MasterChef Just Dropped a SHOCKING Sneak Peek of Meghan Markle’s Episode and Fans Are Already FURIOUS!
It was revealed the Duchess of Sussex would be a guest judge on the show in April.
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Channel 10 has given MasterChef viewers the first taste of the upcoming Meghan Markle episode.
The TV network announced in April, during Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Australian tour, that the Duchess of Sussex would appear as a guest judge on the show.
The Suits star will make her grand debut this Sunday, which is the first of Finals Week.
A preview aired right at the end of Wednesday night’s episode, and the four remaining contestants, as well as all the eliminated contestants, were gobsmacked when judge Poh Ling Yeow announced Meghan would be joining them.
When Meghan walked up to Aaron Kher’s workbench and told him she was excited to try his dish, he got incredibly flustered and started fanning himself as soon as she walked away.
“Like, what is my life?” he says of the whole experience.
Viewers also got a glimpse of what Meghan’s feedback would be like.
“I’m rubbing my temples because I can’t understand how this is so good,” she kindly told one of the cooks.
What did the contestants think of Meghan Markle on MasterChef?
The warmth from the Duchess was really felt by the contestants, with Petro Papathomas saying he was “starstruck” when Meghan walked into the room.
“She was really genuine. There’s been so much written about her, you kind of don’t know what to believe, but I loved her. She was so kind and talks really intelligently about food as well,” he told TV Week.
Casper Kenworthy echoed the sentiment.
“Never in a million years would you think that she would be on MasterChef, and she was one of our favourite judges as well. She was interested in what you were doing and wanting to chat,” he said.
Meghan has previously mentioned that there were two things that attracted her to the show: her love of food and her love of Australia.
Both judges and contestants alike were starstruck by Meghan.
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“It was an easy yes,” she said.
“It’s such a great show. I’m just really honoured that I was asked to be able to be here with you and to be able to judge some of these meals.”
The episode will feature Meghan challenging the remaining cooks to create a dish using carrots, brussels sprouts, Australian honey, macadamia nuts, quince, Jerusalem artichokes, celeriac, lemons, apples, mandarins and strawberries.
The ingredients were all about celebrating what was in season during the time of filming.
“These are all things that, for me, feel really nostalgic,” Meghan said.
“I’d love it if there’s a connection that you can find when, as you’re cooking something, what is the story behind it? What is something from your family or from a memory…something sentimental that we can also taste as we taste your dish.”
It was announced in April she would be appearing on the show. Source: Channel 10
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Aussies divided over Meghan Markle’s MasterChef appearance
Meghan’s food credentials are lengthy, including her Netflix series With Love, Meghan and her lifestyle brand As Ever.
But when news of her appearance on MasterChef surfaced in April, not everyone was jumping for joy.
Yahoo Lifestyle readers were pretty vocal about their feelings on the news, with a poll of more than 1,200 showing just 8 per cent said they were excited to see Meghan on the program.
“Are we serious? She’s a home cook,” said one.
“I’m soooo disappointed!! MasterChef was the only ‘reality’ show I enjoyed and respected. All respect has gone out the window – won’t be watching this rubbish,” wrote another
But, for every person who was upset, there was another who was overjoyed.
“Oh my word. The Princess is so beautiful!!! Go Meghan,” said one excited viewer. “Looking forward to this… passionate foodie and health and wellness/intentional living advocate, think she’ll bring such an extra dimension to the table,” commented one supporter.
Season 18 of the show has had some massive guest judges, including Rick Stein, Maggie Beer, Jimmy and Jane Barnes and Robert Irwin.