Telemundo’s Hit Cooking Competition Top Chef VIP Announces New Premiere August 11th.

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.