Celebrity MasterChef viewers baffled by AJ Pritchard’s Queen remark: ‘Maybe that should have been cut’

Fans of Celebrity MasterChef were perplexed by AJ Pritchard‘s remark on the Queen, which he made during the show.

In September, Queen Elizabeth II, who held the title of Britain’s longest-reigning queen, passed away ‘peacefully’ at the age of 96, not long after Buckingham Palace said they were concerned for her health.

On the other hand, during the holiday episode of the popular BBC culinary show on Friday, viewers were left perplexed when the former Strictly Come Dancing star, who is now 28 years old, spoke about Queen Elizabeth II as if she were still alive. There is no information available regarding the special’s production date.

The dancer was joined by actor Chizzy Akudolu, drag artist Kitty Scott-Claus, and The X Factor: Celebrity winner Megan McKenna as they took on two difficult culinary challenges set by Gregg Wallace, 58, and John Torode, 57. The challenges were created by Gregg Wallace and John Torode, respectively.

Speaking about one of the dishes he was preparing to whip up, AJ explained: ‘What do I do on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve?

‘The thing is, I always watch the Queen do her speech. She always goes to Balmoral in Scotland and I feel like that kind of festive meal that she would definitley enjoy is what I will be cooking for John and Gregg.’

Fans flocked to Twitter where they questioned AJ’s statement, with one asking: ‘When was this filmed? AJ thinks the Queen is still around. #CelebrityMasterChef.’

‘Maybe AJ’s speech about the Queen should have been left on the cutting room floor,’ a viewer commented, while another penned: ‘No one tell AJ the Queen died. #MasterchefUK #CelebrityMasterchef.’

A fourth shared a picture of a gif captioned ‘I have some deeply tragic news for you’ and added: ‘AJ: I love to watch the Queen’s Speech.’

During the course of the show, the contestants were given the challenge of creating delectable dishes out of the leftover components of Christmas dinner, with the assistance of a helpful recipe that was supplied to them by the two judges, John and Gregg.

Later on, they served up even tastier delicacies using their culinary expertise, and during the cook-off, John’s wife, the actress and former participant on Celebrity MasterChef Lisa Faulkner, made a special appearance to assist with the judging.

After being put through their paces Megan was announced as victor, with the singer exclaiming: ‘Oh my god! I’m so happy! Thank you so much.’

‘Megan’s always been a fierce competitor,’ John remarked, while Gregg hailed her for her ‘perfect presentation’.

As for how Megan was going to celebrate her win, she shared: ‘I’m going to celebrate with a margarita!’

The Christmas special was the second one to have aired this year, with the previous instalment’s line-up being musician Bez, Union J star Josh Cuthbert, soprano singer Lesley Garrett and sprinter Iwan Thomas.

Celebrity MasterChef Christmas Cook-Off 2022 is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.

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