MasterChef's Poh Ling Yeow reveals what she really thinks of Sarah Todd and Declan Cleary's new relationship
MasterChef Australia judge Poh Ling Yeow has confessed that she had no idea that two of the contestants on this season's Back To Win were cooking up a romance.
In a revealing new TikTok interview the veteran foodie confessed she was 'surprised' when lovebirds Sarah Todd and Declan Cleary went official with their relationship last week.
'It was happening in front of my eyes and I didn't even see it, I feel like such a doofus,' Poh, 51, joked in the chat with Yahoo on Monday.
Telling users that she was happy for the pair, who moved in together after completing filming of the cooking competition, Poh shared that the relationship was a surprise to the MasterChef kitchen.
'I don't think anyone expected it because I think they're such different people,' she explained.
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In a revealing new TikTok interview the veteran foodie confessed she was 'surprised' when lovebirds Sarah Todd and Declan Cleary went official with their relationship last week. Pictured: The pair went public with their romance in the latest edition of Stellar Magazine
'But in many ways I can how they were really attracted to each other because Sarah's actually super down to earth.
'She's really quiet and introverted and Deckers is just of like all out. And I think they're such a great contrasting match.'
It comes after Sarah and Todd went public with their romance in the latest edition of Stellar Magazine.
Declan, 27, revealed that the pair 'instantly got along', which saw them spend lots of time together behind the scenes.
However, it wasn't until 38-year-old Sarah landed in an elimination challenge that Declan's feelings became apparent, and he knew he needed to tell her how he felt.
'As she's walking into the elimination [challenge], I said, "Sarah, can I ask you something? Would you like to go on a date with me?" And she just looked at me and said, "You're a bloody idiot",' he said.
While the poorly-timed invitation didn't land the way he thought it would, Sarah eventually came around to the idea of them together.
'After I got through the stress of the elimination and had a couple of days to recover, I realised it made sense,' she said.
For their first date, the pair visited Grampians National Park for a romantic weekend away, exploring markets, eating at picturesque restaurants and going for walks in the central Victoria highlands.
Now, after wrapping filming on the show, Declan has made the move from Sydney's Northern Beaches to Melbourne - along with his dog Sol - to be with Sarah and her 14-year-old son Phoenix.
Meanwhile, news of the romance comes after a supposed spoiler revealed the winner of the current Back To Win season, sending fans into a frenzy.
Taking to Reddit, one fan of the beloved cooking show pointed out on Tuesday that the promotional picture on the network's streaming service 10Play featured mostly eliminated contestants, leading them to wonder whether it shone a light on who the winner would be.
'Has anyone noticed how many contestants on this advert for Masterchef on 10Play app has already been eliminated??' the Reddit user captioned the screenshot.
'Darsh, Steph, Sav and Tim all eliminated... could this be a sign?' they asked.
The fan then went on to predict who may be facing the chopping block next based on the poster.
'Maybe Laura and Declan will be out the door soon too??'
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