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Meet the Worst Cooks in America: Heroes vs. Villains Competitors
Season 28 of Worst Cooks in America is packed with your favorite reality television stars — divided into teams of heroes and villains. These cooking-challenged stars are ready to battle their way through a culinary boot camp to win the title of most-improved chef, plus $25,000 for the charity of their choice. The two teams of five competitors will be led by either returning mentor Chef Jeff Mauro or Worst Cooks in America newcomer Chef Antonia Lofaso. Each episode, the mentors show the competitors how to cook a meal they then have to recreate in 60 minutes. Disasters, burned dishes and recipe mishaps ensue. Let's get to know this season's inexperienced chefs.
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Team Hero: Adam Rippon
Olympian Adam Rippon may have a bronze medal for figure skating, but his culinary skills remain unranked. The Dancing with the Stars Season 26 champion and Stars on Mars winner knows all about taking the cake. He's joined this boot camp hoping to come away with enough experience to take pressure off of his husband, who usually makes all of their meals.
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Team Hero: Frankie Grande
As an Italian, actor, dancer and reality television star, Frankie Grande comes from a long line of talented chefs. Unfortunately, the cooking gene was not passed on to him. The three-time Big Brother competitor wants to sharpen his kitchen skills up enough to make an authentic Italian meal his family will be proud of.
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Team Hero: Trinity the Tuck
With Southern roots, Trinity the Tuck is no stranger to a good home-cooked meal—as long as she's not the one making it. The RuPaul's Drag Race veteran has won many a drag competition, but has never been taught how to cook. She'd like to get some kitchen skills under her belt to please her future man.
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Team Hero: Sebastian Bach
A legend in the heavy metal music world and lead singer for the band Skid Row, Sebastian Bach never had the time to perfect his cooking skills. Though he's no stranger to competition: He starred in Supergroup, during which five musicians came together in Las Vegas to put on a concert to save rock n' roll. He wants to learn to cook to show some love to his wife.
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Team Hero: Cheryl Burke
As the only dancer to win two consecutive seasons of Dancing with the Stars, legend Cheryl Burke knows what it takes to accept the famous Mirrorball Trophy, but her stellar ballroom skills don't transfer to the kitchen. Cheryl claims she's the worst cook in the entire world and wants to learn how to whip up a meal for basic survival needs.
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Team Villain: Corinne Olympios
Known for stirring the pot on The Bachelor and House of Villains, Corinne Olympios hardly knows how to stir boiling pasta. Although she didn't walk away with a relationship on The Bachelor, she wants to embrace her Greek background and learn how to make appetizing meals for her future husband and kids.
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Team Villain: Tiffany Pollard
Brutally honest and as real as they come, Tiffany Pollard rose to fame after starring on the dating game shows Flavor of Love and I Love New York. She recently competed on House of Villains Season 2 with her fellow teammate, Wes Bergmann. Her worst fear is the oven, but now that she's in her forties, she wants to become a master in the kitchen.
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Team Villain: Wes Bergmann
As a competitor on The Challenge, Wes Bergmann jumps out of helicopters, endures brutal physical competitions and runs marathons — but cooking a presentable meal has proven to be his ultimate challenge. Even a task as simple as frying bacon puts Wes to the test during bootcamp, but in keeping with his competitive drive, he says he'll do whatever it takes to win.
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Team Villain: Rachel Reilly
Big Brother royalty, Traitors and Snake in the Grass star, and three-time Amazing Race competitor Rachel Reilly has a reputation for being cutthroat and strategic. Unfortunately, her strategy ends at the kitchen door. Rachel's "cooking method" consists of taking random things, putting them in a pot and calling it dinner. She wants to refine her skills so she can cook for her kids.
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Team Villain: Bartise Bowden
Self-proclaimed villain Bartise Bowden is best known for stints on reality dating shows Perfect Match and Love is Blind (he left his then fiancé at the altar). Luckily, he's entering the Worst Cooks in America kitchen with more commitment. He's dedicated to transforming his "freeball" cooking methods into useful skills so he can craft meals for his son.
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