MASTERCHEF: The Professionals viewers were in agreement on Thursday night over new judge, Anna Haugh – praising her as “brilliant” and “a breath of fresh air.”
After long-standing- judge Monica Galetti left the series earlier this year, she was quickly replaced by the Irish Chef, who joined Gregg Wallace and Marcus Wareing on the reality cooking show.
Anna has joined the fresh line-up of 32 chefs competing for the title and fans of the popular cooking programme seem to have given their approval.
Taking to Twitter to praise Anna, one fan wrote: “Masterchef professionals is all the better for having Anna Haugh on board. Brilliant, brilliant addition. Frantically wanting to book Myrtle now!”
Another wrote: “Really enjoying the contributions of new judge Anna Haugh.”
A third commented: “MasterChef just got better, Anna Haugh [love struck emoji].”
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A fourth praised: “Is it just me or can anyone else just sit and listen to Anna talk all day?”
Anna showed of her incredible culinary skills during Thursday night’s episode as she prepared a meal of rose veal kidneys with a potato rosti and creamy mustard sauce.
Anna makes regular appearances on shows such as BBC One’s Morning Live and Saturday Kitchen.
She was also one of the main chefs on BBC’s Ready Steady Cook and has also appeared on Channel 4’s Snackmasters.
Anna welcomed her first son Oisin back in August 2021.
She often shares pictures of her baby boy on her Instagram profile.
The celebrity chef also shares photos of her partner Rich Elwell but it is not publicly known whether the pair are married.
MasterChef: The Professionals continues on Friday at 8pm on BBC One.
