MasterChef star Emelia Jackson CROPS fan favourite Poh Ling Yeow out of cast photo – even though she remains in the competition
Poh Ling Yeow is the fan favourite who many believe has what it takes to go all the way on the current season of MasterChef: Back to Win.
But on Sunday, fellow contestant Emelia Jackson, 30, sent fans into a frenzy when she posted a cast photo to her Instagram account with the star noticeably absent.
Fellow returning chef Reece Hignell was quick to question if there was bad blood between the two on social media.
‘Is there drama between you and Poh? I noticed that you cropped her out,’ he commented underneath Emilia’s post on Instagram.
Something to tell us? On Sunday, MasterChef star Emelia Jackson raised eyebrows after she cropped fan favourite Poh Ling Yeow out of a cast photo on Instagram, even though she remains in the competition
To which, Emelia hastily replied, ‘FFS’, a vulgar expression often used to indicate annoyance.
In the image posted prior to Sunday night’s episode, nine of the show’s remaining contestants are visible: Brendan Pang, Emilia, Tessa Boersma, Sarah Tiong, Reynold Poernomo, Khanh Ong, Reece Hignell, Laura Sharrad and Simon Toohey.
The two contestants not featured in the image were Callum Hann, who held immunity going into the episode, and Poh, 47.
Emelia’s followers were quick to speculate if Poh would would be sent home at the end of the episode, causing drama and concern on social media.
Bad blood? Fellow returning chef Reece Hignell was quick to question if there was bad blood between the two on social media. ‘Is there drama between you and Poh? I noticed that you cropped her out,’ he commented underneath Emelia’s post on Instagram
Oh no: Emelia’s followers were quick to speculate if Poh would would be sent home at the end of the episode.
‘I wonder if Emelia is hinting to us Poh has been eliminated tonight? Arghhhh,’ one fan tweeted.
‘Poh isn’t on that picture? Is that a clue?’ a second commented, while a third commented, ‘Is this a sign? Good luck!
Adding to the speculation, new judge Melissa Leong ‘liked’ Emelia’s social media post without questioning – or perhaps noticing – the edit.
‘Where’s Poh?’ However, with Callum Hann immune from eviction, Emelia’s followers were quick to speculate Poh would would be sent home on Sunday’s episode
All better now: Emelia apologised to Poh on her Instagram Stories and made light of her mishap by saying: ‘Remember that time I accidently cropped Poh out of the photo?
Daily Mail Australia reached out to Emelia for comment and the Melbourne-based chef said the cropping debacle ‘was a complete accident’.
‘I posted quickly while out to dinner and I didn’t realise,’ she said.
Emelia also apologised to Poh on her Instagram Stories and made light of her mishap by saying: ‘Remember that time I accidently cropped Poh out of the photo? alongside a shocked emoji.
She once again posted the group shot with Poh missing.
An unedited version of the photo, which features Poh, was posted to Khanh’s Instagram page earlier in the day.
MasterChef Australia: Back To Win continues Monday at 7.30pm on Channel Ten
Bon appetit: MasterChef Australia: Back To Win continues Monday at 7.30pm on Channel Ten