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Worst Cooks in America, Season 27: Meet the Recruits

By: Sofia Bazant

Meet the 16 spoiled recruits preparing to take-on Boot Camp for a chance at $25,000.

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A Fresh Batch of Recruits

Co-Hosts Anne Burrell and Tiffany Derry are excited to kick off Season 27 with 16 new culinary-disasters looking to learn from the top chefs in hopes of improving their cooking skills.

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Ebie — Los Angeles

Ebie is a pop singer who is used to living a rockstar lifestyle. As daughter of the legendary rapper Eazy-E, she grew up eating in five-star restaurants. She realizes the amount of money she spends on takeout is outrageous – so she is ready to learn to cook for herself and stop relying on restaurants and her mother for good food.

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Joel Alvarado — Indianapolis

Joel is sassy, fun-loving and the ultimate mama’s boy who can’t cook - his mom makes his favorite dishes every day, so he never has to lift a finger. Not only a goober in the kitchen, he has also played the classic television character Goober Pyle on-screen and travels to pop culture conventions around the country in that role. He knows it’s time to stop relying on mom’s cooking and learn some culinary skills.

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Avi Boodram — Christiana, DE

Dr. Avi works hard for his money as an investment banker and has earned his jet-setting lifestyle of multiple homes, expensive cars and dining in fine restaurants. He is also a single dad who has no kitchen knowledge, and recently his seven-year-old son became interested in cooking. He will do anything for his kid and is hoping to bring home the culinary skills to make wholesome meals and memories with his son.

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