The Great British Sewing Bee is back and better than ever with a whole new line-up of celebrity contestants. Promising a festive and feel-good episode, this year's competition will see four familiar faces putting their own twist on a pattern for a Christmas apron, as well as transforming children's hand-me-downs into a novelty outfit for a baby – and you won't want to miss the pop star-inspired fancy dress task!
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Here's everything you need to know about The Great British Sewing Bee: Celebrity Christmas Special, from the release date to the celebrity sewers…
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The Great British Sewing Bee: Celebrity Christmas Special release date
The Great British Sewing Bee: Celebrity Christmas Special will make its debut at 8pm on Thursday 22 December – you can catch it on BBC One.
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Who is appearing on The Great British Sewing Bee: Celebrity Christmas Special?
This year's competition will be hosted by comedian Sara Pascoe and judged by fashion stars Patrick Grant and Esme Young. As for the contestants, here's the line-up.
Comedian Sara Pascoe is hosting the special, while Patrick Grant and Esme Young are on the judging panel
Johannes Radebe
Back in November, Strictly Come Dancing's Johannes Radebe confirmed that he'd joined the celebrity Christmas special – and we can't wait to see him in action! The show's account has already posted a teaser of his time on The Great British Sewing Bee, writing: "Swapping sequins for... well, more sequins, it's @JohannesRadebe!"
Johannes Radebe, Natalie Cassidy, Rosie Ramsey and Penny Lancaster are this year's celebrity sewers
Natalie Cassidy
EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy will also appear in the one-hour special. While the actress is yet to comment on the news, we reckon she'll do an amazing job!
Rosie Ramsey
As well as starring in this year's Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special, you can catch Rosie Ramsey in the Sewing Bee! Announcing the news on social media, the podcast host and author penned: "Catch me and my fellow sewers on this year's The British Sewing Bee Celebrity Christmas Special!!! Had such a lovely time filming this! (Bit stressy NOT GONNA LIE) But, loved it."
Penny Lancaster
TV star Penny Lancaster is taking part in The Great British Sewing Bee: Celebrity Christmas Special, and she couldn't be more excited.
Posting a photo of the cast on Instagram, she captioned it: "@britishsewingbee Let it sew, let it sew, let it sew! Join me and my lovely fellow sewers for a festive special of Sewing Bee: @JohannesRadebe, @NatCass1 and @RoseMarinoRamsey. The Great British Sewing Bee: Celebrity Christmas Special with @Sara.
Pascoe, @PatrickGrantism and @Miss_Esme_Young is coming soon. #SewingBee."
Sparking a reaction from her 163k followers, Penny's husband Sir Rod Stewart revealed that he'd be watching this year, as he replied: "Look forward to it!!"
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