MASTERCHEF finalist Moonira Hinglotwala will be appearing as a special guest at Westmorland's Country Fest next month.

The 39-year-old mum-of-two, who runs two pharmacies in Blackburn, will be appearing at the Country Fest's Food Theatre at the from 1.45pm on Saturday, June 2.

The visit comes after the Blackburn pharmacist made it to the final of the BBC1 cooking series, which was screened in April, after impressing judges Gregg Wallace and John Torode with her Indian fusion cooking.

Since the show aired Moonira has paid a trip to Blackburn's Sacred Heart RC Primary School and talked about healthy eating for Healthy Heart Day.

She also visited Blackburn's Festival of Making two weeks ago and held cake-making demonstrations at Blackburn Market.