Why Did Monica Galetti Leave Masterchef?
Monica Galetti Has Always Been the Staple of Masterchef: the Professionals, as One of the Shows Judges. but She Shocked Fans in 2022 When She Announced She Was...
MONICA Galetti has always been the staple of MasterChef: The Professionals, as one of the shows judges.
But she shocked fans in 2022 when she announced she was quitting the BBC series - only to return to the show a year later.
Why did Monica Galetti leave MasterChef?
In April 2022, Monica Galetti revealed she would be stepping down from Masterchef: The Professionals to focus on her restaurant and family.
The celebrity chef joined the BBC cookery show in 2008, alongside Michel Roux Jr and Gregg Wallace, and then with Marcus Wareing from 2014.
Announcing that she was leaving MasterChef: Professionals, Monica said in a statement: "It is with a heavy heart that I’ve made this decision to step back from filming this year’s series of MasterChef: The Professionals.
“My family need me, my restaurant needs me and trying to balance long filming days over the next three months with all these commitments meant that something had to give.
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“So, for the moment, my focus has to be 100% about my loved ones and rebuilding my kitchen team who have had a battering over the last few months especially.
"Those in the hospitality industry know just how tough it is at the moment.
“To my MasterChef family, crew and friends, I’m so sorry that I won’t be with you this year but I hope to be back soon.
“Thank you to both BBC and Shine TV for being so understanding of my decision but for this year I’ll be your number one supporter from the side lines.
