MasterChef’s Brent Draper on his emotional exit: ‘We need to ask our workmates if they’re OK’

Audience’s beloved ‘humble tradie’ reflects on leaving the kitchen to look after his mental health – and how he hopes the hospitality industry takes notice

Sunday night was a first for MasterChef Australia: a contestant of the blockbuster reality show chose to leave of their own accord.

Lovable boilermaker Brent Draper – he of the magnificent beard, ugly-delicious fried food and surprise chocolate tempering skills – had been left in a dark place by a combination of the pressures of the show and the separation from his family. As he told judge Jock Zonfrillo: “I’ve just got nothing left.”

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Category: Mental Health