BBC Morning Live guest threatens to cancel interview with Celebrity Masterchef finalist | Rugby | Sport

Wales rugby icon Alun Wyn Jones’ interview on BBC Morning Live was almost scuppered as an ‘irate’ guest playfully threatened to ‘switch off’ his interview. Jones, who holds the record as the most capped player in international rugby, has secured his place in the Celebrity Masterchef 2025 grand final.

Following his impressive displays that wowed judges John Torode and Grace Dent with his culinary skills, the 40-year-old will compete against author and broadcaster Dawn O’Porter and drag performer Ginger Johnson in Friday night’s finale. World-renowned tenor Alfie Boe had progressed to the final four but just missed out on joining the rugby icon in the finale after being eliminated at the semi-final stage earlier this week.

Boe encountered Jones and Johnson once more on Friday’s Morning Live, with the two finalists joining via video link to the studio where the vocalist was also appearing as a guest.

Despite their cheerful demeanour, presenters Helen Skelton and Gethin Jones observed that Boe was “looking on rather furiously” after failing to secure his final spot.

As the former Wales skipper laughed along, Boe gestured towards him and Johnson, declaring: “Look how smug they look, look at you both!”

Skelton remarked: “He watched you walking down, he was like ‘it should have been me, it should have been me’. But any day now, he’s going to be over it.”

Boe retorted: “If I had a remote control, I’d turn it off right now,” sending his fellow studio guests into fits of laughter. Undeterred, Skelton pressed on: “If we lose comms, we know what happened! So, Alun Wyn, let’s get in before he pulls the plug!”

When asked about his feelings on reaching the final, Jones couldn’t resist a playful jab at Boe, saying: “To be honest with you, I never thought I’d get that far. Obviously, being against Dawn and Ginger… Alfie probably should have been there but I took his place, so thanks Alf!

“I thought I was only going to be there for the heats, so to go the distance was pretty special.”

Comparing the experience to his time on the rugby field, Jones added: “I think the big thing was there was nobody blowing a whistle to give you a break when we were doing the cooks.

“It was a bit intense, but I loved the team challenges. The difficult thing for me was some of the individual stuff. But, once you get into the food hole of all the options and you knew there were themes coming up and you were going to try stuff, it was like ‘I’m in it deep now and I have to keep going.”