The real reason Melissa Leong took a phone call in the middle of filming MasterChef’s cliff hanger moment
Melissa Leong shocked audiences when she took a phone call in the middle of a cliffhanger moment on MasterChef Australia: Back To Win on Sunday night.
The judges were about to cast their opinions on the mains while filming at Thai Ute restaurant in Melbourne’s Ringwood East when the phone rang.
The 40-year-old chef then said: ‘And the phone’s ringing so I’ll just go take that now’ before darting off to answer the call.
What are you doing! Melissa Leong (pictured) shocked audiences when she took a phone call in the middle of a cliffhanger moment on MasterChef Australia: Back To Win on Sunday night
Melissa then gestured for the crew to find her a pen as she wrote down a reservation from a punter on the other end.
‘Hello, Thai Ute! For tomorrow, a reservation, right? 5pm?’ she asked before adding, ‘Thank you so much, not a problem, bye!’
The baffled contestants looked on, amazed and wondered why Melissa took the call, with Khanh Ong wondering aloud: ‘What is she doing?’
Ready: The judges were about to cast their opinions on the mains while filming at Thai Ute restaurant in Melbourne’s Ringwood East when the phone rang
Oh wow! Melissa then gestured for the crew to find her a pen as she wrote down a reservation from a punter on the other end
Helpful! ‘Hello, Thai Ute! For tomorrow, a reservation, right? 5pm?’ she asked before adding, ‘Thank you so much, not a problem, bye!’
However Ten Daily revealed the reason she took the call was simple – she didn’t want the restaurant to lose a customer due to filming.
Fans online were impressed, with several praising the chef for stopping the production to help out a local business.
One person Tweeted: ‘MVP for tonight’s challenge: Melissa takes the cake for that graciousness she showed taking that phone call.’
Good work! Fans online were impressed, with several praising the chef for stopping the production to help out a local business
Another added: ‘That phone call. LMAOOO Rolling on the floor laughing props to Melissa for handling it really well’.
One more Tweeted: ‘HAHAHaha omg taking a reservation phone call during a verdict is A WHOLE MOOD’.
Someone else chimed in: ‘I love Melissa’s energy. She’s awesome. And answering the phone and taking a reservation. Face with tears of joy I enjoy her presence so much.’
Helper! Ten Daily revealed the reason Melissa took the call was simple – she didn’t want the restaurant to lose a customer due to filming