Iconic British chef Jamie Oliver has been confirmed to appear on MasterChef Australia 2024 in the longest guest judge stint in the show’s history.
Less than a month after Channel Ten announced the revamped judging panel, the network revealed Jamie is returning to the series to help guide the latest batch of contestants through the competition.
“Returning to the MasterChef kitchen and spending time in Australia makes me very happy,” Jamie said in a statement on November 16.
“I think MasterChef Australia is the best food show in the world… Amazing production values and an incredible story of transformation.”
The 48-year-old added: “I love seeing how the contestants constantly surprise themselves about what they can achieve.
“More than that, MasterChef connects Aussies to food and the joy of cooking and that can only be a positive thing.”
The best-selling cookbook author will appear in the MasterChef Australia kitchen over two weeks — the longest a guest judge has starred in the series at any given time.
Who are the *official* MasterChef Australia 2024 judges?
On October 23, it was revealed that fan fave Melissa Leong was stepping back from MasterChef to focus on her new gig on Dessert Masters.
As such, Andy Allen leads a new lineup of judges for the 2024 season, which started filming in mid-November.
Joining the show is inaugural MasterChef Australia runner-up Poh Ling Yeow, food critic and journalist Sofia Levin and — bringing the judging tally up to FOUR for the first time ever — multi-Michelin Star award-winning chef, Jean-Christophe Novelli.
A HUGE season of firsts. We can’t wait!
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