Amar Latif, a contestant on Celebrity MasterChef who is blind, has captured the hearts of viewers, earning the title of the ‘best thing that’s ever happened to the show’ due to his infectious can-do spirit.

The 45-year-old Scottish presenter has amazed audiences with his impressive kitchen skills, effortlessly chopping vegetables with precision and carrying a large bowl of curry to the serving station during the latest episode. His remarkable abilities have left viewers truly inspired.

Adding to the show’s charm is Latif’s growing friendship with fellow contestant Gethin Jones. Their dynamic partnership, with Jones guiding Latif around the kitchen, has drawn affection from fans, who are delighted by the duo’s heartwarming ‘bromance’.

In Thursday night’s episode, Latif, an entrepreneur and motivational speaker, showcased his determination and positivity with the mantra, ‘say yes to everything.’ As the show’s first blind contestant, he expressed to producers his desire for no special treatment, asking, “What would be the point in having challenges with different goalposts?”

During the episode’s first challenge, Amar teamed up with Gethin to prepare their take on judge John Torode’s apple charlotte, complete with ginger butter and custard, impressing judges and audience alike.

Positive: Amar Latif, Celebrity Masterchef’s first ever blind contestant, has wowed viewers with his ‘say yes to everything’ approach – showing off his kitchen skills and winning a place in the final four

The latest episode of the cookery show saw Amir carefully chopping vegetables with a sharp knife

Bromance: Fellow competitor Gethin Jones helps Amar place a boiling hot bowl of curry at a serving station

Amar joked ‘I hope I don’t spill this!’ as he prepared to serve his mum’s recipe curry to engineers at the Wellcome Genome Campus in Cambridgeshire

The first Challenge saw Amar team up with Gethin to cook their version of judge John Torode’s apple charlotte with ginger butter and custard. 

The duo had to try and cook an identical-looking dish purely by communicating about what they were doing through a wall dividing their kitchen space. 

John Torode and fellow judge Gregg Wallace were impressed with Latif’s efforts, telling him: ‘Your custard is fantastic, it’s sweet and creamy and packed with vanilla.’ 

Later Amar joked: ‘I hope I don’t spill this!’ as he prepared to serve his mum’s recipe curry to 100 engineers at the Wellcome Genome Campus in Cambridgeshire. 

On social media, Latif’s positive approach to life garnered huge praise from viewers.   

@Mhysa23 wrote: ‘What an inspiration Amar is! There is no excuse for people not getting out there and learning to cook, he puts a lot of us to shame! What a guy and a great sense of humour.’ 

@ChrissyBags added: ‘I’m in so much awe of Amar on #celebritymasterchef what an inspiration.’  

Amar and Gethin were charged with making an apple charlotte to John Torode’s recipe, with Amar’s dish, right, winning big praise from judge Gregg Wallace

Gethin offered verbal instruction to help his friend and fellow competitor safely deliver the curry he’d made

Almost there: Amar’s spicy dish makes it to the service station

@x__em wrote: ‘Amar Latif cooking on #CelebrityMasterchef is an absolute stellar performance. I am absolutely flawed by his talent and ability, what an inspiration.’ 

@Chrisy_Saunders penned: ‘Amar is the one facing the most challenges but is the most cheerful, enjoying it and seems to smash every task.’  

In a recent interview with the Mail on Sunday, the 45-year-old explained how he has refused to let his blindness stop him doing any number of terrifying things.

He has skied down black runs in the Alps, single-handedly sailed a yacht across the Ionian Sea and dodged crocodiles, snakes and sharks on a hair-raising journey across Nicaragua.

Many viewers watching at home said Amar’s smiley approach to life was impressive

He’s also set up his own successful international travel company. ‘My motto is basically to say yes to everything,’ he told the newspaper. 

‘I didn’t want to do a challenge where the goalposts were different, because what would be the point in that?

‘As a blind person, I find a lot of people constantly tell you that you can’t do things — I hope that this shows that, with a bit of single-mindedness and some creativity, anything is possible.’

Celebrity MasterChef continues tonight, 8pm on BBC One and is available to catch up on BBC iPlayer