Jilted Ready Steady Cook host Peter Everett has lashed out at Channel 10 producers for not inviting him back for the 2024 reboot.

Everett, who hosted the show for five years before being fired over the phone in 2011, said New idea magazine on Monday that he was devastated after learning that chef Miguel Maestre was hosting the program.

“I was like a three-year-old for a few days, constantly asking, ‘Why, why, why?’ They didn’t approach me for some reason. Who knows why? It’s a shame,” he lamented, admitting that he did not sleep well after hearing the news.

The TV host insisted “there was always talk” about him hosting the reboot with someone else, but admitted he “never pressed” the issue with producers.

Everett also suggested that die-hard fans of the franchise are even boycotting the new series due to his absence.

Jilted Ready Steady Cook host Peter Everett (pictured) has lashed out at Channel 10 producers for not inviting him back for the 2024 reboot.

“I’ve gotten a few messages from fans saying we’re not going to watch this show if you don’t. I love that I’m remembered fondly,” he said.

Everett joined Ready Steady Cook in 2006, replacing Nick Stratford as host.

However, he was fired from the show in 2011, saying at the time he was “disappointed” to have been fired over the phone just before going on holiday abroad.

Everett, who hosted the show for five years before being fired over the phone in 2011, told New Idea magazine on Monday that he was devastated after learning that chef Miguel Maestre hosted the show.

Rory Callaghan, CEO of Southern Star Productions (now Endemol Australia), which produced the series, later defended the decision to sack Everett.

Callaghan said TV tonight: ‘I was the one who called him and said, ‘Don’t bother coming back from Bali.’ It was a difficult production with him so it was time to move on.

Speaking to news.com.au in 2019, Everett added: “(Callaghan) was saying I think I’m bigger than the show. I think it meant that I thought I was indispensable and that they couldn’t do the show without me.

Everett joined Ready Steady Cook in 2006, replacing Nick Stratford as host

He said he told the executive that if his “ego” was as big as they claimed he would have “asked for a pay rise”, calling the excuse for firing him “absolute bullshit”.

At the time of Everett’s firing, Callaghan took personal responsibility for making the call to replace him with a new host.

“I think we reached a point where we all had to move forward,” he added.

He was fired from Ready Steady Cook in 2011, saying at the time he was “disappointed” to have been fired over the phone just before going on holiday abroad.

Everett admitted he was “a little baffled” by his dismissal because the grades were good.

“If something works, don’t change it, just leave it.” It was really hard, really hard. Whatever reason it happened,” he said.

Everett was replaced by comedian Colin Lane, but admitted he couldn’t bring himself to watch the show after being sacked.