MasterChef Australia SPOILER: Photos surface of fan favourite Hayden Quinn that ‘prove he leaves the show early’
It looks like it’s going to be second time unlucky for Hayden Quinn on MasterChef.
The Back to Win contestant, who placed sixth on season three in 2011, appears to once again fail to reach the finale in this year’s competition.
Daily Mail Australia can reveal the 34-year-old celebrity chef is already back home in Sydney, despite the show still being in the final stages of production in Melbourne.
Second time unlucky! It looks like MasterChef Australia’s Hayden Quinn (pictured) won’t reach the finale this year, after placing sixth on season three in 2011
Hayden was pictured in Bunnings Balgowlah on Friday morning.
He chatted to employees about the show while stocking up on DIY items before returning to his nearby Northern Beaches home.
His presence in Sydney seemingly confirms he leaves the show early once again.
Last week, producers confirmed filming was still under way in Melbourne, with the cast and crew observing the government’s COVID-19 regulations.
Back home already! Daily Mail Australia can reveal the 34-year-old is already back home in Sydney, despite the show still filming in Melbourne. Pictured in Sydney on Friday
A long way from the kitchen! Hayden was photographed in Bunnings Balgowlah on Friday morning, seemingly confirming he leaves the show early once again
A spokesperson from production company Endemol Shine Australia said that hand sanitising stations and additional sinks were being provided.
‘Under the current circumstances, we are introducing new measures for the foreseeable future,’ they told the Huffington Post.
Judge Jock Zonfrillo said earlier this month that contestants from interstate were staying in Melbourne on the weekends because of travel restrictions.
‘It’s tough for me personally. My family, wife and kids, are in Adelaide while I’m here in Melbourne filming,’ Jock told Hit Mid North Coast on April 9.
‘It’s tough’: On April 9, judge Jock Zonfrillo (pictured) said the stars are staying in Melbourne on the weekends and away their families in other states, to prevent the spread of COVID-19
Poh Ling Yeow said on April 1 that MasterChef was only ‘halfway through’ production, and social distancing had made things difficult on set.
‘It looks a little bit different. Everyone is stood 1.5m apart from each other following the government regulations, and we’re pushing ahead,’ she told Hit 105.
‘We don’t have a live audience, so we’re in a privileged position to keep going.’
‘Following regulations’: Poh Ling Yeow (pictured) admitted on April 1 that the show was only ‘halfway through’ filming in Melbourne, and social distancing on set had made things difficult