Markel ado about nothing? The verdict on Meghan as guest MasterChef judge
After Poh gives her a grand and really quite misleading introduction – describing her as a “global icon” and someone known for her “home cooking”, so that nobody could possibly guess who it might be – the woman herself walks down the red carpet to widespread bafflement. Meghan and her impressive table of produce under the chandeliers.Channel Ten/Kelly GardnerAs well as the final four amateur cooks, all eliminated contestants were allowed to be in the room to witness the royal event, and every one of them performs impressive impressions of people who are impressed. The sense that Meghan’s presence in the kitchen is utterly inexplicable, however, is impossible to miss – if Robert Irwin as a guest judge was confusing, this is bewilderment on a scale rarely seen on Australian television since the demise of It’s A Knockout.
- ▪After Poh gives her a grand and really quite misleading introduction – describing her as a “global icon” and someone known for her “home cooking”, so that nobody could possibly guess who it might be – the woman herself walks down the red ca
- ▪Meghan and her impressive table of produce under the chandeliers.Channel Ten/Kelly GardnerAs well as the final four amateur cooks, all eliminated contestants were allowed to be in the room to witness the royal event, and every one of them p
- ▪The sense that Meghan’s presence in the kitchen is utterly inexplicable, however, is impossible to miss – if Robert Irwin as a guest judge was confusing, this is bewilderment on a scale rarely seen on Australian television since the demise
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