Tilly Ramsay is so close to the Celebrity MasterChef Australia crown that she can almost taste it.
The daughter of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay survived Monday night’s double elimination and will now compete in next week’s grand final.
She’s up against fellow finalists, fashion designer Collette Dinnigan, 56, and footballer Nick Riewoldt, 39, for the title of MasterChef and $100,000 [GBP £54,870] prize money to support their chosen charity.
She’s in! Tilly Ramsay (pictured) survived Monday night’s double elimination and will now compete in next week’s grand final of Celebrity MasterChef Australia
The 20-year-old gave herself a near impossible task in creating a pasta dish that contained a runny egg yolk.
‘So I’m thinking of making spinach pasta with, like, a herb filling and an egg yolk. It’s gonna be a tough one because you’ve got to get a whole egg yolk into the middle of your pasta and cook it without it bursting,’ she said.
Tilly pulled it off, leaving the judges stunned when they cut through the pasta and found runny yolk inside.
Hard work: The 20-year-old gave herself a near impossible task in creating a pasta dish that contained a runny egg yolk. ‘It’s gonna be a tough one because you’ve got to get a whole egg yolk into the middle of your pasta and cook it without it bursting,’ she said
Wow! Tilly pulled it off, leaving the judges stunned when they cut through the pasta and found runny yolk inside. ‘I don’t know how’s she’s done it!’ judge Andy Allen exclaimed after trying the dish, while chef Jock Zonfrillo insisted, ‘It was absolutely perfect’
‘I don’t know how’s she’s done it!’ judge Andy Allen exclaimed after trying the dish, while chef Jock Zonfrillo insisted, ‘It was absolutely perfect’.
The young cook was so moved that she ran back to her contestants clutching her face as she attempted to stop her tears from falling.
‘I feel emotional!’ she admitted, while co-star Rebecca Gibney comforted her, telling Tilly, ‘It’s okay, you can cry!’
Moved: The young cook was so moved that she ran back to her contestants clutching her face as she attempted to stop her tears from falling. ‘I feel emotional!’ she admitted
Out: Rebecca Gibney (pictured) had served up lamb shanks with dry croquettes and didn’t add enough butter to her potatoes and was eliminated from the competition
It was not a happy ending for actress Rebecca, 56, who had served up lamb shanks with dry croquettes and was eliminated from the competition.
‘It’s taught me so much, not just about food but about myself,’ she said, becoming a little tearful.
‘Oh, I’m gonna open a restaurant after this. I’m really not,’ she joked, cheering herself up.
Feelings: ‘It’s taught me so much, not just about food but about myself,’ she said, becoming a little tearful
Also out: Actor Dilruk Jayasinha (right) was also eliminated, after his curry failed to impress the judges. Having only developed a passion for cooking a year ago, Dilruk was proud of himself
Actor Dilruk Jayasinha, 46, was also eliminated, after his curry failed to impress the judges.
Having only developed a passion for cooking a year ago, Dilruk was proud of himself and he took the experience in his stride.
‘I can’t wipe the smile off my face. Honestly, I’ve way passed my expectations of myself. I’m just so chuffed right now,’ he said.
‘I can’t wipe the smile off my face. Honestly, I’ve way passed my expectations of myself. I’m just so chuffed right now,’ he said