{"id":1327,"date":"2024-05-20T11:34:38","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T15:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/?p=333737"},"modified":"2025-02-07T17:02:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:02:59","slug":"where-masterchef-uk-2024-finalists-are-now-brin-louise-chris-and-abi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2024\/05\/20\/where-masterchef-uk-2024-finalists-are-now-brin-louise-chris-and-abi\/","title":{"rendered":"Where MasterChef UK 2024 finalists are now &#8211; Brin, Louise, Chris and Abi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>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&#8230; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gregg Wallace and John Torode have kept a watchful eye &#8211; and taste &#8211; of the <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/masterchef\">MasterChef<\/a> UK finalist&#8217;s dishes, as they near the moment the 20th champion of the BBC competition will be chosen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-masterchef-uk-finalists\">MasterChef UK finalists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>LOOK: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/shows\/masterchefs-posh-new-locations-include-finalists-trip-7000-miles-from-uk\">MasterChef\u2019s posh new locations include finalists\u2019 trip<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-brin-pirathapan\">Brin Pirathapan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Age:<\/strong> 29<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hometown:<\/strong> Lives in Bristol, but from Essex<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Job:<\/strong> Veterinary surgeon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Partner:<\/strong> Engaged to Anna Casey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instagram:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C6E29gZIRsW\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@brin.pirathapan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-louise-lyons-macleod\">Louise Lyons Macleod<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Age:<\/strong> 44<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hometown:<\/strong> Lives in Exmoor National Park, from Staffordshire<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Job:<\/strong> Farmer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Partner:<\/strong> Married to military helicopter pilot, Ally<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instagram:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/exmoor_farmher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@exmoor_farmher<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Louise&#8217;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 &#8211; the latter of which she already does!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was diagnosed with cancer when her daughter, Ophelia, was 18 months old. That &#8220;imploding&#8221; moment which &#8220;changed her&#8221; was five years ago, which inspired her to apply for MasterChef UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-chris-willoughby\">Chris Willoughby<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Age:<\/strong> 44<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hometown:<\/strong> Oxfordshire<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Job:<\/strong> Circus performer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Partner:<\/strong> Lives with long-term partner, Kim<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instagram:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chris_fire_pig_masterchef\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@chris_fire_pig_masterchef<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris has been on holiday while catching up on MasterChef UK, including to New York! He&#8217;s also been practising his cooking skills, including a delicious roast he made one Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-abi-kempley\">Abi Kempley<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Age:<\/strong> 22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hometown:<\/strong> Leeds, Yorkshire<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Job:<\/strong> Sales for family&#8217;s salads company<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Partner:<\/strong> Boyfriend of seven years, Eddie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instagram:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/abikempley\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@abikempley<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abi&#8217;s dream is to cook in Japan one day, but for now, she&#8217;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 &#8220;natural&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She sadly faced the sudden death of her sister, Ellie, in 2022. Her family is running a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/ellie-kempley-scholarship?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&amp;utm_medium=qr_code&amp;utm_source=customer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fundraiser<\/a> to  go towards a scholarship fund at the\u00a0Maria Montessori Institute, as Ellie was studying on a teaching course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NEWS: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/shows\/masterchefs-matt-healy-pays-tribute-to-teenager-alfie-lewis-after-shocking-death\">MasterChef\u2019s Matt Healy pays tribute to teen<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>WATCH MASTERCHEF ON BBC ONE FROM MONDAY MAY 20<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>In the US, contact Cancer Care at 800\u2011813\u2011HOPE (4673) or visit this&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"mailto:info@cancercare.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>link<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong>. You can also call the American Cancer Society on 1-800-227-234 or visit their&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/support-programs-and-services.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>website<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>In the UK you can call Breast Cancer Now free on 0808 800 6000 or visit&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancerresearchuk.org\/about-cancer\/breast-cancer\/living-with\/resources-books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Cancer Research UK<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong>&nbsp;, or&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macmillan.org.uk\/cancer-information-and-support\/breast-cancer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Macmillan Cancer Support<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brin Pirathapan, Louise Macleod, Chris Willoughby, and Abi Kempley are all hoping to win over the MasterChef UK judges, as the 2024 finalists. 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