutely brilliant.
19:58It's all going well, but we've still got the dessert to go.
20:03So let's get this bad boy cheesecake out the fridge.
20:08Come on!
20:09She plates up her bad boy cheesecake
20:11then decides to throw in a last-minute mini-eaten mess
20:14made with meringue and a fruit compote.
20:18And it's ready!
20:20Merry Berry Cheesecake and Eaten Mess.
20:23Whoa!
20:23Hello!
20:24Oh, whoopsie!
20:25Where's the help when you need it?
20:26Oh, dear, dear, dear.
20:28Oh, dear.
20:29It's gorgeous.
20:31Oh, she's off.
20:32She's off.
20:33She's off.
20:34She's off.
20:34Oh, so she's off.
20:35Serve your guests first, Jen.
20:37Please.
20:38Oh, yes, please.
20:43Oh, no.
20:44It's so good.
20:45Jen, this is the best white chocolate cheesecake I've ever had
20:49and I am a white chocolate-cared addict.
20:52Did you make your own biscuit?
20:54Yeah.
20:55Oh.
20:55Oh, no, no.
20:56Oh, no.
20:57Oh, no.
21:00He's really nice.
21:01Oh, how lovely.
21:02Texas!
21:04Jen's dessert was delicious.
21:06I mean, I love white chocolate.
21:08I have to say, I don't think I could have eight seconds.
21:10It was absolutely beautiful and the fact that she did the little shot
21:13with the Kool-Aid and the meringue was just extra special.
21:16Jennifer's dessert was like a big kiss from Santa.
21:19What, wet and bristly?
21:21I think Jennifer pulled off a near-perfect evening,
21:24so it's a nine from me.
21:27I thought tonight was brilliant.
21:29I thought the entertainment was fantastic,
21:32the food tasted gorgeous
21:34and Jen was a great host
21:36and made sure everyone had loads of fun.
21:38And for that reason, I'm giving her a perfect...
21:42Ten.
21:43This evening as a whole was absolutely incredible.
21:47The only fault I could find is that the menu wasn't as Christmassy
21:51as I probably would have liked,
21:53so tonight I'm scoring Jen a nine.
21:55Tonight I think Jennifer gave the perfect evening
21:58and I'm going to give her the perfect score.
22:00I'm going to give her a ten.
22:02Whoa!
22:03Jennifer goes top of the tree with a near-perfect 38 points!
22:09I think I have gone the extra mile,
22:11but I always do, everything I do,
22:13I always put 110% efforts into,
22:15and tonight was no exception.
22:17Tonight's been so perfect,
22:18I don't really want to do tomorrow.
22:20I think I just want to have everyone round and watch a DVD.
22:24Next time, ill manners!
22:27The big burp from Bex?
22:29Yes, that was unexpected.
22:30Bad practice!
22:31Someone was Nick because he was wanted on Warham.
22:34We'd let him out.
22:35And utterly bonkers behaviour!
22:38You're an endangered species!
22:40Get off me, you're bad practice!
22:41It was the most bizarre game ever!
22:44See you on all!
22:44I'm sorry.
22:45Bye!