Come Dine dishes didn’t disappoint

But according to Offchurch fitness instructor Liza Macias, Warwickshire’s entrants for the Channel 4 show will shock viewers by being... nice.

The 50-year-old found herself pitted against contestants from Kenilworth, Henley-in-Arden and Warwick, all of whom got on disappointingly well.

Liza said: “They pick people to try to pull each other down. We were really lucky, we had a fabulous group of people. The directors were amazed.”

Of course, the show’s producers did their best: Liza doesn’t like Indian food, so one of the other contestants turned out to be preparing exactly that.

The sub-continental dishes proved surprisingly appetising, but a shock lay in store when guests arrived at Liza’s home.

Before they got to eat her French-inspired meal, guests had to don headbands and Liza led them through a dance routine while bodybuilders lifted weights to the strains of Tom Jones’ You Can Leave Your Hat On.

Liza’s episode of Come Dine With Me will be broadcast on Channel 4 on June 16.