MasterChef

As MasterChef enters its final few weeks, there’s no doubt the pressure is on. But as the contestants – and the judges – reveal they’ve got their own personal issues to deal with, the show is fast becoming a melting pot of scandals and shock revelations. “Reality shows like this can become very insular,” says […]

As Julie Goodwin plays mother to this year’s MasterChef hopefuls, she tells Larry Writer that, after winning last year, she’s finally living her dream – despite those marriage rumours. When Julie Goodwin meets Marion Grasby at an inner-Sydney studio for The Weekly’s photo shoot, last year’s MasterChef winner gives this year’s girl-most-likely one of her […]

It should have been a happy time but MasterChef Joanne Zalm’s return home after being evicted from the show was bittersweet, thanks to a frightening hate campaign. For the six long months she lived in the MasterChef house, Joanne Zalm dreamed of the moment she would return home to the welcoming arms of her beloved […]

She was one of the youngest contestants in MasterChef, now 21-year-old Sharnee Rawson tells Woman’s Day her next step in the food industry and which fellow competitors inspired her during the competition. Has it been strange adjusting to reality since leaving the house? Yeah, it has! There’s so much freedom [laughs] obviously it’s nice waking […]

He was tipped as a favourite to take out the MasterChef title, but recently eliminated 21-year-old contestant Matthew Caldicott tells Woman’s Day how the show has helped him explore a career in the food industry. You guys have been filming since late last year. What has it been like being out of the MasterChef house? […]

After six months of separation from her family, Joanne Zalm is the last mum left in MasterChef – and there’s only one woman who can understand what she’s going through. Now Joanne tells Lucy Chesterton how the bond between her and Julie Goodwin keeps her going. Joanne Zalm is creaming the competition on MasterChef, but […]

Dessert queen, 35-year-old Skye Craig, chats to us about her friendship with Alvin and her new business venture. What was the easiest part about being on the show? The easiest thing about being on a show like MasterChef was two things. Number one was learning from some of the best chefs in Australia and across […]

MasterChef‘s Greek gourmand, Peter Kritikides, 29, tells Woman’s Day about his most embarrassing moment in the house and his big plans for the future. So you’re out of the MasterChef house and back in the real world. Is your head still spinning? It’s been a complete whirlwind, but a very positive one. You’d think after […]

He cooks a mean Indian dish, but MasterChef hopeful Jimmy Seervai may soon have to adjust his spicy recipes to accommodate tiny tastebuds, after proudly announcing that he and his fiancée are expecting their first child. The 31-year-old food ingredients researcher from Sydney is so excited he can’t stop talking about it. “It’s the best […]

As Marion Grasby furiously whips up another delicious dish in the MasterChef kitchen, the pretty brunette has clearly got her eye on the prize. But her ultimate life goal isn’t to win the coveted title – it’s to marry her boyfriend of four years. “I’m waiting for him to come home with a ring – […]

MasterChef‘s latest eliminated contestant, 29-year-old bar manager Courtney Roulston, talks about how the cooking competition gave her the “kick up the bum” she needed to realise her dream. You applied for the first season of MasterChef. What was it like auditioning again and why do you think you made it further this time? I actually […]

The drama on the hit cooking contest is nothing compared to the contestants’ real-life experiences. Dominic: My drinking problem He admits he cracked under the intense, pressure-cooker atmosphere of MasterChef and lapsed into drinking again, but Dominic Corrigan insists he has his demon well under control. The big-hearted Sydney father of four, who had a […]

MasterChef’s Jonathan Daddia is prepared for anything in the kitchen. And when it comes to romance, the aspiring chef is equally well organised. In between shooting scenes for the TV cooking competition, Jonathan crammed in a walk down the aisle that had been thrown into doubt by his success in the kitchen … and a […]

Following his elimination from MasterChef Devon Headland spoke to Woman’s Day about who likes who in the MasterChef house, why he thinks his elimination was unfair and his plans to wed his long-time partner Cat. You’ve said that your friends and family motivated you to come on the show, as did the chance for a […]

Sarah Carmichael stunned fellow contestants and viewers alike with her decision to sacrifice her spot on MasterChef for the sake of her children last week, but even she admits she is blown away by her next surprise revelation – she’s pregnant! Despite making the final 24 by impressing judges with her coconut snapper, Sarah says […]

Lucy Chesterton serves up the inside info on the top 24. Who will take the heat and stay in the kitchen? ADELE Just like Australia’s first MasterChef Julie Goodwin, Adele is a home-grown mum, who’s very close to her sons, Matthew and Michael, and deeply in love with her husband, Vince. Her big heart means […]

After her success on hit show MasterChef, artist and cook Poh Ling Yeow tells Larry Writer it’s not fame and fortune but fulfilment that drives her. When something wonderful happens in Poh Ling Yeow’s life, she will take her Scottish terrier, Zed, and whisk him in a jig of joy around her flat in Adelaide’s […]

If you loved MasterChef, then get ready for the new, exciting Celebrity MasterChef. Gary Mehigan spoke to us about what to expect from the new series plus who his early favourites are. Do you remember the first time you cooked something and thought, “This is what I want to do”? My grandad was a chef; […]

If you loved MasterChef, then get ready for the new, exciting Celebrity MasterChef. We chatted to George Calombaris about all things food. Do you remember the first time you cooked something and thought, “This is what I want to do”? I have always been attached to my mother’s apron strings. I have been around food […]

We came to know him as the flamboyant judge on hit show MasterChef, but behind the foppish, internationally renowned food critic is Matt Preston the devoted family man, with a wife who is the icing on his cake.

MasterChef catapulted Julie Goodwin from a working mum to national celebrity. She tells Larry Writer about her new-found fame – and the family legacy that inspires her passion for good food. MasterChef winner Julie Goodwin knew her life had changed forever when she visited the local supermarket to buy mementoes for the funeral book of […]