After MasterChef, he ends up in analysis: the dark side of the cooking show
Has the dark side of MasterChef come to light with the testimony of a former contestant who later underwent therapy? A confession that certainly didn't go unnoticed and that has put the spotlight on the Sky program.
The twelfth season of the Sky show, as previously announced, proved to be truly intense and full of twists and turns, with some clashes involving the judges.
In fact, the internet has been buzzing over the past few days for a statement made by one of the show's contestants, who accused the three judges of not paying much attention to how they approach aspiring MasterChef chefs.
An accusation that certainly couldn't go unnoticed given that the contestant in question bluntly made the following statement before leaving the program's studios: "Remember, every now and then, that you're dealing with not just aspiring chefs but also people."
The dark side of MasterChef
The above statement was made by Francesco Girardi before leaving MasterChef, the contestant who had won over the judges with his difficult story: alone in the world without his parents and who, in the past, also had to deal with a cardiac arrest that had put his life in jeopardy.
MasterChef, therefore, was meant to represent a turning point and a second opportunity to challenge himself by giving vent to a great passion for food and beverage that he had cultivated over the years, until the Sky program opened its doors to him.
His words, however, inevitably caught the attention of the media and even online. Francesco himself explained in detail what had happened on that specific occasion to Cook of Corriere della Sera, who welcomed his testimony thus: "I never felt disrespectful to them; I have great respect for all three of them. I didn't find them arrogant, rude, or inappropriate: the comments were about my dishes, which were objectively full of errors. And in the kitchen, being rigorous is sacrosanct."
“It cost me a few sessions with the analyst…”
Francesco Girardi has thus decided what his experience has been. The journey he's undertaken in front of the MasterChef cameras has proven to be truly intense and, in part, difficult, which is why he wanted to explain to Cook why he decided to level this veiled accusation in front of the cameras: "What I wanted to say is that they treated us like professional chefs, when none of us are. We're just ordinary mortals who have tried their hand at cooking. It's true that over these twelve seasons, the technical level has grown significantly and the bar has been raised, but perhaps the judges could have been more considerate, thinking we were amateurs. A few fewer demands during the rehearsals would have been enough."
The former contestant referred to the enormous pressure she experienced both inside and outside the show, so much so that she had to resort to remedial measures: "Let's just say this early exit from MasterChef cost me a few sessions with a therapist. I'm usually someone who manages anxiety well, and I blame myself for freaking out and leaving not for a poorly reproduced Michelin-starred dish, but for gnocchi and a cutlet. But, again: a professional knows how to handle them perfectly, I'm not a professional."
