Richard Gadd and MasterChef’s Grace Dent and Anna Haugh are on this week’s covers

This week’s issue explores how competitors cope with the stress and excitement of the event. Dent brilliantly describes the initial stages as feeling unexpectedly difficult, comparing it to the simple task of making an omelette while on vacation: “To anyone who can get through those first few rounds, I think, wow… it’s like going to a holiday cottage and trying to make a simple omelette.”








