Worst Cooks in America 28, also known as Celebrity Edition: Heroes vs. Villains, is the twenty-eighth season of the American competitive reality television series Worst Cooks in America. The season features a celebrity cast of Heroes vs. Villains. It premiered on Food Network on January 5, 2025 and concluded on February 2, 2025. Corinne Olympios was the winner of this season, with Adam Rippon as the runner-up.
Worst Cooks in America is an American reality television series in which celebrities (referred to as "recruits") with poor cooking skills undergo a culinary boot camp for the chance to win a $50,000 prize to donate to the charity of their choice. The recruits are trained on the various basic cooking techniques including baking, knife skills, temperature, seasoning and preparation. Each episode features two core challenges: the Skills Drill, which tests their grasp of basic techniques demonstrated by the chef mentors, and the Main Dish Challenge, where they must apply those skills to recreate or invent a more complex dish under specific guidelines. The weakest performer is eliminated at the end of each episode. The final two contestants prepare a restaurant-quality, three-course meal for a panel of food critics, who evaluate the dishes based on taste, presentation, and overall improvement.
Antonia Lofaso and Jeff Mauro are the leaders for Celebrity Edition: Heroes vs. Villains, which consists of celebrities and reality TV stars, and dividing them into teams of Heroes and Villains. This is the first season to not feature Anne Burrell. The season premiered on January 5, 2025.