Julie Goodwin admits she was scared to appear in new Masterchef season
Julie Goodwin wasn’t sure about what she was doing when she decided to appear on Masterchef’s Fans and Favourites.
She made it to the top five but her luck ran out when she had to leave the competition after serving a burnt whisky toffee pudding
"For a little while after that elimination happened, it's like, your kicking yourself stage, where it's like, 'why didn't I just do this and why didn't I just do that?' Honestly, I'm at peace with it and feel very proud to have gotten to the top five," she told TV Week.
The 2009 winner has been a long standing icon and favourite amongst future contestants but said its time to hand over the baton.
"There's a feeling of appropriateness about actually handing on now and sort of stepping away and saying, 'I've had that beautiful experience of being the very first winner. I've been fortunate to have been a part of this MasterChef family for so many years, and now it's time for a new generation’,” she said.
Julie didn’t know what appearing in the new Masterchef season would mean for her legacy after winning in 2009, admitting that she was very anxious for her future.
"It was pretty scary because there was a feeling there that everything's on the line. I won the show 13 years ago and built a career out of that," she said.
"To put myself back into that situation, that competition, I felt like I may be risking all of that.”
Julie said she is happy to be back with her family and spending time with her granddaughter.
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