Gemma Collins sparked a lively reaction from Celebrity MasterChef viewers on Thursday night, with some branding her “lazy, rude and disrespectful” following her appearance on the BBC cooking competition.
The 37-year-old TOWIE favourite quickly became the talking point of the episode after taking charge in the kitchen, directing the professional chefs around her while appearing to keep her own hands-on work to a minimum, declaring: “I need to be the boss.”
Not everyone was unimpressed, however. Plenty of fans took to Twitter to say they found her commanding approach hilarious, admitting they were entertained by her larger-than-life antics as she took control of the popular celebrity cookery show.
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Causing a stir: Gemma Collins divided Celebrity MasterChef viewers on Thursday night, with some calling her “lazy, rude and disrespectful” while others admitted they loved her bossy kitchen behaviour
At one point, Gemma turned to one of the professional chefs and asked: “Do you want to put that in the oven for me hun?” before calling out: “Ooh, someone get me fish out!”
Despite the pressure of the Celebrity MasterChef kitchen, the reality star insisted she was feeling confident, saying she believed she had everything “right under control” as the challenge unfolded.
Pointing toward the head chef, Gemma added: “I think if I worked in a kitchen I’d need to be like where this man’s standing,” before turning back to the room and urgently demanding: “The fish, the fish!”
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Bossy: ‘Do you want to put that in the oven for me hun’? Ooh, someone get me fish out!’ she demanded
Easy: Gemma then revealed that she felt completely at ease in the heat of the moment, admitting: ‘I feel like I’ve got this right under control in the kitchen now’
One fan of the show tweeted: ‘What is the actual point of @missgemcollins? So rude and disrespectful in the pro kitchen. #CelebrityMasterChef.’
‘#celebritymasterchef Typical Gemma Collins BS… ‘do this for me. do that for me’ lazy b***h,’ slammed another.
Someone else fumed: ‘My goodnesss @missgemcollins is a lazy f**ker – giving her orders in the kitchen because she can’t cope – GET OFF OUR TV SCREENS YOU TALENTLESS NOTHING!! #MasterChefUK #CelebrityMasterchef.’
The boss: Gemma admitted: ‘I think if I worked in a kitchen I’d need to be like where this man’s standing,’ as she pointed at the head chef
Furious: Celebrity MasterChef viewers immediately took to Twitter in their droves to express their fury over her treatment of the professional kitchen staff
And, in true ‘GC’ style, the reality star didn’t fail to deliver a range of perfect TV soundbites and shockingly awful culinary concoctions.
‘Who knows? I could be the next Nigella!’ suggested Gemma, despite her ‘chick pea stew,’ her crab-meat-filled mango, and her meal of chicken thighs served with an omelette, not wowing the judges by any stretch of the imagination.
And so, while many were horrified with Gemma’s feisty display, others found the reality star’s appearance on the BBC cooking show nothing short of hilarious.
Can’t cook won’t cook: In true ‘GC’ style, the reality star didn’t fail to deliver a range of perfect TV soundbites and shockingly awful culinary concoctions
Funny: While many were horrified with Gemma’s feisty display, others found the reality star’s appearance on the BBC cooking show nothing short of hilarious
Other fans of the show couldn’t contain themselves, with one person tweeting: ‘Gemma Collins on masterchef is everything I wanted and more.’
Another viewer wrote: ‘Whoever signed up @missgemcollins to #CelebrityMasterchef I salute you. I’m obsessed. Put that in the oven for me hun x.’
And a third reasoned: ‘You may all dislike Gemma Collins but my God, you’re all tweeting about her. I wouldn’t want her around me in real life but she did make me chuckle. Too lazy to get her own fish. #CelebrityMasterchef.’
Celebrity MasterChef continues tonight at 8pm on BBC One.
TV gold: While many were horrified with Gemma’s feisty display, others found the reality star’s appearance on the BBC cooking show nothing short of hilarious
