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MasterChef has crowned the winner of its 22nd season, following an adrenaline-filled final. Tonight's episode saw the three finalists going head-to-head in the iconic kitchen, before Jhané Gibson became the 2026 champion.
After prevailing over 45 other amateur cooks throughout the competition, the finalists - Jhané, Kristen and Matt - were given one last challenge by judges Grace Dent and Anna Haugh.
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They were tasked with creating a three-course meal representing the "three greatest dishes" of their lives, with a time limit of just three hours. Jhané's three courses were a tribute to her family and loved ones.
She began with a starter of red snapper with fried crispy scales and pickled vegetable escabeche in an aguachile sauce. For her main, she presented piri piri poussin, served with crispy spiced potatoes, a piri piri sauce with chilli oil as well as a fennel and citrus salad,
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Her dessert, meanwhile, was inspired by her grandmother's ginger and rum cake, and was lovingly served with a plant-based coconut Chantilly cream, hibiscus gel and mango compote.
"I am a MasterChef champion! Those words feel so funny coming out of my mouth, but I am ecstatic, and I honestly don't think I've ever been happier," she said, calling her stint the "journey of a lifetime".
"I can't wait for all the exciting things that are coming next. I hope this trophy shows that if you go after your dreams, it might just pay off," added the star, who called the BBC series "incredible".
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Viewers took to social media to share their delight and congratulate the "deserving" winner, with one writing on X: "Well done #Jhane #Masterchef thought she was good from her very first cook."
"Congratulations Jhane, 1st ever time I called it from the very start. Thoroughly deserved. Well done to the other 2 as well," noted another, while a third opined that Jhané was a "worthy winner" from the "very close final".
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