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I was really sad for Gaston also, but the grainy mousse is a cardinal sin so his elimination was the right decision. I cracked up at Monica's comment, I had the feeling it was done "innocently" and then she realised what she had said. I may be wrong. Very very worthy winner, I teared up a little, it was really emotional. Absolutely wonderful final and I wish all three finalists (and Gaston) a brilliant career. I hope it's not the end of the show. We managed to transition from Michel Roux to Marcus, so I'm sure we can get used to another host, if it comes to that.
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My understanding is that he has made comments (and has had some bad behaviour) to contestants and/or crew members outside of the camera. He also made recently a comment that his problems came from "middle-class women of a certain age", which, as one myself 😉, I find quite cringe-worthy. At this point he should just shut up and let the storm pass. I don't know what is true or not, and whether they should drop him or not (but they probably will). The Christmas Celebrity special has been cancelled. As a viewer, I quite like Gregg and can't remember hearing him say things that shocked me, but I'm aware what we see on TV is not always what happens behind the scene. I find this all quite sad (even more sad if it's true).
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I was worried that the Gregg Wallace debacle would lead to the cancellation of the rest of the season, and for the sake of the chefs I'm glad it didn't. The semi final week (Ep 16, 17 and 18) was quite wonderful, the chefs are all incredibly skilled and there seem to be a lot of camaraderie between them, which is heartwarming to see. I'm rooting hard for but any one of them would be a worthy winner. It was sad to see stumble in the last episode, but at least it made the judges' decision easy.
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The finals are this week-end.
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New Celebrity Masterchef season is on! As usual I don't know any of those people 😁 (except Dominic from Glow Up) so it's almost like a regular season for me. I was overall very impressed by the level of cooking and looking forward to final's week with 5 talented and friendly contestants. Every season I enjoy watching them start the season a bit uneasy ("OK, let's go do this publicity stunt"), and then they get more and more excited and involved. It's really a "feel good" watch for me. I'm rooting for because she seems so genuinely happy and excited but I would be fine with any of them winning. Is anyone else watching?
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Thank you @Ancaster for the explanation and the link. He's still keeping himself busy but he seems to be having fun!
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Yes happy with the winner too, usually the people I like are gone way before the end! 😉 And I would go to either of the top two guy's restaurants, if they ever have one. I wish them all the best (as well as the third finalist who also has a great story). This is such a "feel good" show! I didn't know Gavroche (Michel Roux Jr's restaurant) was closing. Were they having trouble, or does he just want to move on to other things? (or retire).
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I was glad to see Chris return as a second chance contestant (to be honest he's the only one I recognized in the lot). He's such an interesting character and is turning also into an interesting cook. I'm also warming up to Brin quite a bit. Other than these two, it's a bit of a "meh" season for me. Maybe the lack of sunshine is making me grumpy 😁 OK, the "cooking over fire" challenge was quite mesmerizing.
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Season 20 has started. Is anyone watching? I usually have a hard time telling apart the constestants in the first rounds. First batch of contestants was OK but I wasn't fully impressed with anyone. Vinegar-soaked cherries sound absolutely horrendous. Now watching the second batch.
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I came very late to watching the Celebrity Christmas specials this year as they are usually pretty cheesy, but just discovered that this year the second of these episodes had the critics as contestants! Jay Rayner, Jimi Famurewa, Grace Dent, William Sitwell and Leyla Kazim. It was a really fun episode, nice to see a more human side to them and insteresting also to see them struggle under the same pressures the usual contestants go through. Some emotional bits also. They managed rather well, although I feel that they are better critics than cooks (I have no problem with that).
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And I'm on Ep 9 now. So happy that Philippe's trip-up in the invention test did not cost him the competition. His dishes for the critic looked absolutely amazing and very unique. I'm rooting for him now (which means he will probably be eliminated soon, based on my track record in the previous season... please don't spoil me if that is the case). (Edit: oh, just realized that next episodes are with a batch of new chefs again so we don't know Philippe's fate at the moment!)
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Drag Race France: Une Seule Sera La Reine!
Sarnia replied to davidcalgary29's topic in RuPaul's Drag Race
That was sad, I really like Moon. Hope she's doing good. I also didn't feel she was in the bottom based on the runway (but to be honest all the other queens had a very good runway). The collegial lipsync was a nice idea. I was very distracted by Nikki's eye makeup, it felt as if she had two black eyes. I usually really like her looks but this one didn't do it for me (not that she cares ;) ). -
Celebrity Masterchef is on again, is anyone watching? As usual I don't have a clue as to most of these people are 😁 but I'm in for the ride, it's always enjoyable.