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MasterChef's Gregg Wallace brands contestant's dish 'inedible' in brutal scene: 'That's not cooked'

Earlier this month, MasterChef embarked on its 20th season, with Gregg Wallace and John Torode returning to judge the next batch of culinary stars. As the competition returned, John and Gregg have started judging a plethora of amateur cooks as they battle it out through multiple gruelling heats. But Gregg, who ensures he watches every episode, couldn't help but snap at a contestant after they served him an under cooked dish during Thursday's show.
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'Do different things' John Torode shares struggles to spend time with wife Lisa Faulkner
John Torode, 57, met his now-wife Lisa Faulkner, 50, in 2010 when she won Celebrity MasterChef, with the pair forming a relationship years later.The BBC chef has given Express.co.uk a rare relationship insight as he admitted he struggles to spend time with Lisa due to the busy couple doing "different things at different times".John and Lisa are not shy of working together, having secured many joint cooking shows in recent years, including ITV's John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen.The pair married in 2019, following their engagement at the end of 2018 - and their relationship appears to be going from strength to strength.Express.co.uk asked John about his relationship with Lisa and how he operates his home life and work life with Lisa.He admitted: "We do very different things at different times, so we are not always together and we’re not always home."I’ve even been away a few days this week and I only got back yesterday."So you know, I’m in the house for a couple of hours and then I disappear and when she has stuff on we probably won’t see each other all weekend."John then said due to this when they work together it's "really nice" as they get to spend time together.He continued: "When it actually comes to working together, it's actually really nice."It helps because we like each other which is good and she's quite attractive, you know?"John then spoke about the couple's shared cooking background, with Lisa getting into cooking after her MasterChef win.The MasterChef star explained: "We bounce off each other really nicely.
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Naga Munchetty slams BBC Breakfast viewer accusing her of 'ruining' MasterChef final
Naga Munchetty was forced to defend herself after she was accused if “ruining” the highly-anticipated Celebrity MasterChef final.During Friday’s visit to the BBC studios, the 47-year-old broadcaster and her co-host Charlie Stayt welcomed viewers back to discuss the latest headlines in the news.One of the biggest stories on everyone’s lips was the epic final of the BBC cooking competition which saw McFly’s Danny Jones, Mel Blatt and Lisa Snowdon fight it out for the trophy.READ MORE: BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty likens co-star to 'corpse' as he asks for new jobOver the course of the last four weeks, 19 famous faces have been competing to become the show’s latest champion and dazzle judges Gregg Wallace and John Torode with their cookery skills.And last night, the winner of the celebrity spin-off show was announced – spoiler warning: the next paragraph reveals the 2022 winner.Lisa Snowdon was crowned the winner of the TV series after she impressed the judges with her delicious three-course dinner.BBC Breakfast covered the show’s final this morning as they welcomed the brunette beauty, 50, onto the show to share how it felt to take home the award.She told viewers: “I’m honestly so blown away. It’s such a life changing experience.
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'Really sad!' Former Holby City star Lisa Faulkner speaks out on BBC decision to axe show
Lisa Faulkner, 50, has spoken out about the BBC’s decision to end Holby City for good back in March, after 23 years on the air.The former Celebrity MasterChef winner, who is married to the show’s judge John Torode, 57, admitted she was “really sad” to see the soap get axed, in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk. Lisa played Victoria Merrick on the show from January 1999 to June 2001.Victoria was a senior house officer who trained in cardiothoracic surgery and paediatrics at Holby City Hospital.Two years after joining the show, Lisa’s character was stabbed to death in her own home by the father of a patient whose life she could not save.The star appeared in 45 episodes of the show early on in her acting career, which meant it was a strange thing for the celebrity chef to hear it had been cancelled.Speaking about when she heard the news, Lisa reflected: “Yeah, it was really sad. “I think it’s such a great show and, for me and my two best friends…“You know, I met Angela (Griffin) and Nicola (Stephenson) on that show and we have been best friends ever since. “So to me, it’s been a really important show in my life,” she added.Apart from her job as a TV chef, Lisa is also known for her previous roles on soaps such as Brookside, where she played Louise Hope, and EastEnders, where she played Fi Browning.However, she’s also enjoyed some more recent roles, such as Murdoch Mysteries and BBC One’s The Girl Before.Speaking about her future in the world of television, Lisa explained: “You know, it’s really nice to be going up for auditions again, playing small parts in nice dramas. “It’s just been fun doing the auditioning again and getting the jobs.
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John Torode on late Queen's 'great' personality and 'incredible' dedication to realm
John Torode, 57, was fortunate enough to meet Queen Elizabeth II on two occasions, having first met the monarch in 2009.The Celebrity MasterChef judge spoke to Express.co.uk about the "incredible" monarch whom he had the pleasure to meet at Buckingham Palace.John is known for being the face of BBC's MasterChef since 2005 alongside greengrocer, Gregg Wallace.Due to his highly successful cooking career, John has been given the opportunity to meet the Queen on two occasions.The MasterChef judge opened up about the "great honour" he felt meeting such a powerful monarch.John said: "The Queen, I mean, I suppose it's one of those great, great honours."The second meet, it was a private audience, which was for something about Australians, who were working in the UK and were high profile and so there was a lineup of Hugh Jackman, Jason Donovan, myself, it was just great!"It was really really interesting to meet her face to face and have a proper little chat."She’s an incredible woman who went and spoke to the 200 people in each room."He went on: "People come up to you and talk to you about how to address the Queen. It was just such an amazing way that it worked."I think I read that one year she had 580 official engagements, which is more than twice a day which is really quite incredible."John also recalled driving through the Buckingham Palace gates as it was something he never thought he would do.He continued: "The first time I met her was about 2009 and it was a sort of large gathering of around 600 people and you got moved from room to room, it was very formal."The most exciting thing was driving through the gates in my car."That was great.
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John Torode shares highlight of meeting late Queen 'Something I never thought I'd do'
John Torode, 57, has been fortunate to meet the late Queen Elizabeth II on two occasions, having first met in 2009.The MasterChef judge spoke to Express.co.uk about the "great" opportunity he had when visiting Buckingham Palace.John is known for being the face of BBC's MasterChef since 2005 alongside greengrocer, Gregg Wallace.Due to his highly successful cooking career, John has been given the opportunity to meet the Queen on two occasions.Recalling the events to Express.co.uk, John revealed: "The first time I met her was about 2009 and it was a sort of large gathering of around 600 people and you got moved from room to room, it was very formal."The most exciting thing was driving through the gates in my car."That was great. I mean, driving through the gates of Buckingham Palace is something I never thought I'd ever be able to do."I mean, I worked there with Masterchef but I never thought I would experience driving through!"He then opened up about the "great honour" he felt meeting such a powerful monarch.John continued: "The Queen, I mean, I suppose it's one of those great, great honours."The second meet, it was a private audience, which was for something about Australians, who were working in the UK and were high profile and so there was a lineup of Hugh Jackman, Jason Donovan, myself, it was just great!"It was really really interesting to meet her face to face and have a proper little chat."She’s an incredible woman who went and spoke to the 200 people in each room."People come up to you and talk to you about how to address the Queen.
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