Julie Goodwin She beat out fellow celebrity chef Poh Ling-Yeow in the finale and went on to host television and radio shows and has written four cookbooks. She was welcomed back with open arms to the MasterChef Kitchen in 2012 for All Stars and once more in 2022 for Fans vs Favourites.
Justine Schofield One of the most successful MasterChef alumni, season one's Justine told Woman's Day that the show changed her life "in a massive way". The bubbly blonde now shares her culinary skills with the masses on Everyday Gourmet cooking with fresh produce from Mission Foods, Cadbury and more.
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She's one of the most successful of the "MasterChef" winners, with around 158,000 followers on her Instagram account and a bestselling cookbook, "Recipes from My Home Kitchen: Asian and American Comfort Food," which came as the result of a publishing deal she inked as part of her win.
In 2015 Elizabeth co-founded Pidgin in Hackney, and in 2017 she was awarded her own Michelin star- the only MasterChef contestant to currently hold that title.
French chef Guy Savoy, frequently named the best chef in the world was reduced to tears after the Michelin guide downgraded his restaurant.
Personality. Krissi is unarguably the most hated contestant in the history of the show despite her resilience and strong cooking abilities.
Thomasina earned the winner title on the first ever season of MasterChef in 2005 after celebrating her love of Mexican food. She now co-owns the restaurant chain Wahaca - which has 13 sites across the country - from London to Edinburgh.
Masterchef host Gregg Wallace revealed in an interview with The Sun that the food on the show isn't thrown away and is put to good use. Usually, after the filming process is done, the leftover food is shared between all the crew members, who get to enjoy some amazing meals prepared by the contestants on the show.
'MasterChef' contestants are expected to give up a portion of any income from the show. What does that mean if they don't get paid? Well, contestants might get paid for interviews, appearances, or merchandise that they receive because of their spot on MasterChef.
After much deliberation – strewn with numerous superlatives in praise of the two chefs' food – the judges chose to name them joint 2012 MasterChef: The Professionals champions, the first time in the show's history contestants have shared the title.
For the first time in the 22 year history of Masterchef, the final has been declared a draw. Both Keri Moss, 41, and Anton Piotrowski, 30, tonight became the first-ever joint professional winners in the competition. The two judges, Michelin-starred chef Michel Roux Jr and Gregg Wallace, couldn't split the pair.
In a historic turn, Season 7 winner Billie McKay became the first chef to win the MasterChef title twice.
We did some digging, and according to reports, Network Ten generally pays contestants a little more than the legal minimum wage to appear on the competition reality series.
Starting a high-profile food career is no easy feat, but MasterChef Australia has helped make this dream a reality for many Aussies.
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Dishwasher Leigh Dowling is one of over 200 crew that make the MasterChef dream a reality. "Leigh washes everything you see," executive producer Margaret Bashfield reveals. "He's the happiest bloke on the team, even when he gets pots that are horribly burnt on the bottom."
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Of course, we're all curious where that veritable smorgasbord of delights ends up after filming is over. As it turns out, the crew gets first dibs, Marketplace reported. All leftovers and unused pantry items are then donated to MEND – a support service charity based in LA.
In 2013, "MasterChef" judges and producers were accused of sexual, mental, and physical harassment by former contestants. Many accusations came from a blog post by former contestant Marie Porter, where she describes how friends she met on the show were allegedly sexually and physically harassed by judges and producers.
All of your living expenses are paid for by production.
Contestants on the show are put up in a hotel for the duration of filming. Additionally, their transportation and food expenses are paid for by the show.
Claire Lara, Masterchef's first professional female winner, has explained how pregnancy gave her an advantage over the male finalists.
At age 22, Whitney was the youngest person to win MasterChef. She held that record until Dara (from Season 12) won at age 20. In addition, she and Slim are the youngest contestants in Season 1.
He was a decent cook, but was infamous for serving food from another home cook that wasn't cooked by himself. Despite the understanding that the incident was an accident, he made history for being the first contestant ever to be disqualified from MasterChef, although he took his elimination gracefully.
Brent Draper made history on MasterChef Australia three years ago when he became the first person to voluntarily leave the show. The tradie-turned-chef choked back tears on his final episode of the series as he announced that the pressure was too much for him, and he wanted to leave to protect his mental health.
On Sunday night, tears were flowing across the nation when boilermaker Brent Draper decided to quit MasterChef due to concerns over his mental health.