MasterChef’s Sarah Clare denies calling Laura Sharrad a ‘b***h’ under her breath as tensions simmered during the ‘Black Box’ pressure test
MasterChef Australia fans slammed Laura Sharrad for appearing to ‘gloat’ about her success in Tuesday night’s pressure test.
And it’s possible that the other contestants also didn’t appreciate her cocky attitude.
There was a moment during the challenge when Sarah Clare seemingly called Laura a ‘b**ch’ under her breath – but she strongly denies this.
Setting the record straight: MasterChef’s Sarah Clare (right) has denied calling Laura Sharrad (left) a ‘b***h’ under her breath as tensions simmered during Tuesday night’s pressure test
In the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment, Sarah looked visibly frustrated after Laura visited her bench to see what errors she’d made with her ‘Black Box’ dessert.
On Thursday, Pedestrian published an article suggesting Sarah had uttered ‘b**ch’ to herself after this awkward encounter.
Sarah insisted this wasn’t the case, however, telling Daily Mail Australia on Thursday: ‘It definitely didn’t happen. I’m pretty sure I said “eek” and it was just that I’d left a [stove] element off, nothing to do with Loz.’
‘Also I don’t use that word as it is only aimed at women, and if you ask anyone I know I hate it!’ she clarified.
Denial: There was a moment during the challenge when Sarah seemingly called Laura a ‘b**ch’ under her breath – but she told Daily Mail Australia this ‘definitely didn’t happen’
Tense: In the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment, Sarah looked frustrated after Laura visited her bench to see what errors she’d made with her dessert. But she insists she said ‘eek’, not ‘b***h’
MasterChef Australia fans had already turned on Laura during Tuesday’s episode.
In particular, they didn’t like the way she bombarded a visibly upset Sarah Tiong, and accused her of gloating about her success in the ‘Black Box’ challenge.
‘Sarah! Tiong! Come on… what’s wrong? What’s wrong? Did you get everything in? What did you miss? What did you miss? What did you miss?’ asked Laura.
After Sarah politely asked for a second to compose herself, Laura decided to annoy some of the other contestants.
Controversial: MasterChef Australia fans had already turned on Laura (pictured) during Tuesday’s episode. In particular, they didn’t like the way she bombarded a visibly upset Sarah Tiong, and accused her of gloating about her success in the ‘Black Box’ challenge
‘Laura, read the situation. Sarah T needed space and doesn’t need you repeating the same question that’s doing nothing but rubbing in her face that this wasn’t her best cook,’ one viewer tweeted.
‘Laura’s gloating little dance at the end of the cook, where she asked everyone if they’d finished and delighted in their stress was just ugh,’ another added.
‘How annoying was it when Laura was all like, “What’d you miss?” to Sarah T. Let her have a moment please,’ a third fan wrote.
Others simply told Laura that ‘the attention can’t always be on you’.
‘What did you miss?’ Laura peppered Sarah with annoying questions as she started to cry
‘The attention can’t always be on you’: The awkward moment infuriated viewers on Twitter, as they sympathised with Sarah and acknowledged that she needed some personal space
The awkward moment happened at the end of the ‘Black Box’ challenge.
While Laura was proud of her creation, Sarah ran out of time and burst into tears as she contemplated her future in the competition.
Laura hugged Sarah and peppered her with questions about her dish, to which she responded firmly: ‘Can I just have a second?’
‘Okay, I’m going to hug everybody else,’ Laura said, walking away.
‘Read the situation’: Some believed that Laura meant well, but only added to Sarah’s distress
‘I’m going to hug everybody else’: Laura walked away as Sarah asked ‘for a second’ to herself