MasterChef 2021 winner revealed - find out who was crowned champion here
April 14, 2021 - 21:14 BST Emmy Griffiths Wednesday night saw MasterChef UK finalists Alexina Anatole, Mike Tomkins and Tom Rhodes battle it out to be crowned the winner. After serving up their final dishes, it was eventually revealed that Tom had been crowned winner after some tight competition between the three! On his win, Tom said:"From beginning to end, MasterChef is the most incredible experience.
Being this year's MasterChef Champion, after watching and admiring so many past Champions, seems like a dream come true. Loading the player... var track=function { dataLayer.push; }; var playerInstance=playerInstance || []; playerInstance['tpuj4dWC']=jwplayer; playerInstance['tpuj4dWC'].setup; //TODO: convert static variables to dynamic function getDataPermutive { return new Promise=>{ let maxRetries=2; let countRetry=0; let checkingInterval=setInterval { if =>{ try { let playerConfig=playerInstance['tpuj4dWC'].getConfig; let tagUrl=playerConfig.advertising.schedule[0].tag; return getDataPermutive.then.slice.join)); tagUrl=tagUrl.replace/, '$1' + playerSegsPerm); const updatedAdSchedule={tag: tagUrl, offset: 'pre'}; const updatedPlaylistItem=Object.assign; console.log; resolve; }).catch=>{ //resolve without modifying the item console.warn; resolve; }); } catch { console.warn; resolve; } }); }); jwplayer.onPlay { track; }); jwplayer.onPause { track; }); jwplayer.onComplete { track; }); jwplayer.onSeek { track; }); WATCH: MasterChef: The Professionals' winner Keri Moss cook up a Jordanian dinner He continued:"I'm grateful that I met, got to know and cook alongside some of the most wonderful and talented people, and have found friends for life in them. I feel this is just the start, and I'm excited or what comes next."MORE: Look back at MasterChef star Gregg Wallace's wedding – full exclusive story Judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace were full of praise for their 2021 winner, with John gushing:"Tom walked into this kitchen and surprised us. He has defined himself a style all of his own and it's fantastic," while Gregg said: "He is a phenomenal talent and the sky's the limit for him." Viewers watching at home were equally delighted for Tom, with one writing:"XXXX,. Another said:"xxxx," and a third exclaimed:"xxx"Speaking about his culinary disasters on the show, Tom told The Mirror:"I mean I’m not sure I’ll ever look at chips the same way again after messing them up on MasterChef." Speaking about her highlight of the series, runner up Alexina added:"There were many, but it would be cooking at Plaisterers’ Hall. The dish I cooked meant a lot to me as it was a tribute to my late grandfather. I was also over the moon with Adam Handling’s feedback as I’m a huge fan of his." The show was originally set to air on Friday but was pushed back after the BBC cancelled their regularly scheduled programming on Friday following the sad death of Prince Philip. At the time, a spokesperson said" With the sad news that HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, has died, there is now special coverage across all BBC networks to mark his life of extraordinary public service and planned scheduling has been suspended." Like this story? Sign up to our newsletter to get other stories like this delivered straight to your inbox.