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Model Pippa O'Connor is one of six celebrities who will be donning aprons for the brand new series of The Restaurant.

The new series kicks off next Wednesday on TV3 with Mrs Brown’s Boys star Rory Cowan .

Joining Rory over the six-part series will be weight loss expert and television personality Dr Eva Orsmond, country music sensation Nathan Carter , former Republic of Ireland footballer and pundit Kevin Kilbane , model and fashion blogger Pippa O'Connor and businessman and former Dragon Sean Gallagher.

Each celebrity chef will have to impress the palates of critics Marco Pierre White and Tom Doorley along with a guest critic each week.

They are all tasked with creating a top-class three course menu using the finest ingredients and complimentary wines, supplied by Aldi.

The chefs will be hoping to tickle the critics’ taste-buds in the hopes of being rewarded with a five star seal of approval.

During service, the celebrities will get instant feedback in the kitchen to their menu from remote cameras and microphones covering the dining room.

The identity of the celebrities will remain a secret to the diners and the critics until service is over, at which point the celebrity will step out of the kitchen and face the critics in front of the diners to find out their star rating.

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Rory Cowan is the first up next week to Marco Pierre White’s Courtyard Restaurant in Donnybrook

He'll be dishing up starters of Prawn Cocktail and Grilled Halloumi, mains of Fillet of Steak and Pan fried fillets of John Dory for mains, topped off with a choice of Crème Brulée or Rainbow Cake for dessert.

Dressed in a pink bandana, Rory gets off to a fashionable start but will his simple classic menu with a piece de resistance of an ambitious nod to an accepting nation, a ‘Rainbow Cake for a Rainbow Nation’ be to everyone’s taste?

Rory said: "I had the best time doing The Restaurant. It was a long day but one of the most enjoyable days I've had.

"If anyone is lucky enough to be asked to appear on The Restaurant I would advise them to accept immediately.

It's a fabulous show to do.”