78-year-old Urmila Baa, popularly known by her YouTube channel as Gujjuben, came on MasterChef India last night and won more than just the apron. She won the hearts of the judges and everyone watching her on television. Know more about Urmila Baa, aka Gujjuben.
When it comes to contestants who've owned the most restaurants, Thomasina Miers sits in first place. After her win in the MasterChef kitchen back in 2005, she opened her first Wahaca restaurant in London in 2007.
Personality. Krissi is unarguably the most hated contestant in the history of the show despite her resilience and strong cooking abilities.
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Parents need to know MasterChef Junior is a family friendly cooking competition featuring contestants age 8 to 13.
Yep, reports on the show have revealed that contestants are actually only paid slightly more than the legal minimum wage.
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.
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.
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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.
Production staff takes each cook's phone before they come on set and hold on to them for the duration of filming. When not filming, the contestants are allowed contact with their family but aren't allowed to discuss any details of the filming, or broadcast where they are on social media.
'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.
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.
Joe Bastianich is 'not a fan of rustic food,' according to Murphy. Known for his deadpan expressions and savage one-liners, Bastianich often gets the reputation as the toughest judge on "MasterChef," perhaps even surpassing the surly Gordon Ramsay.
MasterChef Australia will air its new season on Sunday, six days after the sudden death of one of its hosts, award-winning chef Jock Zonfrillo. The 7 May premiere has the "full support" of the 46-year-old Scotsman's family, broadcaster Network 10 said.
Adam Pearson is a regular caller and occasional guest host to The Bedtime Babble On, a radio programme that airs on Spark Sunderland, weeknights from 10pm. In August 2022, Pearson appeared on Celebrity Masterchef, becoming the first contestant to be eliminated in his heat.
At the age of five, Adam hit his head and the bump which followed persisted instead of healing. He was then diagnosed with a condition called neurofibromatosis type I, which causes non-cancerous tumours to grow on nerve tissue.
While she has never studied cooking, in the nineteen episodes where she competed on the third season of MasterChef, Hà won seven times in both individual and team challenges; additionally, she placed three times in the top three group. However, she was also in the bottom group twice.
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.
MasterChef star Tessa Boersma is ENGAGED to boyfriend Eliot Nelson: 'I can't wait to marry you' MasterChef Australia star Tessa Boersma has announced her engagement to long-term boyfriend Eliot Nelson. The 27-year-old chef shared the exciting news with her 130,000 Instagram followers last Sunday.
10. Contestants have to buy any ingredients they require to practice dishes to make at home and aren't given any money towards it - but ingredients and a full pantry are provided in the MasterChef kitchens.
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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.
Do the MasterChef contestants have to buy their own ingredients? If the contestants wish to practice cooking up their food masterpieces at home, then they are expected to foot the bill for the ingredients, and they aren't reimbursed.