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Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
MasterChef Australia fans notice bizarre detail in the show after fan favourite's heartbreaking elimination
Fan favourite Rue Mupedzi ended her MasterChef Australia Back to Win season with a heartbreaking elimination this week. But according to one eagle-eyed viewer, the 'dessert queen' had more than her fair share of screen time before hanging up her apron. The dedicated fan, who shared his findings on Reddit, noticed that it has been Rue who has been featured in the confessional spots 71 times over the last five weeks. Featured throughout each show, the short segments have contestants sharing their feelings about each challenge as the action in the kitchen unfolds. And according to one fan, Rue has been featured 71 times in the 'confessional'. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The viewer also calculated and ranked each one of the other contestants over the last five weeks including the remaining players. Coming in behind Rue with 56 appearances in the confessional was Ben Macdonald, followed by Laura Sharrad on 50. Audra Morrice and Callum Hann scored 48, according to the enterprising fan, while Sneznana Calic has appeared 44 times in the confessional. Sharing their findings to Reddit with a chart showing the name of the contestant and how many times they appeared in confessionals the user's share sparked online commentary about Rue's appearance on the show. 'Rue got way more screen time, even after an episode, of all the remaining contestants,' commented one viewer on the thread. Another joked, 'I won't be surprised if she remains in the top 10 despite not even making it through halfway through the competition. Queen!' It comes after Rue Mupedzi says she is setting herself up for a career in the culinary world after her shock elimination from the Back to Win season on Tuesday. Instead of hanging up her apron for good, the 29-year-old dental hygienist is planning on becoming a pastry chef. Rue, who is known as the 'dessert queen' by fans, announced she plans to head to Europe to pursue her dream as soon as possible. 'My vision board is to go to France and gain work experience in the pastry world for six months to a year, as well as explore Europe,' she said in a new interview with Yahoo Lifestyle on Wednesday. The WA-based kitchen star said her long-term plans included opening her own pastry shop. Elsewhere, Rue opened up about her return to MasterChef after her headline making appearance on the show in 2023. 'I still wanted to work really hard and do well, but the most important thing to me was to have a good time,' she said. 'Coming back was like riding a bike. It felt like I never left! I integrated back into the kitchen so quickly.' Rue suffered the heartache of a second MasterChef Australia elimination this week after a tricky pudding failed to impress the judges. Rue, Tim, Audra and Sarah were tasked with remaking Variations of Sourdough and Strawberry with Elderflower and Balsamic dessert from restaurant's Blayne Bertoncello. In the end, it was the dessert queen herself who was sent home over her grainy crème pâtissière. In tears, Rue told the judges that it had been an honour cooking for them and being on the show for a second time around. 'Just being called back among such amazing chefs made me realise I'm also part of the great people,' she shared.
Daily Mail
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Controversial chef Gordon Ramsay unleashes expletive filled spray over raw fish as he returns for debut of MasterChef Australia: Back To Win
Gordon Ramsay kicked off the debut episode of MasterChef Australia: Back To Win on Monday night. The British celebrity chef - known for his expletive-laden rants - had a spray at a team of contestants during a service challenge when they served up raw kingfish. 'Who cooked the fish!' he demanded, before unleashinga tirade, 'Raw fish. Ice cold, raw fish. 'May as well go to f***ing Nobu and serve those up as f***ing shushi!' 'Help me out, please. The job's hard enough. Please' he went on, pleading with the team. Viewers were amused by Gordon's antics, with several pointing out he needed to be extensively bleeped from his first minute on screen. Ramsay made his long-awaited return to MasterChef Australia on Monday night. Channel 10 earlier announced that Ramsay, 58, will be appearing as a guest judge on the new season's Back to Win competition. The notoriously hot-tempered Ramsay is joined in the kitchen by regular judges Andy Allen, Sofia Levin, Poh Ling Yeow and Jean-Christophe Novelli. Ramsay last appeared on the hit cooking competition in 2018. This season sees 24 past contestants come back to win the MasterChef trophy and $250,000 in prize money. Among the cast are MasterChef fan favourites, including season one's Andre Ursini, Sarah Todd from 2022's season 14 and Tim Bone from season 11. Also among the contestants is season 6 runner-up Laura Sharrad. Andre Ursini, who made his TV debut in 2009 as a contestant on MasterChef Australia, recently announced his return to the show. 'Who cooked the fish!' he demanded, before unleashinga tirade, 'Raw fish. Ice cold, raw fish. 'May as well go to f***ing Nobu and serve those up as f***ing shushi!' Already fans of the cooking competition have emerged with a theory about who will be crowned the winner. Viewers have gone online to speculate that the producers have spoiled the show after dropping a promo poster showing just six of the 24 contestants who will battle it out in the kitchen. The featured contestants are lined up in the image and appear in various sizes, including Laura Sharrad who starred in seasons 6 and 12. Also appearing in the promo are season 16's Savindri Perera and Darrsh Clarke as well as Tim Bone from season 11. There's also Declan Cleary from season 15, while the image of fan favourite Steph De Sousa from season 11 looms largest in the poster. Many fans felt Laura Sharrad was a shoe-in based on her appearance on the poster. A fan Reddit started the discussion by asking, 'Do you think the winner is pictured?' 'Considering that Laura is the only pictured contestant from before season 11, do you think she wins, or do you think that the winner is not pictured?' 'I do think majority of them probably went far or did pretty well, while maybe at least one maybe goes out relatively early?' said one fan.
