Ex-MasterChef choose Gary Mehigan reveals the TRUTH behind his shock exit from Channel 10 – as he slams the brand new season for a stunning purpose
Former MasterChef Australia choose Gary Mehigan has set the report straight in regards to the shock exit from the present over three years in the past.
The English-born chef, 56, left MasterChef present alongside fellow judges Matt Preston and George Calombaris in 2019, with Channel Ten claiming the community ‘could not meet their calls for for a pay rise’.
Nonetheless Mehigan has now claimed the departure was offered to the general public in a manner that did not precisely replicate what went on behind the scenes.
‘I promised myself early on that after I felt that it wasn’t my factor, that it was time to maneuver on,’ he stated throughout a latest press convention in India, the place he was filming a Nationwide Geographic present.
‘The way in which we parted from Channel 10 was just a little bit totally different. Ten determined to take the narrative and make it in regards to the ‘grasping judges’. But it surely wasn’t.’
Former MasterChef Australia choose Gary Mehigan, 56, (pictured) has set the report straight in regards to the shock exit from the present over three years in the past
Elsewhere, Mehigan revealed why he hasn’t been a fan of MasterChef since his departure.
‘[Contestants are] too skilled for my liking. The primary season for me is particular as a result of it was surprising. I believe the extent of residence cooks appeared real,’ he stated.
Mehigan, Calombaris and Preston appeared on the present from season one in 2009 till the top of season 11 in 2019.
Mehigan has now claimed the departure was offered to the general public in a manner that did not precisely replicate what went on behind the scenes. ‘Ten determined to take the narrative and make it in regards to the ‘grasping judges’. But it surely wasn’t’
MasterChef Australia’s unique judging panel Mehigan (left) George Calombaris (proper) and Matt Preston (centre) appeared on the present from season one in 2009 till the top of season 11 in 2019
They had been changed by judges Melissa Leong, Andy Allen and Jock Zonfrillo, who took over judging duties as a trio till Jock’s shock loss of life on April 30.
Every day Mail Australia reached out to Channel 10 for remark.
Channel 10 is claimed to be on the hunt for a brand new choose to interchange Zonfrillo, who tragically died in Melbourne, aged 46, on what was imagined to be the premiere of the most recent season.
Mehigan, Calombaris and Preston appeared on the present from season one in 2009 till the top of season 11 in 2019. The trio had been changed by judges Melissa Leong (left), Andy Allen (proper) and Jock Zonfrillo (centre)
