Where MasterChef UK 2024 finalists are now – Brin, Louise, Chris and Abi
Brin Pirathapan, Louise Macleod, Chris Willoughby, and Abi Kempley are all hoping to win over the MasterChef UK judges, as the 2024 finalists. The competition has been seriously intense… Gregg Wallace and John Torode have kept a watchful eye – and taste – of the MasterChef UK finalist’s dishes, as they near the moment the […]
Brin Pirathapan, Louise Macleod, Chris Willoughby, and Abi Kempley are all hoping to win over the MasterChef UK judges, as the 2024 finalists. The competition has been seriously intense…
Gregg Wallace and John Torode have kept a watchful eye – and taste – of the MasterChef UK finalist’s dishes, as they near the moment the 20th champion of the BBC competition will be chosen.
MasterChef UK finalists
Brin Pirathapan
Age: 29
Hometown: Lives in Bristol, but from Essex
Job: Veterinary surgeon
Partner: Engaged to Anna Casey
Instagram: @brin.pirathapan
Brin has stayed busy by remaking his MasterChef challenge dishes at home, as well as by taking his fiance, who he is planning to marry this summer, out for dinner, such as to Under the Nut Tree.
Louise Lyons Macleod
Age: 44
Hometown: Lives in Exmoor National Park, from Staffordshire
Job: Farmer
Partner: Married to military helicopter pilot, Ally
Instagram: @exmoor_farmher
Louise’s dream is to cook for people and to enjoy chatting with them about food, ingredients and cookery over a glass of wine, while working and living on a farm – the latter of which she already does!
She was diagnosed with cancer when her daughter, Ophelia, was 18 months old. That “imploding” moment which “changed her” was five years ago, which inspired her to apply for MasterChef UK.
Chris Willoughby
Age: 44
Hometown: Oxfordshire
Job: Circus performer
Partner: Lives with long-term partner, Kim
Instagram: @chris_fire_pig_masterchef
Chris has been on holiday while catching up on MasterChef UK, including to New York! He’s also been practising his cooking skills, including a delicious roast he made one Sunday.
Abi Kempley
Age: 22
Hometown: Leeds, Yorkshire
Job: Sales for family’s salads company
Partner: Boyfriend of seven years, Eddie
Instagram: @abikempley
Abi’s dream is to cook in Japan one day, but for now, she’s been busy in the MasterChef kitchen after her mom pushed her to apply. She feels her cooking abilities come from her nana, who was a “natural”.
She sadly faced the sudden death of her sister, Ellie, in 2022. Her family is running a fundraiser to go towards a scholarship fund at the Maria Montessori Institute, as Ellie was studying on a teaching course.
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