{"id":533240,"date":"2026-04-16T01:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T01:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/533240\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T01:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T01:16:13","slug":"meghan-markle-to-star-on-masterchef-australia-in-judging-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/533240\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle to star on MasterChef Australia in judging role"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meghan Markle has filmed a guest judging role on MasterChef Australia, on her return to the country for the first time in eight years.<\/p>\n

The Duchess of Sussex recorded the episode at Melbourne Showgrounds on Wednesday, stepping into a role previously occupied by members of the Royal Family.<\/p>\n

King Charles and Queen Camilla made their own appearance on the popular cooking programme back in 2018, when Charles was still Prince of Wales.<\/p>\n

The timing of Meghan’s television appearance aligns with her intentions to bring her As Ever lifestyle brand to the Australian market.<\/p>\n

\"Meghan<\/p>\n

Meghan Markle has filmed a guest judging role on MasterChef Australia, on her return to the country for the first time in eight years.<\/p>\n

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MasterChef Australia<\/p>\n

Channel 10 revealed the news on Instagram on Wednesday evening, posting a photograph of the Duchess of Sussex beaming alongside fellow judges Jean-Christophe Novelli, Poh Ling Yeow and Sofia Levin.<\/p>\n

“We’re welcoming someone SUPER special into the MasterChef Kitchen,” the broadcaster wrote.<\/p>\n

The programme also released footage showing Poh introducing Meghan to this season’s contestants.<\/p>\n

Dressed in an elegant black outfit, the Duchess of Sussex stepped onto the set, projecting both poise and self-assurance as she joined the judging panel.<\/p>\n

\"Meghan<\/p>\n

The Duchess has previously demonstrated her passion for cooking through her Netflix lifestyle programme With Love, Meghan, which has broadcast two seasons along with a holiday special.<\/p>\n

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The Duchess has previously demonstrated her passion for cooking through her Netflix lifestyle programme With Love, Meghan, which has broadcast two seasons along with a holiday special.<\/p>\n

During the series, she prepared a range of dishes, including tempura fried chicken, a honey lemon layer cake with raspberry, and one-pot tomato pasta.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the Duchess of Sussex adopted a notably informal stance when meeting the public in Melbourne.<\/p>\n

When Steve Cotterill, Australia’s inaugural poet laureate, enquired about proper forms of address at the Australian National Veterans’ Art Museum, Prince Harry responded with a shrug: “However you like.”<\/p>\n

\"Meghan<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the Duchess of Sussex adopted a notably informal stance when meeting the public in Melbourne.<\/p>\n

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His wife offered her own suggestion: “Call me Meg?”<\/p>\n

The relaxed exchange set the tone for the couple’s engagements with military veterans throughout the day.<\/p>\n

Prior to the museum visit, hospital workers at a Melbourne children’s facility had expressed similar uncertainty about royal protocol.<\/p>\n

Staff were reassured by an aide that a casual approach would be welcomed. “Harry and Meghan is fine,” one employee confirmed. “They’re pretty relaxed.”<\/p>\n

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex received an enthusiastic greeting from Melbourne residents throughout their first day of engagements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle has filmed a guest judging role on MasterChef Australia, on her return to the country for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":533241,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[428,96,100,50,1852,391,56,54,55,231],"class_list":{"0":"post-533240","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-australia","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-meghan-markle","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-royal","13":"tag-tv","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-unitedkingdom","17":"tag-world-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=533240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/533241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=533240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=533240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=533240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}