Masterchef Australia contestant Stephen Dennis had the judges falling over themselves during Thursday’s episode after he impressed them with his kitchen and fitness skills.
The tour guide from Queensland, 62, worked hard to prepare a macadamia nut gateau for the judges during a difficult challenge.
At one point, judge Poh Ling Yeow, 50, asked Stephen where he got the recipe for his incredible dish, and he replied he had been cooking for over 40 years – and then made a surprising confession.
‘I was lucky enough to be picked for the first MasterChef in 2009, but unfortunately there was a cyclone and the road got closed because of a landslide,’ he began.
‘Mother Nature can change the direction of your life. 16 years I have been waiting, finally I am here, it’s amazing!’
Masterchef Australia contestant Stephen Dennis, 62, (pictured) had the judges falling over themselves during Thursday’s episode after he impressed them with his kitchen and fitness skills
Stephen then had to run off to grab something for his dish, prompting judges Jamie Oliver, 48, and Andy Allen, 35, to marvel at the good shape he was in.
‘Stephen’s got a run on him. I want to be running like that at 62. Damn!’ Jamie gushed.
‘I’d be happy to be cooking like that at 62!’ an impressed Andy added.
Judges Jamie Oliver (left) and Andy Allen (right) both gushed over how great Stephen was in the kitchen and how fit he was
Stephen later managed to impress the entire judging panel with his completed dish, and they told him he was one of the stand-outs of the night.
It comes after a female contestant was reduced to tears during Wednesday night’s shocking episode of MasterChef after Jamie Oliver brutally slammed her dish.
The contestants were tasked with cooking a meal the judges could eat with their hands, and WA-based Alex, 27, put together a hibachi prawn dish for the panel.
At one point, judge Poh Ling Yeow, 50, asked Stephen where he got the recipe for his incredible dish from and he replied he had been cooking for over 40 years – and then made a shock confession
The sales representative presented her meal to the judging panel and was delighted after Poh Ling Yeow and Jean-Christophe Novelli told her how tasty it was.
However, Oliver felt differently and was seen making a disgusted face upon tasting the dish, and did not hold back when telling her what he thought of it.
‘I’m not so positive. I respect that these guys had a great prawn but mine is completely raw and my tail is completely overcooked,’ an upset Oliver told her.
A devastated Alex, who previously had admitted she had been a fan of Oliver since she was a child, was then seen bursting into tears and running off set.
Stephen later managed to impress the entire judging panel with his completed dish, and they told him he was one of the stand-outs of the night
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