‘The old judges are not missed!’ Fans flood social media with praise for new judging panel of MasterChef: Back To Win hailing them a ‘breath of fresh air’
MasterChef’s long-running hosts Gary Mehigan, Matt Preston and George Calombaris left the show last year.
And the new hosts of MasterChef: Back To Win – Andy Allen, Jock Zonfrillo and Melissa Leong – are going down a treat with fans.
Many took to Twitter on Monday night to sing the praises of the new team, calling them a ‘breath of fresh air’.
Love them! On Monday, fans praised the new hosts of MasterChef: Back To Win, calling them a ‘breath of fresh air’. Pictured: Andy Allen (left), Melissa Leong (centre) and Jock Zonfrillo (right)
One fan Tweeted: ‘Love love love the new judges! Such a breath of fresh air, and finally a female judge!’
Another chimed in: ‘Thank you to the Producers and brains behind this new season – changing the judges #bestever. Nice to see Andy’
Someone else Tweeted: ‘Good decision to change judges, time for the new era and updated views.’
Gone: MasterChef’s long-running hosts Gary Mehigan, Matt Preston and George Calombaris, left the show last year. Pictured from left to right: Gary, Matt and George
Another wrote: ‘MasterChef is smoking hot tonight whoa. Brand new judges!’
Someone else chimed in: ‘The old judges are not missed’.
One viewer added: ‘The judges are killing it already. Definitely does not feel like their first season, let alone their first episode’.
One fan Tweeted: ‘Love love love the new judges! Such a breath of fresh air, and finally a female judge!’ However, not everyone was so keen
However, not everyone was so keen, with one person Tweeting: ‘Scraping the bottom of the barrel for judges’.
MasterChef Australia: Back To Win sees 24 contests from past seasons of the show return to the kitchen in a bid to win a cash prize of $250,000
The guest judge on week one is Gordon Ramsay, who is the judge on the US version of the program. He previously appeared on MasterChef Australia as a guest judge back in 2018.
Stepping in: The guest judge on week one is Gordon Ramsay (pictured) who is the judge on the US version of the program, and previously appeared on MasterChef Australia as a guest judge in 2018