Fox reveals the identites of 'Hell's Kitchen's seventh-season cast

Fox has revealed the identities of the 16 culinary contestants competing on Hell's Kitchen's seventh season, which will premiere Tuesday, June 1 at 8PM ET/PT.


Following the show's one-hour premiere, Hell's Kitchen will air two-hour episodes in the Tuesdays at 8PM ET/PT timeslot until July 27 -- when it will then begin serving as the lead-in for Gordon Ramsay's new Masterchef reality series.

Like the show's prior editions, the seventh-season cast will have to both work and live together as they try to impress the foul-mouthed British chef via various challenges and dinner services.   

The 16 contestants competing on Hell's Kitchen's seventh season are:

The Red Team


- Autumn Lewis, a 29-year-old personal chef from Chicago, IL who currently resides in North Hollywood, CA

- Fran Klier, a 44-year-old catering chef from Rockville Centre, NY

- Holli Ugalde, a 24-year-old banquet chef from San Bernardino, CA

- Jamie Bisoulis, a 26-year-old sous chef from Chicago, IL

- Maria Torrisi, a 24-year-old kitchen supervisor from Scranton, PA


- Nilka Hendricks, a 28-year-old line cook from Glen Cove, NY who currently resides in West Hempstead, NY
- Siobhan Allgood, a 25-year-old pub executive chef from Rockledge, PA who currently resides in Philadelphia, PA

- Stacey Slichta, a 38-year-old private chef from Buffalo, NY who currently resides in Studio City, CA

The Blue Team

- Andrew Forester, a 28-year-old farmer from West Babylon, NY who currently resides in Wake Forest, NC

- Benjamin Knack, a 33-year-old culinary instructor from Elmont, NY who currently resides in Malden, MA


- Ed Battaglia, a 28-year-old high school cooking teacher from Burlington, NJ who currently resides in Edgewater Park, NJ

- Jason Ellis, a 37-year-old personal chef from Greenville, SC who currently resides in Suwanee, GA

-  Jay Santos, a 32-year-old executive chef from Melrose, MA who currently resides in Medford, MA

- Mikey Termini, a 29-year-old line cook from Santa Cruz, CA who currently resides in Kihei, Maui, HI

- Salvatore Coppola, a 35-year-old pizzeria chef from Monte Di Procida, Italy who currently resides in Laurel Springs, NJ


- Scott Hawley, a 32-year-old executive chef from Modesto, CA who currently resides in New York, NY






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