MasterChef fans baffled by ‘weird’ detail during episode as show suffers an ‘editing fail’

MasterChef Australia fans were shocked by what initially appeared to be an editing error during the show’s Monday episode.

When former contestant and fan favorite Poh Ling Yeow, 49, made a cameo appearance to present the “mystery box” challenge, viewers were left scratching their heads when they noticed that half of the cast was missing.

Many flocked to social media to point out the bizarre detail, with many not realizing that eight cast members had been affected by Covid-19 during filming.

‘Where are all the participants? Am I missing something,” one person wrote.

“This season is weird, no idea what’s happening – think they’re cutting bits – can’t get into it,” added another.

“Eight participants with covid?” Another tweeted alongside a GIF.

Judge Melissa Leong had explained that Covid-19 was to blame, telling the remaining contestants, “Welcome to a brand new week in the MasterChef kitchen. As you can see, a few participants are still missing today. Covid strikes again. But, in lighter news, you survived your first elimination!’

The sick contestants remained in isolation as the show continued filming at the time.

When former contestant and fan favorite Poh Ling Yeow, 49, appeared on the show to present the Mystery Box challenge, viewers were left scratching their heads when half the cast appeared to be missing

Some viewers flocked to social media to point out the bizarre detail, and many were unaware that eight cast members were affected by Covid-19 during filming. However, one fan was confused, writing on a MasterChef Facebook page, “How is it fair that half of the contestants had covid and missed elimination?”

However, one fan was confused, writing on a MasterChef Facebook page, “How is it fair that half of the contestants had covid and missed elimination?”

“If they all come back, they will also be eliminated as a group as tonight’s contestants watch. They announced it at the beginning of the show,” another replied.

It comes after Jock Zonfrillo said goodbye in an emotional service on Saturday, with high-profile celebrities and chefs gathering around his heartbroken family to pay tribute.

The MasterChef judge, who died on April 30 at the age of 46, was buried Saturday in a private funeral in Sydney surrounded by 200 family members and friends.

It comes after Jock Zonfrillo said goodbye in an emotional service on Saturday, with high-profile celebrities and chefs gathering around his heartbroken family to pay tribute

Zonfrillo died on April 30 in his hotel room at Zagame’s House on Lygon Street in Melbourne’s Carlton and was found by police around 2am on Monday, May 1 – the same day Channel Ten was due to premiere the fifteenth season of MasterChef Australia.

They were responding to a welfare check requested by his wife, who was in Italy at the time with their son and daughter.

The media personality was slated for several publicity assignments for season 15 of MasterChef when he passed away suddenly.

Daily Mail Australia can reveal that when police entered the hotel room to conduct a welfare check, officers believed Zonfrillo had died of natural causes and found nothing to suggest otherwise.

Zonfrillo is survived by his third wife, Lauren Fried, and his four children: adult daughters Ava and Sophia, from his first two marriages, and six-year-old Alfie and two-year-old Isla, with Fried.

Zonfrillo is survived by his third wife, Lauren Fried, and his four children: adult daughters Ava and Sophia, from his first two marriages, and six-year-old Alfie and two-year-old Isla, with Fried