MasterChef winner Julie Goodwin reveals her strangest career highlight

MasterChef Australia star Julie Goodwin has shared the most exciting moment of her career – and it’s surprising.

The 52-year-old tells Yahoo Australia that working with the infamous Muppet Kermit the Frog made her scream for joy.

The cook was working on the Today show at the time and received a phone call saying, “Oh, you’re cooking with Kermit the Frog tomorrow.”

“I screamed and threw my phone, I had to go find the phone and I started crying. I love Kermit the Frog, I’ve always loved Kermit the Frog,” she said.

“I used to play The Rainbow Connection to my pregnant belly for all three of my babies. And the next day I started cooking with Kermit the Frog.’

She continued, “I completely forgot there was a human being under the desk, it was just me with my little green friend and I just thought, look at me!”

“If you could have told my 4, 5, 6 year old self that one day I would stand next to Kermit the Frog and have a chat with him, I don’t even know what I would have done. I wouldn’t have believed it.’

Julie was dubbed a “national treasure” by fans, having first won the show in 2009.

“I couldn’t be more grateful to MasterChef. It’s been a big part of my life,” she said as she left.

Julie went on to write seven successful cookbooks, including Homemade Takeaway and The Heart of the Home.

She returned for MasterChef Australia: Fans & Favorites in 2022 but was eliminated from the finals.

Last year, she was announced as an ambassador for Beyond Blue’s first autograph collection event.