Celebrity line-up for Taskmaster’s New Year Treat special announced

Alison Hammond, Chesney Hawkes, Francis Bourgeois, Maryam Moshiri and Rob Rinder will take part in Taskmaster’s New Year Treat.

Taskmaster host Greg Davies and his sidekick Alex Horne will put the contestants through their places with a variety of challenges in the special.

Only one victor can lay claim to the New Year Treat Trophy; a set of Greg’s Golden Eyebrows.

Alison Hammond will take part in the special (Lucy North/PA)

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Hammond is best known for hosting This Morning on Fridays and she is also currently the co-host of The Great British Bake Off.

Hawkes is a singer best known for his number one debut single The One And Only.

Bourgeois, whose real name is Luke Nicholson, is a social media personality who recently became one of the new hosts of Prime Video series The Grand Tour.

Maryam Moshiri is a broadcaster and BBC newsreader who has been with the corporation since 2003.

Chesney Hawkes will be among the celebrities trying to win a golden set of Greg Davies’s eyebrows (Ian West/PA)

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Rinder is a criminal barrister and TV personality who previously hosted the reality courtroom show Judge Rinder.

Transmission details for the special will be announced at a later date.

It comes following the news that Taskmaster will hold its first UK live show in Manchester next year.

Rob Rinder has also signed up for the New Year Treat (Jonathan Brady/PA)

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Davies and Horne will perform on stage at the AO Arena on May 26, followed by a show at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on June 22.

Taskmaster features a panel of five celebrities take part in various challenges where they are awarded points by taskmaster Davies.

The series premiered in 2015 on Dave before moving to Channel 4 in 2020. The 22nd series began airing in September 2026.