Two-time MasterChef Australia star Emelia Jackson has revealed why she had to pull out of competing on the show’s spin-off, Dessert Masters.
Emelia became a fast favourite when she came third on the cooking show in 2014, then triumphed over her rivals when she won 2020’s Back to Win season.
Given Emelia is well known for being one of MasterChef‘s best dessert chefs, fans were disappointed not to see her when Dessert Masters premiered in November.
As it turns out, the pastry chef had been approached for the show and had actually signed on as a contestant.
However, when producers confirmed filming dates, Emelia realised she would have to pull out.
“I was asked to be on it and I did say yes and it was all systems go until they told me that filming was starting on my due date of my second [child],” she told Yahoo! Lifestyle.
Emelia Jackson says she would have been ‘smashed to a pulp’ on Dessert Masters
Emelia also revealed she signed up for the show without knowing the full concept.
“They didn’t really explain the concept, they just said, ‘Are you keen to do this? It’s a dessert one, right up your alley’, and I said, ‘Yep, of course, sign me up’,” she continued.
“And then when I saw who was on it I was like, thank god I didn’t go on that, I would’ve been smashed to a pulp!”
“[Adriano] Zumbo, Reynold [Poernomo], I would’ve just drowned in that crew of people. They are all the best pastry chefs in Australia and I would’ve been there like, ‘I can make a cake!’. I’m not going to beat Kirsten Tibballs, let’s be real.”
The Melissa Leong-host series also features Andy Bowdy, Morgan Hipworth, Jess Liemantara, Rhiann Mead, Anna Polyviou, Kay-Lene Tan and Gareth Whitton.
Should Dessert Masters be successful, Emelia is keen to strap on her apron next season.
“I’ll be wildly jealous the entire time, but I’ll definitely watch,” the chef admitted.
“I’ve finished having babies, they’re all done, I can come in season two.”
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