Come Dine with Me

Nigel Evans gave his guests a night to remember with Hollywood glamour and downright diva bitching

Valerie's a dinner party veteran, but her skills are put to the test when one of her guests is sick

Bernard's the fly in the sugar-bowl, driving one fellow guest to tears and the rest to distraction

Dawn's had an emotional week: driven to tears; being sick. Can she choke it back for her big night?

After a week of catastrophes, the money is there for the taking, if Paul can only hold it together

The city of Ipswich has more pigs than people and the first of our hosts hogging the limelight on Come Dine With Me Ipswich hopes her guests will be greedy for seafood Former pub landlady, Zoe Condon, thinks her experience running a pub makes her an expert in grub. But if her rivals' repasts don't come up to scratch don't expect Zoe to mince her words. "If someone comes to the table and says 'did you enjoy that?' and I didn't I'll tell them. Or else how do they learn?" You teach 'em Zoe.

Buff butcher, Gerard from Come Dine With Me Ipswich has the women eating out of his hand. But with a starter of black pudding and chicken livers he's going to need all the charm he can muster. "It's a brave choice," he admits. "I don't think anyone would want that, except maybe Baz."

Kicking off the week in Come Dine With Me - South London is half-American, half-Swedish host, Judi Lembke As a trained journalist, Judi's strength is making people feel comfortable. And talking. She's very good at talking. As host number one, all Judi wants is for her guests to relax and have a great night at her home: "Kick off your shoes!" she says, "or not!" Anything goes at Judi's krazee house

Legal eagle, Lisa, is the second host to try her luck in Come Dine With Me - South London but the hour she serves dinner at is criminal Clean freak Lisa's day takes a turn for the worse when her Parmesan crisps drip onto her pristine oven. Cheese melts - who'd have thought it? Her cooker calamities get worse still when the whole thing packs up leaving her lamb shanks on the wrong side of bloody.

Deer-collecting deputy head, Peter, is the next Come Dine With Me - South London host to take up the gauntlet - but will his cooking stag-ger his guests? Peter Rixham describes himself as 'surprisingly single' and it's certainly not because of a lack of equestrian wear: "I've got some riding boots here, never worn them but I thought if someone ever says 'do you want to go riding?' that could be fun."

Self-proclaimed wine expert, Moni, brought her refined palate to Come Dine With Me - South London. She loves fine wines. As long as they're Chateauneuf-du-Pape Moni is an office manager who loves managing offices. She's also a vegetarian but that doesn’t mean she's boring. People might think she is boring, but she's not boring. Got that? She's not boring.

Matthew is planning to dazzle his Come Dine With Me - South London dinner guests with his Jamie Oliver-style skills, but would Jamie serve his guests packet pasta? Matthew has been a complete food snob all week, turning his epicurean nose up at Judi's schnapps (mass produced), Moni's dahl (too runny) and Lisa's lamb (we'll give him that one). Matthew doesn't blame the other hosts; after all, he's been cooking dinner parties for his dinner party group from the age of 16.

Recruitment manager, Chris Brady, from Come Dine With Me - Manchester, hires and fires for a living and is not afraid to tell it like it is. But his cutting comments have left him locking horns with Shaida all week. Can his cooking conquer her heart?

Night Club owner Tony serves Lobster to his guests.

PR Boss Bernice Saltzer is hoping her wealth of cooking experience and two desert meal will win her the prize.

Football fanatic Ashley, Cooks A Classic Menu including salmon mousse and stilton crushed steak.

Barrister, Anthony Merton-Smith serves a fine dining menu including Game.

The Concluding Dinner of the week and host Roy Ledger is preparing a full festive dinner in the height of summer.

Tara runs a local café and she's bringing all her catering expertise to the table tonight. "I'm the Arbroath Rocky," says the feisty femme. "I'm in it to win it. I'm a fighter. I'll do anything it takes. I'll do anything they ask me - I'll grovel."

Artist Francis is creating a culinary masterpiece using only the finest foods, dahling, on Come Dine With Me Dundee Francis might come across as a cutie pie, but he reckons he's hiding a dark side. "I suppose I'm sort of a snake," he confesses, "I will talk behind people's back on the camera, because I'll probably be too scared to tell them to their faces."

Girlie girl Laura hosts a night of glitz, glamour and plenty of sparkle on Come Dine With Me Dundee If it's pink or silver or sparkly, Laura will love it. For her dinner party, she's going for a full of frou-frou fest worthy of a Disney princess. "I think my night will definitely have the 'woo-hoo factor'," she grins.

Ex-serviceman Jimmy Fox is hosting day four of the competition. Jimmy thinks that the way to his guests’ hearts is to serve an all-Scottish menu, using ingredients from a low-cost supermarket. But will Jimmy’s tendency to count the pennies with his dinner budget cost him vital points?

Like a rose between four thorns, Adam has been doing his bit for Anglo-Scot relations on Come Dine With Me Dundee Like an inversed Braveheart, Adam has been the token Englishman among some very feisty Scots this week, but he is certain his skills will win him the bills. "If they like good food they'll enjoy my meal very much," he declares.

Sales manager, Kate Hibbert, from Come Dine With Me Portsmouth is used to working in quality control so when it comes to ingredients, only the best will do. "I think I probably am a food snob," she admits.

Flight steward, Lee Stafford, has spent 10 years hosting first class dinner parties in the sky so he's confident he can serve up a meal to blow his guests away in Come Dine With Me Portsmouth To make sure his dinner table looks just so, Lee's insisted on a red and black dress code for the evening to complement his tableware. Ever the gentleman, he'll be rewarding the ladies' efforts with luxurious presents of sweets and smellies.

Restaurant boss, Maria Wilkinson, is relying on the power of disco to make sure her supper sparkles in Come Dine With Me Portsmouth To guarantee a good time vibe at her dinner party, Maria's enlisted business partner, Lou, to wait on her guests and show them a good time. The party pair also plan to get the diners up dancing after every course.

Detective constable, Sheena Ives, from Come Dine With Me Portsmouth, is something of a cosmic copper as she admits to listening to crystals and being guided by angels. "My friends would describe me as deranged, mad as a fish, slightly loopy," she confesses.

Holistic therapist, Lynne, has had a cold all week which hasn't warmed her much to the other guests. She's not been to keen on her rival hosts' food either, so they're expecting something special from the final meal in Come Dine With Me Portsmouth