MasterChef fans refuse to believe Poh Ling Yeow’s real age after she celebrates birthday 

She’s the MasterChef favourite who has become a national treasure over the years thanks to her spirited laugh and exceptional culinary skills. 

And on Tuesday, Poh Ling Yeow shared a selfie with her legions of fans and revealed what she did to mark her milestone day.

While her followers wished her a Happy Birthday, many were left stunned at her ageless appearance.

The Malaysian-born cook wrote in the caption: ’47 last Friday. Celebrated with popiah, Mee Siam and ice kachang at the folks’ place.’

‘Quiet and small the way I like it,’ the culinary queen added.

Fans were quick to compliment the chef on her age-defying visage, with one writing: ‘As IF you are 47?!’ 

Another echoed the disbelief: ‘No way! If you said 27, I would’ve believed you!’

‘Timeless happy belated birthday Poh,’ a fan shared, while another said: ‘You are so eternally youthful Poh.’

Poh’s birthday post comes after she revealed she ‘never really identified with being female or Asian’, in a candid interview on the ABC series Stan Grant’s One Plus One.

On Monday, she revealed how she never wanted to be defined by her background after migrating to Australia from Malaysia at the age of nine.

Interestingly, she also said she didn’t identify strongly with being a woman.

‘I’ve never really identified with being female or Asian or anything. I really just want to do interesting things,’ Poh revealed. 

‘I think being in the media, it’s something I really fought hard to break down… people will think that they like you and they’re very quick to decide why without really digging deep.’