Masterchef runner-up Laura Sharrad thanks her fans for their support and gives an update on her injured hand after burning it during the finale
She just missed out on the title of Masterchef 2020, coming second to Emelia Jackson on the Back to Win grand finale on Monday.
And on Thursday, Laura Sharrad thanked her fans for their support after the final episode.
The 25-year-old pasta chef also gave her followers an update on her recovery, after injuring her hand during the dramatic final cook-off.
Speaking out: On Thursday, Masterchef runner-up Laura Sharrad thanked fans for their support and gave an update on her injured hand after burning it during the finale
Laura shared a smiling selfie on Instagram on Thursday, as she held up a stunning bouquet of flowers.
‘A BIG thank you to everyone for all the love over the past few days,’ Laura wrote in the caption.
She continued: ‘I’ve taken a little break from my socials to celebrate with my loved ones and to take a well-deserved break.’
Ouch! The 25-year-old pasta chef also gave her followers an update on her recovery, after injuring her hand during the dramatic final cook-off
Laura went on to assure fans she would respond to their ‘beautiful messages.’
‘My hand has healed very well, thank you for all your concerns about it. It’s truly been the best year of my life,’ Laura explained.
‘It’s super sad to thing that @masterchefau is over for another year, but so many exciting things are yet to come. Please keep watching, keep up the love and I can’t wait to continue to share with you all what the future holds.’
Grateful: Laura went on to assure fans she would respond to their ‘beautiful messages’
On Wednesday, Laura told PopSugar most of the negative messages she and winner Emelia Jackson had received were from other women.
The chef said: ‘I think honestly the hardest part to understand about it all is that there are so many women out there who are so successful and driving organisations to get equal rights with women and men, whether it’s pay or whatever it is, but most of the people who are nasty towards me are women, and also to Emelia.’
‘I just think it’s really horrible to see other women dragging women down.’
‘I just think it’s really horrible’: MasterChef runner-up Laura said it was ‘really horrible’ receiving nasty backlash on social media from other women
She also admitted that she was confused by the nasty reactions after starring on the cooking show in 2014 when she was just 18, as social media was not allowed until the end of the show.
‘I’m 25, I’ve kind of found who I am, I’m a strong woman, I voice my opinions quite loudly and I don’t like to put up with too much bulls**t,’ she said, adding she wasn’t sure if viewers found her personality now as over confident or cocky.
Throughout the season, Laura was criticised for many things on social media, including cooking pasta too much, her interactions with the other cooks and connections with judge Jock Zonfrillo.
Strong and opinionated: The chef, 25, said she wasn’t sure if viewers found her personality now as over confident or cocky, saying: ‘I’m 25, I’ve kind of found who I am, I’m a strong woman, I voice my opinions quite loudly and I don’t like to put up with too much bulls**t’