‘I’m not ready for her to go!’ Viewers are devastated by fan favourite Courtney Roulston’s shock elimination on MasterChef: Back to Win
MasterChef fan favourite Courtney Roulston was eliminated from the competition on Tuesday night.
But fans were not ready to see the Sydney Swans caterer, 40, leave the competition so early.
On Twitter, MasterChef viewer reactions ranged from sadness and devastation to complete outrage at her shock dismissal.
‘I’m not ready for her to go!’ MasterChef viewers were left devastated by fan favourite Courtney Roulston’s shock elimination on Tuesday
‘Courtney’s elimination is bulls**t. She makes the dish with the best elements but still goes home,’ one person wrote.
One fan wrote: ‘I’m not ready for Courtney to go yet.’
‘Courtney can’t go she’s a voice for WOMEN and I love her,’ another viewer wrote.
Meanwhile, one fan said: ‘Poor Courtney. Why didn’t her salad dressing come out?! Pretty mean to have to do two pressure tests in one day.’
‘Awww how awful to lose Courtney, she is a graceful and lovely person and let’s hope she thrives after,’ another person tweeted.
‘Me to the judges for sending Courtney home,’ another person wrote, accompanied by a GIF of Courtney pretend strangling judge Andy Allen.
Shattered: On Twitter, MasterChef viewer reactions ranged from sadness and devastation to complete outrage at her shock dismissal
During Tuesday night’s episode of MasterChef: Back To Win, Courtney and other members of the yellow team were put through a two-round pressure test.
Judge Jock Zonfrillo tasked them with cooking dishes from his three-hatted Adelaide restaurant Orana, including its signature scarlet prawns.
But Courtney failed to remove a ‘poo chute’ from one her prawns, sending her into the elimination round with Ben Ungermann and Reece Hignell.
In the elimination round, the trio had to make a delicate kohlrabi salad with burrata foam and a damper served with lamb butter by following Orana recipes.
Oh, chute! Judge Jock Zonfrillo discovered a poo shoot in one of Courtney’s scarlet prawns sending her into the elimination round with Ben Ungermann and Reece Hignell
On the chopping block! Reece (left), Courtney (centre) and Ben (right) made a kohlrabi salad with burrata foam and a damper served with lamb butter in the elimination round
The fatal mistake: Courtney’s salad dressing got stuck in the bottle, and she was forced to serve an unfinished kohlrabi dish (right)
After cooking the dishes, Courtney had to assemble and present them right in front of the judges.
But her salad dressing got stuck in the bottle, and she was forced to serve an unfinished kohlrabi dish.
‘One dish was incomplete and that was yours, Courtney. And that’s why you’re going home,’ Jock said as he eliminated her.
But there was no hard feelings and Courtney immediately gave the judge a hug.
No hard feelings: Courtney gave Jock a hug and went up to co-judge Andy Allen before she jokingly wrapped her hands around his neck as she said: ‘You were supposed to be my friend!’
‘No favourites here!’ co-judge Melissa Leong (centre) said
She then went up to co-judge Andy Allen and jokingly wrapped her hands around his neck as she said: ‘You were supposed to be my friend!’
‘No favourites here!’ judge Melissa Leong said.
‘I gave it my all today. I’m most proud that I had a crack, I came back. I feel like finale dishes from 10 years ago is what we just cooked today,’ Courtney said as she left.
‘The competition is tough but it’s the greatest experience you can get.’
MasterChef: Back To Win continues Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 10
‘I gave it my all today. I’m most proud that I had a crack, I came back. I feel like finale dishes from 10 years ago is what we just cooked today,’ Courtney said as she left