The sad reason MasterChef Australia fan favourite won't appear in crucial redemption episode READ MORE: MasterChef Australia contestant stuns judges with surprise return By Jimmy Briggs For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:45 EDT, 29 May 2024 | Updated: 06:10 EDT, 29 May 2024 e-mail 17 shares View comments MasterChef Australia is set to air its gripping Redemption episode on Wednesday night, in which former contestants return to cook for the current ones. However, eagle-eyed fans have noticed in a trailer shared to social media that recently eliminated fan favourite Stephen Dennis, 62, isn't among them. The popular tour guide from Queensland was left heartbroken when he was eliminated on Sunday night, during a nail-biting episode.
Fans took to social media to ask why Dennis was absent from the episode, with one writing: 'Super gutted about Stephen'. Stephen has now opened up about the reason he was absent, revealing he had to visit the hospital to care for his sick mother. MasterChef Australia is set to air its gripping Redemption episode on Wednesday night, in which former contestants return to prepare a meal for the current ones However, eagle-eyed fans have noticed in a trailer shared to social media that recently eliminated fan favourite Stephen Dennis (pictured), 62, isn't among them 'My mother is in hospital and is very unwell.
My father passed away during Covid, so I need to support my mother and it would be unfair on my family to return to filming with this in mind,.