MasterChef viewers were left devastated after their real ‘winner’ was sent home at the final hurdle.
On Tuesday’s episode, Abi Kempley, Brin Pirathapan, Chris Willoughby and Louise Lyons Macleod battled it out for a coveted place in this year’s bottom three.
After a tense assignment cooking for Michel Roux Jr’s guests at his now-closed restaurant Le Gavroche, the chefs prepared a meal in the MasterChef UK kitchen to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace.
But as Brin, 29, and Chris, 44, impressed with their skillful dishes, it was Louise, also 44, or Abi, 22, who missed out on a place in the final three.
Judge John announced that it was Abi who would be leaving the competition, angering viewers who had been hoping for her to win.
MasterChef viewers were left devastated after their real ‘winner’, Abi Kempley, was sent home at the final hurdle during Tuesday’s episode.
On X, formerly Twitter, they wrote: ‘Falled at the last hurdle. I really thought it was his for the taking’;
‘This woman should be in the final’; ‘Gutted by Abi: you’re a winner in my eyes!!’;
‘Abbie gutted left. Brink to win’; “I really like Brin and Chris, but Abi is amazing for her age”;
‘Abi should be proud of how far she has come. Being only in your twenties and making it to the final week of #Masterchefuk is an incredible achievement. I guess in the future she will be a great cook.
It was revealed that Brim and Chris impressed the judges and won a place in the final, leaving Abi and Louise at risk.
Announcing Abi’s departure, John said: ‘Abi and Louise, one of you will go through to the final, one of you will leave us.
‘The contestant who leaves us… is Abi. Abi, it’s been an incredible journey for you.’
“I’d really like to see what happens with you next because you’re incredibly talented for someone so young,” Gregg said. ‘Well done.’
On Tuesday’s episode, Abi Kempley, Brin Pirathapan, Chris Willoughby and Louise Lyons Macleod battled it out for a coveted place in this year’s bottom three.
Judge John announced that it was Abi who would be leaving the competition, angering viewers who had been hoping for her to win.
On X, formerly Twitter, they wrote: ‘Falled at the last hurdle. I really thought it was yours for the taking
On missing out on a place in the final, Abi said: “It’s obviously a bit of a pain coming home at this stage, so close, but the whole competition has been a challenge from start to finish.”
Before her exit from the show, Abi served the starter, which Michel Roux Jr’s guests described as “delicious.”
On missing out on a place in the final, Abi said: “It’s obviously a bit of a pain coming home at this stage, so close, but the whole competition has been a challenge from start to finish.”
“I’m definitely very proud of what I’ve accomplished.”
On Tuesday’s episode, the contestants cooked in style at the legendary Le Gavroche restaurant.
Before her exit from the show, Abi served the starter, which Michel Roux Jr’s guests hailed as “delicious”: poached scallop mousse on a julienne of vegetables and diced scallops, served with Chartreuse liqueur veloute and coral tuile of scallops.
But one dish caught the eye: circus performer Chris’ poached and roasted spiced duck breast, served with crispy duck leg.
Viewers flocked to social media shouting that the duck looked too raw, with some suggesting his competitor, veterinary surgeon Brin, could “pick it up and walk”.
They wrote: “I don’t think that duck is even dead”; That duck is fucking RAW’;
But one dish caught the eye: circus performer Chris’ poached and roasted spiced duck breast, served with crispy duck leg.
Viewers flocked to social media shouting that the duck looked too raw, with some suggesting that his competitor, veterinary surgeon Brin, could “pick it up and walk.”
They wrote: “I don’t think that duck is even dead”; That duck is fucking raw.
‘Brin could pick up that duck and walk again if he was doing this course’;
“I love Chris’s creativity, but WHY do all professional chefs insist on meat being so raw?”
And it wasn’t the only dish of the day that received criticism for its cooking time, as later in the show, in the test kitchen, Brim served a South American-inspired dish dedicated to his fiancée Anna, which consisted of pan-steak. fried beef bathed in Colombian coffee.
Viewers said: ‘That meat is too pink! He needs to cook more!’; ‘That steak is still mooing
‘Someone call a vet. The flesh still breathes…’
And it wasn’t the only dish of the day to receive criticism for its cooking time, as later in the show, in the test kitchen, Brim served a South American-inspired dish dedicated to his fiancée Anna.
The dish consisted of fried beef fillet dipped in Colombian coffee.
Viewers said: ‘That meat is too pink! He needs to cook more!’; ‘That steak is still mooing’