‘My heart breaks for her’: MasterChef fans ‘cry sad tears’ for Laura Sharrad after she was left DEVASTATED when she narrowly missed out on winning the show
MasterChef star Laura Sharrad broke down in tears on Monday night, after she narrowly missed out on winning the finale.
And after looking completely devastated when Emelia Jackson took home the title, fans couldn’t help but comment how bad they felt for Laura.
Taking to Twitter, one fan said that their ‘heart breaks for Laura,’ while others said they were ‘crying sad tears’ for her.
‘My heart breaks for her’: MasterChef fans admitted on Monday that they ‘cried sad tears’ for Laura Sharrad (pictured) after she narrowly missed out on winning the show
‘My heart breaks for Laura. I hope her bashers stop hounding her now. She gave such a good fight,’ one fan remarked.
They added: ‘But I’m sooooo happy for Emelia!!! This was such an awesome finale tbh even without the fireworks of previous seasons.’
Another added: ‘My god, pass me the tissues, what an episode and what a friggen roller coaster. I was crying happy tears for Emelia and crying sad tears for Laura. Those two have an outstanding friendship. This was a crazy ep (sic) to watch.’
‘Pass me the tissues!’ And after looking completely devastated when Emelia Jackson took home the title, fans couldn’t help but comment how bad they felt for Laura
Another fan shared a GIF about crying and wrote: ‘Oh Laura.’
Another added alongside a GIF about hugging: ‘We love you Laura.’
During the finale on Monday night, Emelia Jackson was crowned the winner of MasterChef Australia: Back to Win.
Emelia was elated, crying out, ‘Are you serious? Are you serious?’ over and over in delight.
She did it! During the finale on Monday night, Emelia Jackson (pictured) was crowned the winner of MasterChef Australia: Back to Win
‘I just can’t believe it. It’s been the most special experience of my life and I owe it all to the three of you,’ she said, pointing to judges Melissa Leong, Andy Allen and Jock Zonfrillo, before paying homage to her competitor: ‘And I owe it to this little lady.
‘Being able to reconnect with Laura after so many years has been just magic for me. She’s just incredible. She’s just… so amazing.’
As Emelia spoke, Laura, who was nursing a badly burned hand sustained during the competition, broke down in bitter tears.
Devastated: As Emelia spoke, Laura, who was nursing a badly burned hand sustained during the competition, broke down in bitter tears
‘I can’t speak, I can’t speak,’ she gasped, before managing to compose herself.
‘I’m pretty gutted. I’m not gonna lie. But, I’m so proud of her. She is amazing and she deserves this so much. Like, she’s come so far. To watch her grow has been amazing,’ Laura said.
‘To reconnect with her has been amazing. To eat her food has been amazing. She really deserves this. She really, really does.’
There was good news for Laura, however, who was gifted $30,000 to help grow her business. Emelia walked away with $250,000.
Laura came in as runner-up after making an overly icy gelato dessert, which was accidentally left in an open freezer.
So close! Laura came in as runner-up after making an overly icy gelato dessert, which was accidentally left in an open freezer