MasterChef judge Jock Zonfrillo leaks the premiere date for anticipated season

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Coming soon! MasterChef judge Jock Zonfrillo LEAKS the premiere date for anticipated new season on Instagram

By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia

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Channel 10 released its first-look trailer for MasterChef Australia’s anticipated thirteenth season last month.

And while the official return date has yet to be announced for 2021, some eager fans have managed to squeeze some secret intel out of judge Jock Zonfrillo.

Last week, Jock – who only joined the popular cooking program as a judge in 2020 – appeared to leak the mystery air date ahead of time.

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Coming soon! MasterChef judge Jock Zonfrillo (pictured) leaked the premiere date for anticipated new season on Instagram last week to eager fans who kept asking him 

The new trailer confirmed Jock and his fellow judges Melissa Leong and Andy Allen would return to the reality TV show after replacing long-standing judges Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris and Matt Preston in the twelfth season.

After sharing the promotional video to his Instagram page, Jock was inundated with questions about the new season, and more specifically when it would air.

Jock, 44, decided to directly respond to some fans with a rough guideline of when the show would premiere, writing: ‘Around Easter I reckon.’ 

Easter is just four weeks away, as it falls around the first weekend of April.

With only seven teams remaining on Channel 10’s The Amazing Race, it’s likely as soon as the adventurous reality TV series ends MasterChef Australia will begin.

They're back! Jock will return alongside judges Melissa Leong [centre], and Andy Allen [right], who just last year replaced long-standing judges Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris and Matt Preston on 2020'a twelfth season

They’re back! Jock will return alongside judges Melissa Leong [centre], and Andy Allen [right], who just last year replaced long-standing judges Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris and Matt Preston on 2020’a twelfth season

'Around Easter I reckon': Jock appeared to confirm that fans will only need to wait another four weeks for the show to premiere, which will likely coincide with the finale of Amazing Race AU

‘Around Easter I reckon’: Jock appeared to confirm that fans will only need to wait another four weeks for the show to premiere, which will likely coincide with the finale of Amazing Race AU

Despite having cooks who are not industry trained, Jock said in the promotional clip that the dishes served up on the new season are beyond restaurant quality. 

‘As the season is progressing we’re seeing dishes that I’d be proud to have on my menu,’ he says in the footage.

Meanwhile, judge and former 2012 MasterChef winner Andy Allen said: ‘2020 was a year where people have really gone, “What am I doing with my life?” And I think that has brought these contestants to this place.’ 

New year, new contestants: '2020 was a year where people have really gone, "What am I doing with my life?" Andy said in the footage

New year, new contestants: ‘2020 was a year where people have really gone, ‘What am I doing with my life?’ Andy said in the footage

Now or never: 'People have decided and realised, if not now, when?' popular judge Melissa said

Now or never: ‘People have decided and realised, if not now, when?’ popular judge Melissa said

‘People have decided and realised, if not now, when?’ popular judge Melissa agreed.

Last year, fans saw new judges Andy, Melissa and Jock replace helm the series, which resulted in runaway ratings success. 

MasterChef Australia will return to Channel 10 in the coming weeks

Back for more: MasterChef Australia will return to Channel 10 in the coming weeks

Back for more: MasterChef Australia will return to Channel 10 in the coming weeks