The finalists for MasterChef 2023 have been unveiled.
To advance to Wednesday night’s semi-final, four exceptional chefs fought tooth and nail and displayed some of their best culinary abilities.
But, when things heated up more, it was time for one to go home.
Terri, Chariya, Anurag, and Omar each gave it their all for judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace, with inventive takes on traditional dishes like bangers and mash, steak and chips, and chicken pie.
Terri’s steak and chips, however, failed to impress the judges, and she was eliminated after reaching the final four.
After failing to make the final, she acknowledged she was ‘gutted’ to be leaving, but she was thinking optimistically.
‘Without this competition, I wouldn’t have reached the level of cook I am now for years to come. It pushes you to be the best.’
She added: ‘I’m really proud of myself.’
The 30-year-old assistant account manager had previously described making it to the final four as an ‘out of body experience,’ praising the judges as ‘supportive, funny and, most of all, honest.’
Anurag, a 41-year-old accountant, recounted his reaction to learning they had made the final three as ‘beyond happy.’
Meanwhile, Chariya remarked that she could already “see the glimmer of the trophy.”
‘I was standing there having goosebumps,’ she said. ‘I couldn’t believe it. A dream – it was like a dream.’
Omar was reeling from learning he was in the final three, saying: ‘To know you’re going to get to every part of the competition has blown my mind.’
It remains to be seen who will be the lucky recipient of the trophy at the end of the season – and all the acclaim, status, and visibility that comes with it.
In the past, finalists have gone on to create their own restaurants or pursue a career in the culinary arts.
MasterChef returns Thursday at 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer
Source My Celebrity Life.