‘It’s like the contestants have been left with babysitters!’ MasterChef fans in heated debate over new judges – with Melissa Leong branded ‘over the top’
MasterChef Australia: Back To Win fans have been very vocal on their thoughts about the new judges.
Series four winner and chef Andy Allen, food critic Melissa Leong, and restaurateur and chef Jock Zonfrillo all joined the cast this season when Matt Preston, George Calombaris and Gary Mehigan were canned.
And it’s safe to say that fans of the show have a love-hate relationship with the new lineup.
Verdict! MasterChef Australia: Back To Win fans have been very vocal on their thoughts about the new judges on Facebook this week. Pictured: Melissa Leong, Jock Zonfrillo and Andy Allen
Hundreds have flooded Facebook, viewing in with their opinions after a post questioned, ‘What do you think of the new judges?’
One person replied: ‘I don’t like any of them. We haven’t seen their personalities through their craft at all.
‘They need to make connections with viewers and they’re all just too staged for me. In other words, not real.’
Out with the old: The trio joined the cast this season when Gary Mehigan, Matt Preston and George Calombaris (all pictured) were canned
Feelings: It’s safe to say that fans of the show have a love-hate relationship with the new line up. The judges are pictured with Gordon Ramsay
Another former fan chimed in bluntly: ‘I don’t like the judges [and] I have stopped watching it’.
Someone else wrote: ‘I feel as though the contestants have been left with the 15 year old babysitters’.
Several comments appeared to find Melissa Leong ‘over the top’, with some criticism of her high energy on camera.
Mixed opinions! One fan wrote: ‘I feel as though the contestants have been left with the 15 year old babysitters’
One person wrote: ‘I like Jock and Andy and I’m reserving judgment on Melissa. Hoping she settles down a bit.’
Another agreed: ‘Melissa needs to tone down her comments. Too over the top’.
Someone else added: ‘Personal opinion: I think I like Jock. Not so much on Andy. Melissa tries a bit too hard.’
However comments were mostly positive, with many calling the new line up ‘great’ and a ‘change needed’.
Ouch! Several comments appeared to find Melissa Leong ‘over the top’, with some criticism of her high energy on camera
Someone else added: ‘Personal opinion: I think I like Jock. Not so much on Andy. Melissa tries a bit too hard’
One fan wrote: ‘I love them and much prefer them to the previous judges. The sad truth is Gary and George were no longer as respected in the restaurant industry as they used to be.
‘Jock has a genuinely well respected and successful restaurant and brings that prestige to the show’.
Another added: ‘Refreshing to have new judges, we don’t know what they like and think so not predictable. They all add something special to the show’.
Loved: However comments were mostly positive, with many calling the new line up ‘great’ and a ‘change needed’