Melissa Leong has shared her latest career movie after leaving MasterChef Australia.
The former cooking show judge is realising a childhood dream by appearing on the ABC’s Playschool.
‘I grew up watching Playschool’ the 42-year-old began in her caption on Instagram on Sunday.
‘This iconic show has been a part of Australian entertainment for 60 years, and so it blows my mind that coming up this week, I get to be part of the magic!’
She continued: ‘Catch me on Wednesday 18th at 9am @abcaustralia, or on @abckids!
‘This is the only time you’re ever going to see me sing and dance on television, just so you know how much I wanted to do this!’
Melissa concluded: ‘Thank you to the wonderful @alexpappsofficial and @rachaelcoopes for being so warm and welcoming.’
It comes after Melissa revealed she is fronting a new three-part documentary series about Australia’s health system.
Melissa Leong (pictured) has shared her latest career movie after leaving MasterChef Australia. The former cooking show judge is realising a childhood dream by appearing on the ABC’s Playschool
The TV star appeared in the new SBS docuseries The Hospital: In The Deep End in June.
The program saw her spend time with medical professionals at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney to further understand health challenges in Australia.
The former MasterChef Australia judge told TV WEEK that filming the series was challenging.
In an interview with The Daily Telegraph in October, the journalist and food critic described the show as ‘full of heart’ and ‘incredible people’ who are committed to saving lives.
‘This iconic show has been a part of Australian entertainment for 60 years, and so it blows my mind that coming up this week, I get to be part of the magic!’ she wrote on Instagram
The food critic was dropped from MasterChef Australia last year amid rumours of a feud between herself and fellow judges Andy Allen and the late Jock Zonfrillo, which she has denied. Pictured on MasterChef
The food critic was dropped from MasterChef Australia last year amid rumours of a feud between herself and fellow judges Andy Allen and the late Jock Zonfrillo, which she has denied.
She went on to host MasterChef spinoff series Dessert Masters alongside Amaury Guichon.
Her enthusiasm was palpable when recently speaking to Daily Mail Australia about her new hosting gig on Dessert Masters, describing it as a ‘dream come true’.
Additionally, she announced that she would be hosting UFC Fight Week on Kayo Sports and Foxtel.
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