MasterChef Australia: Back To Win faced its first elimination on Sunday night.
Ousted was Cath Collins, who admitted that she was heartbroken to be kicked off the program a second time.
Cath, who appeared on the show for the first time in 2023, said being the first to go was a bitter pill to swallow.
'I can't even describe, I was really devastated,' she said told Ten afterwards while fighting tears.
'I left home really wanting to learn, to push myself, to meet everyone and to go all out. I just felt terribly.
'I am proud, I'm grateful, but initially, devastated was my first feeling' Cath continued.
MasterChef Australia : Back To Win faced its first elimination on Sunday night. Ousted was Cath Collins (pictured). who admitted that she was heartbroken to be kicked off the program a second time
'I can't shy away from that and pretend I wasn't because I'm really disappointed. And that disappointment turned into, oh my god, I'm going to have serious FOMO'.
Cath had made Japanese-style mushrooms with a smoky soy and shiso sauce for Sunday's challenge.
But her inconsistent dish - which included burned pieces - didn't impress the judges.
'Cath, your dish was super creative' the judges told her.
'But it was the overwhelming taste of burnt mushrooms that we sadly could not get past. I'm so sorry to say, you're going home.'
Upon being told that she would not progress any further on the show, Cath admitted she was upset.
'Look, it was joy. I came in, and that was the words I was saying, was 'joy'. And that's what food does for me' Cath continued.
'So you know, I'm extremely disappointed. But this is not it, obviously.'
'I can't even describe, I was really devastated,' she said told Ten afterwards while fighting tears. 'I left home really wanting to learn, to push myself, to meet everyone and to go all out. I just felt terribly'
Cath had made Japanese-style mushrooms with a smoky soy and shiso sauce for Sunday's challenge. But her inconsistent dish - which included burned pieces - didn't impress
Cath told Ten that it's a double blow, because she felt more prepared to take on the competition this time around.
'I was so ready, even more than last time, to just smash this and give it everything, to learn and hang out with the MasterChef fam' she said.
'But it just wasn't meant to be, and it really was very, very difficult to take.
'It was short and sweet, but it was so sweet – who gets to cook up against Gordon Ramsay! I had so much fun, and it was just a beautiful memory-making moment.'
