MasterChef fans left baffled after viral clip shows huge difference between US and Aus versions of the show

A MasterChef clip has gone viral and left fans of the Channel 10 show in complete shock.

MasterChef Australia viewers have been left “horrified” after a clip from the US version of the show went viral and proved just how different the sister programmes are.

A TikTok clip, which has amassed more than six million views at the time of writing, follows 2014 US contestants Ahran Cho and Leslie Gilliams as they clash while fighting it out for the title.

MasterChef Australia’s judges, Poh Ling Yeow, Jean-Christophe Novelliis, Sofia Levin, and Andy Allen [pictured here with guest judge Jamie Oliver] are more focused on the quality of the cooking rather than the drama between contestants. Picture: Channel 10.

“If you forget the most important ingredient for doughnuts, you’re kind of stupid and you should go home,” Ahran sand.

Leslie then brushes Ahran off as a disrespectful teenager, yelling: “Can I say something, or are you just gonna jump in every time because you’re an 18-year-old and that’s what you do?”

“You can disrespect me all you want okay? Because that’s what teenagers do. OK, so grow up and grow some balls!”

The shocking behaviour of contestants is a world away from what Australian viewers are used to on MasterChef AU, and fans rushed to share their horror.

“That’s horrific, I would hate if the Australian version was like that,” insisted one viewer of the Channel 10 series, which focuses much more on the quality of the cooking than the drama between chefs.

A second commented: “Cheap drama aside, the difference in the level of cooking is absolutely insane. It makes you appreciate how talented the Australian contestants are, they’re pros compared to the garbage they have over there.”

New judge Poh Ling-Yeow doesn’t have time for drama between contestants, and is instead more set on finding the best talent. Picture: Channel 10.

“I watched few early seasons & it’s the worst. Contestants are always cutthroat, rude, throwing others under the bus,” said another.

Others claimed that even the UK version just can’t stand up next to the Australian version of the show, which hundreds in the comments claimed had the most “elite” talent within the franchise.

“AU MasterChef is the Elite. I’m British and was so disappointed but the standard of the UK show. Only ever watch AU now, really impressive talent in Aus!” claimed another viewer.

More fans echoed the sentiment, with one adding: “As far as I’m concerned MasterChef Australia is the only one that matters.”

Fans were also stunned to learn that American viewers only get one episode of the show a week, while Aussie viewers are regularly treated to four or five full episodes.

Meanwhile, last week the truth behind why MasterChef Australia axed a much-loved part of the show was finally revealed.

Last year, after almost a decade, Channel 10 ditched MasterChef Australia‘s iconic intro featuring Katy Perry‘s Hot N Cold, and now the network has finally responded to fans.

According to a spokesman, axing the song actually had nothing to do with how much the rights to use it were costing. Instead, it was simply to save time.

Originally published as MasterChef fans left baffled after viral clip shows huge difference between US and Aus versions of the show