MasterChef Australia will air its gripping episode of Redemption on Wednesday night, which sees former contestants return to cooking for current contestants.
However, eagle-eyed fans have noticed in a trailer shared on social media that recently eliminated fan favorite Stephen Dennis, 62, is not among them.
The popular Queensland tour guide was left heartbroken when he was eliminated during a nail-biting episode on Sunday night.
Fans took to social media to ask why Dennis was absent from the episode, with one writing: “Super gutted for Stephen.”
Stephen has now opened up about the reason for his absence and revealed that he had to visit the hospital to care for his sick mother.
MasterChef Australia will air its gripping episode of Redemption on Wednesday night, which sees former contestants return to cook a meal for the current ones.
However, eagle-eyed fans have noticed in a trailer shared on social media that recently eliminated fan favorite Stephen Dennis (pictured), 62, is not among them.
‘My mother is in the hospital and she is very bad. “My father passed away during Covid so I need to support my mother and it would be unfair to my family to go back to filming with this in mind,” she said. yahoo.
Upon hearing the sad news, eliminated contestant Juan De La Cruz, who returns for the special, posted a heartfelt statement on social media: “I’ll miss you tonight @stevowildchef.” Take care of your mom.’
Earlier this year, Stephen had the judges falling over themselves after she impressed them with her cooking and fitness skills.
Esteban had the judges in tears during Thursday’s episode after she impressed them with her cooking and fitness skills.
The Queensland tour guide worked hard to make a macadamia nut cake for the judges during a tough challenge.
Fans took to social media to ask why Stephen was absent from the historic episode.
Earlier this year, Stephen had the judges in stitches after impressing them with his cooking and fitness skills.
At one point, judge Poh Ling Yeow, 50, asked Stephen where he got the recipe for his incredible dish, and he replied that he had been cooking for over 40 years, and then made a surprising confession.
“I was lucky enough to be chosen for the first MasterChef in 2009, but unfortunately there was a cyclone and the road was closed due to a landslide,” he began.
‘Mother Nature can change the direction of your life. I’ve been waiting 16 years, I’m finally here, it’s amazing!’
Stephen later managed to impress the entire panel of judges with his finished dish, and was told it was one of the highlights of the night.