MasterChef’s Emelia Jackson reveals the show’s contestants got up to ‘a lot of mischief’

While there’s no shortage of drama on screen, MasterChef’s Emelia Jackson has claimed there’s even more behind-the-scenes.

Appearing on Studio 10 on Friday, the 30-year-old Back to Win finalist revealed the show’s contestants ‘get up to a lot of mischief’ away from the cameras. 

‘There’s lots of goss. I mean, we all live in an apartment building together, so we get up to a lot of mischief in our downtime,’ she confessed. 

‘Lots of wine is consumed, lots of dinner parties. You don’t see a lot of that behind-the-scenes fun that we get up to…’

While she didn’t elaborate on what happened when the cameras were switched off, she admitted ‘there were some very excessive dinner parties’. 

Talking about the show’s upcoming finals week, Emelia admitted she was ‘really sad’ that the competition was drawing to a close.

‘It’s gone so fast! I’m not ready for it to end,’ she said, before admitting that even she’s a fan of the show.

She added: ‘I know it’s silly to say, but I’ve really loved watching it. It’s been so nice to have it on air during COVID and everything, so I’m really not looking forward to the ending.’

The show’s epic grand finale is set to air on Monday, July 20.

According to a report by TV Tonight on Wednesday, the 90-minute episode will see the show’s two finalists prepare a three-course meal for the judges and eliminated contestants.

Emelia is a favourite to win, with leading bookmakers all tipping her to take out the title of MasterChef.  

It comes after Daily Mail Australia reported on June 22 that every major bookmaker was tipping Emelia to take the crown, suggesting some degree of insider knowledge.