MasterChef fans have taken aim at the BBC for spreading "misinformation" after a Bristol dad broke down in tears on the show. In scenes that aired on Monday, May 8, painter and decorator John entered the kitchen alongside eight other home cooks as they whipped up dishes that they hoped would impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace.
John, who lives in Bristol with his partner and four children, spent his time in the kitchen during Monday evening's episode knocking together a chocolate tart with "drunken" raspberries. Whilst the chocolate tart looked impressive, it lacked the most common ingredient in any dessert - sugar.
The 40-year-old West Country hopeful revealed that he was focusing his efforts on "low carb, refined sugar free cooking" for a reason very close to his heart. His daughter, Leeya, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, meaning he had to "entirely rethink my cooking".
