MASTERCHEF viewers have take aim at BBC bosses for "wasting licence payer money" during the latest episode. Fans of the cooking series flooded social media with criticism after the contestants - as well as judges John Torode , 58, and Gregg Wallace , 59 - fly to Singapore for the latest challenge. One MasterChef regular was quick to brand the trip a "lovely licence fee payers jolly" while others called out the fact the broadcaster has axed a host of other shows in budget cuts while splashing the cash on the flights.
An angry viewer raged: "Is it really necessary to take the 4 finalists to Singapore!!!!!! I'm presuming the licence fee is paying for this while you make cuts to lots of other programs." A second put: "The BBC can't go 5 minutes without banging on about climate change, but flying the Master chef people out to Singapore is ok!" as a third put: "A lovely licence fee payers jolly for the boys." Another then posted: "Just an excuse for the gruesome twosome to go on a free jolly!" One quipped: "What’s wrong with doing this in a studio in the UK?" A final comment then flagged: "Why not fly the father of Singapore cuisine to London? Glad I personally defunded the BBC some years ago.
" This week was the start of Finals Week on the iconic foodie show, with the final four contestants all making the long-haul trip. It saw the contestants explore iconic cuisine in Singapore as they continued to progress to the final. At the top of the episode, host Gregg said: "Welcome to Si.
