Grace Dent

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Grace Georgina Dent

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Aldershot, Hampshire, England
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Alma materUniversity of Stirling
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Grace Georgina Dent (born 3 October 1973) is a British columnist, broadcaster and author. She is a restaurant critic for The Guardian and from 2011 to 2017 wrote a restaurant column for the Evening Standard. She is a regular critic on the BBC's MasterChef and has appeared on Channel 4's television series Very British Problems.

Dent has written 11 novels for teenagers,[1] and her first non-fiction title How to Leave Twitter was published in July 2011.

Early life

Dent was born in Aldershot, Hampshire and grew up in Carlisle, Cumbria. She attended Bishop Goodwin Primary School in Currock, Carlisle, Caldew School in Dalston, Cumbria and studied English Literature at the University of Stirling.[2][3] While at university, she wrote features for Cosmopolitan after winning a place on their Student Advisory panel.

Journalism

After graduation from Stirling University, Dent's first job was editorial assistant for Marie Claire magazine in London.[2]

Dent began writing for The Guardian in 1999. She wrote "World of Lather", celebrating her love of Coronation Street and other soap operas, for the GuardianTemplate:'s Guide supplement from 2001 to 2010.[1] From 2010 to 2012, she wrote "Grace Dent's TV-OD".[4] In 2012, she signed a joint deal with The Independent and the London Evening Standard. She became the restaurant critic of The Guardian in January 2018.[5] In November 2017, Dent won "Reviewer of the Year" at the London Restaurant Festival.[6][7]

She has written about the death of her mother from cancer in 2021 and the death of her father from dementia in 2022, having cared for each during their illnesses.[8]

She has been "mainly vegan" since the early 2010s, describing herself as plant-based or a flexitarian.[9]

Published works

Dent has written 11 novels, including:

  • Her first, It's a Girl Thing, was published in 2003. She was shortlisted for the 2008 Queen of Teen Prize.[10]
  • Her first non-fiction title How to Leave Twitter (My Time as Queen of the Universe and Why This Must Stop) was published in July 2011.
  • Les Bambinos Dangereuses: Her first trilogy of novels was for Puffin Books.[2]
  • Diary of a Chav: In 2006 the first of six Diary of a Chav novels, Trainers v. Tiaras, was released by Hodder Books.
  • Diary of a Snob: In December 2008, Dent signed a two-book deal with Hodder; Diary of a Snob was launched at Hay-on-Wye Literary Festival in June 2009.
  • Hungry: A memoir of wanting more: Published in October 2020, it won the 2021 Lakeland Book of the Year.[11]

She was a judge on the 2011 Roald Dahl Funny Prize.[12]

Television and radio

Dent is a regular critic on MasterChef, Masterchef: The Professionals, and Celebrity Masterchef.[13] She has also appeared as a judge on BBC Two's Great British Menu.[14]

Since 2016, Dent has presented The Untold on BBC Radio 4.[15]

Grace joined Ainsley Harriott for a five-part series on Channel 4 called Best of Britain by the Sea in 2022.[16]

In 2023, she participated in the 23rd series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.[17] On 27 November 2023, after 9 days in the jungle, Dent left the show on "medical grounds". She was placed 12th.[18]

On 18 December 2024, it was announced she would be replacing Gregg Wallace as a judge on Celebrity Masterchef in 2025.[19][20]

In September 2025 the BBC announced that Dent and Anna Haugh would be the judges for the 22nd series of MasterChef. [21]

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About Grace Dent". fantasticfiction.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
  2. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Grace Dent". lbditsagirlthing.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Literature and Languages". Division of Literature and Languages. University of Stirling. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Grace Dent's TV Adieu". The Guardian. London. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Guardian appoints Grace Dent as restaurant critic". The Guardian. GNM Press Office. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The London Restaurant Festival Awards 2017: The Winners". Just Opened London. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."London Restaurant Festival – Autumn Edition 2024 –". London Restaurant Festival. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Grace Dent: 'Sometimes I see the terror in Dad's eyes, and it hurts my heart'". The Guardian. 24 October 2020.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dent, Grace (22 April 2018). "My life as an (almost) vegan restaurant critic". The Guardian.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."An Interview with Grace Dent, author of LBD: It's a Girl Thing". Penguin Books. Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Lakeland Book of the Year Hungry for Success". James Cropper PLC. October 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2011". Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."MasterChef: Grace Dent and Anna Haugh to replace Gregg Wallace and John Torode on BBC show". BBC News. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Programmes". BBC Food. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BBC programmes Early Breakfast Show". BBC. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Channel 4 celebrates The Best of British By the Sea". 7 March 2022 – via www.channel4.com.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."I'm A Celebrity 2023: This year's line-up from Nigel Farage to Nella Rose". 13 November 2023 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Grace Dent leaves I'm A Celebrity jungle on medical grounds". BBC News. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dent to replace Wallace on Celebrity MasterChef". BBC News. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Gregg Wallace to be replaced by Grace Dent on Celebrity MasterChef". Sky News. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Grace Dent and Anna Haugh announced as MasterChef judges for upcoming series". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 10 October 2025.

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