Celebrity MasterChef’s Greg Wallace was left horrified on Monday when a contestant made a major gaffe.

In episode five, four contestants battled it out for three places in the quarter-finals.

Comedian Eshaan Akbar, actresses Danielle Harold and Rochenda Sandall, and athlete and Gladiator Harry Aikines-Aryeetey were set three challenges.

During the initial task called the Paris Challenge, where celebrities were paired and tasked with creating matching dishes, Harry made a significant mistake.

As Harry tried to replicate Rochenda’s samosas—compounded by the challenge that only Rochenda had the recipe—he accidentally left the oven door ajar.

Gregg’s co-presenter John Torode, 59, observed: ‘Harry has left his oven door open.’ 

In a reflective moment, Gregg, 59, noted: ‘If there’s anyone capable of shutting an oven door, it’s Harry! Now we’re left to wonder if they’ll be cooked in time.’

Despite the blunder, both Gregg and John were pleased when Harry and Rochenda presented their dishes.

Gregg said: ‘I think they look brilliant, I’m really impressed,’ and John added: ‘You’ve done remarkably well here, they do look very similar.’

However, Gregg scolded Harry: ‘Slight overcooking on the lamb. Not enough cookery on your samosa – you didn’t shut the oven door.’

But, it wasn’t enough to stop the pair heading through to the quarter-finals alongside Danielle Harold, meaning Akbar unfortunately headed home.

The second heat had begun in episode four with an additional celebrity, reality television star Chloe Burrows, but she exited at the end. 

The first heat premiered on August 12 with Craig Doyle, Charlotte Crosby, Edith Bowman, Ian ‘H’ Watkins, and Snoochie Shy.