MasterChef The Professionals judge Marcus Wareing forced to deny the show is FIXED

MasterChef The Professionals judge Marcus Wareing has defended accusations from viewers of this year's show that the final is fixed, after favourite Matthew Ryle made a shock exit ahead of the grand final. MasterChef The Professionals judge Marcus Wareing took to social media last night after the departure of Matthew Ryle, 24, prompted an explosion of tweets accusing the show's makers of 'rigging' the results. The young chef cooked a braised turbot dish.but Marcus branded it 'weak' Where it all went wrong: The dish, served in a shell and accompanied by 'sounds of the sea' didn't impress judges Wareing, Monica Galetti and Gregg Wallace A red-eyed Matthew faced the cameras in floods of tears after having his dream of becoming the MasterChef The Professionals champion for 2018 crushed 'Oh I can’t cope with masterchef poor Matthew crying' The sight of the 24-year-old in tears proved too much for some viewers It was a swift riposte to those who has been left 'heartbroken' at the departure of Matthew, 24, leaving many claiming that a final without him made a 'mockery of the whole competition'. Top chef Monica Galetti issued a strongly worded response to a critic who had suggested that MasterChef The Professionals isn't diverse enough; the show features an all white male final for the fourth time in six years in 2018 It is the fourth time in six years that all the finalists have been white men on the cookery show.