How can you not like Poh from Masterchef?
When Masterchef announced it’s All-Stars Back To Win series, the Internet wasted no time resurfacing the shows fan favourites. Before the season even began, the buzz was circulating online with Reynold fan clubs, Jess fan clubs and Khanh fan clubs popping up left right and centre. But, having said that, no one kicked off this season with a stronger backing than Poh.
Poh Ling Yeow’s relationship with Aussie audiences goes way back to 2009 with Season 1 of Masterchef Australia. After losing to Julie Goodwin, Poh solidified herself as an underdog that the nation could root for. In the years following, Poh has had her own show on ABC and SBS, not to mention her multiple TV appearances. So, when it was announced that this star would be returning to the prime-time slot, audiences were hooked.
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That anticipation lasted for about a week until the Poh haters started to pop up online. Many Twitter users, who perhaps only got into Masterchef post-Season one, were questioning why Poh had so much traction. And to be fair, they have a point.
Like all reality shows, Masterchef grew with its audience to reach a level of quality previously unseen. As the seasons went on, the food got better, the standard became higher and the pressure became more intense. So, for Poh, to enter the game with contestants who were not only super talented but knew this revised format all too well, Poh was trouble, to say the least.
But, surprisingly or unsurprisingly, Poh has held her own throughout the Masterchef competition. We’ve now entered the Top 10 of this season and Poh has impressed not only the judges but audiences around Australia with how much she has elevated her cooking. From a calm-persona to donning a wild and out-of-control persona, Poh has done it all on TV, and we can’t get enough of her.
So, to all the people that are hating on Poh and telling her that she deserves to be out of Masterchef next, just remember that Katy Perry picked her as her favourite and that’s the only opinion that matters at this point.
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