MasterChef viewers spot huge editing blunder as contestant cut out

Daily Mirror

3 days ago

MasterChef viewers have spotted a blunder in the editing of one of this week's episodes, where a striking shot of host Gregg Wallace has been used multiple times
MasterChef viewers have been left "terrified" after spotting what appears to be an editing blunder in this week's episodes of the BBC competition. It's been a more heavily edited series than usual this year following the sacking of presenters Gregg Wallace and John Torode over the last few months.
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Last month, production company Banijay UK and the BBC agreed that "Mr Wallace's return to MasterChef is untenable" after a report into historic allegations of misconduct upheld 45 out of 83 allegations against him. Meanwhile, an allegation against Torode of using racist language was also upheld despite the presenter saying that he had "no recollection of the incident".
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With the current series of MasterChef having been filmed before Wallace and Torode's exits from the show, major edits were made to the episodes which appeared to reduce the presenters' screen time. It comes after Gregg Wallace and John Torode 'lack chemistry' in first MasterChef return after axe.
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Now, viewers have spotted what they believe are signs that the series' fourth episode has been heavily edited - with one shot of Wallace appearing to be used three different times in one scene.
One viewer shared on TikTok: "Okay the new MasterChef - because they've had to cut out dodgy bits but still keep the presenters in. I don't understand why they had to keep them in but that's what they've done.
"They have reused the same bit of Gregg three times - watch," she added. Wallace then appears to pull the same smiley face three times during an interview with culinary hopeful Hazel.
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"This is terrifying," one viewer commented on the vide. Another said: "It looks like they've had a mannequin made of him hoping no one would notice the difference."
However, some were convinced that the clip wasn't edited - suggesting that Gregg may have just been holding that face throughout the scene. "It's not edited he just did that face the whole time," one viewer said.
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Another wrote: "He just always looks like that."
A spokesperson for the show's production company, Banijay UK, said: 'One other contributor decided that, given recent events, they would like not to be included. We have, of course, accepted their wishes and edited them out of the show.'