GREGG Wallace has come under fire after fans of the show accused him of being “incredibly out of order” towards a contestant.
Thursday night’s instalment of the BBC cooking show saw nine talented home cooks arrive, but it was Gregg that soon stole the show with his remarks about one of them.
Jamahl had cooked chicken thighs with a tomato and jerk sauce which was meant to go with rice and peas.
However, he soon came under scrutiny from the judges after serving up the chicken thighs alone, admitting he had undercooked the rice.
Things went from bad to worse for Jamahl when guest judge Jay Rayner then set a task for the contestants – to make rice the star of their next dish.
And Gregg was quick to tell him about his earlier slip-up.
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Viewers were less than impressed as he told Jay: “In the last round Jamahl failed to serve us a pot of rice.”
Some viewers thought that Gregg had thrown Jamahl “under the bus” after mocking him about his previous bad round.
Taking to Twitter, one person vented: “Gregg telling Jay that Jamahl failed to deliver rice in the first round is so out of order.”
Echoing their comments, someone else fumed: “Gregg just gave Jamahl some beef. No need for that.”
While a third added: “Was there really any need for Gregg to belittle Jamahl like that?”
Jamahl had served up a mushroom and chili risotto to try and impress Jay, but again fell short as he failed to bring all the elements he had promised to his dish once again.
He said he had cooked everything but “needed more time to plate” as he explained why the parmesan crisp was missing.
MasterChef UK is available to watch on the BBC iPlayer.
