Twenty Celebrities Are Ready To Put Their Culinary Skills To the Test, But Only One Will Claim the Top Chef VIP Title and the $200,000 Cash Prize
MIAMI, FL – July 30, 2026 – Telemundo announced today that the highly anticipated fifth season of Top Chef VIP will now premiere on Tuesday, August 11 at 7pm/6c. Hosted by Carmen Villalobos, 20 celebrities will take on Spanish-language television’s most demanding cooking competition in a season filled with unexpected ingredients, high-stakes challenges, emotional eliminations, and unforgettable moments both inside and outside the kitchen. In the end, only one competitor will earn the coveted Top Chef VIP title and take home the $200,000 cash prize.
These celebrities will fire up the kitchen in hopes of winning over the demanding judges—Chef Antonio “Toño” de Livier, Chef Tita, and Chef Betty Vázquez: Athenea Pérez, Aylín Mujica, Carlos “Caramelo” Cruz, Carlos Ferro, Carlos Ponce, Diana Haro, Gaby Borges, Guty Carrera, José Joel, Kelly Ríos, Lupillo Rivera, Mauricio Garza, Miguel Arce, Nailea Norvind, Nievelis González, Ninel Conde, Pedro Luis “La Divaza” Figueroa, Roberto Romano, Sheynnis Palacios, and Stephanie Salas.
Audiences will be able to watch Top Chef VIP on Telemundo, or catch up on the Telemundo app (available on Google Play Store and Apple Store) and Telemundo.com. New episodes will also be available to stream the next day on Peacock. Viewers can explore additional exclusive content by visiting Telemundo.com/TopChefVIP and following @TelemundoEntretenimiento on YouTube. Fans can join the conversation using the hashtag #TopChefVIP5 on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and X, and by following @TelemundoRealities.
Top Chef VIP is a RCN production for Telemundo based on NBCUniversal Formats’ Top Chef franchise, under the supervision of Adrián Santucho, Senior Vice President of Non-Scripted Content, alongside Pancho Calvo, Vice President of Unscripted Content, with Luciano Cardinali as Executive Producer.
About NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises:
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises leads the media industry in the production and distribution of Spanish-language content for U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. The company serves U.S. Hispanics through its national broadcast network, the cable network Universo, and digital platforms including the Telemundo app, a suite of FAST channels, and streaming services, such as Peacock, among others. The Telemundo Network offers Spanish-language entertainment, news, and sports content reaching 95% of U.S. Hispanic TV households in 210 markets through 30 owned stations and 91 affiliate stations. Telemundo also owns an independent station serving Puerto Rico. Anchored on Telemundo Studios, the network is the #1 producer of scripted Spanish-language content in the U.S., and the only network to produce original content specifically for US Hispanic audiences. Offering over 600 hours of reality TV shows a year, and top-rated live specials such as the Billboard Latin Music Awards and Miss Universe, Telemundo is considered the undisputed Home of Live TV in Hispanic media. The network is also the exclusive Spanish-language home of the world’s two most popular sporting events, the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games. NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is a division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
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