Celebrity MasterChef viewers slam 'arrogant' Joe Swash over 'cruel' comments about his fellow contestants' dishes - including telling Will Kirk his dishes were 'so bad' and looked 'a right mess'

  • Actor Joe Swash, 39,  has been branded 'arrogant' and 'rude' after mocking his fellow Celebrity MasterChef contestants on the BBC One show last night  
  • Viewers branded him 'graceless,' 'nasty' 'rude' and 'exhausting to watch' 
  • Said that The Repair Shop's Will Kirk 'dug us all out of a hole' by serving raw meat
  • Joe Swash has been branded 'arrogant' and 'rude' after mocking his fellow Celebrity MasterChef contestants.

    The London-born actor and presenter, 39, who is known for his 'cheeky chappy' persona, won the hearts of the nation playing Mickey Miller in EastEnders.

    But last night, viewers were left seething after the father-of-two called fellow contestant's dishes 'a mess' and 'bad'.

    Viewers branded him 'graceless,' 'nasty' and 'exhausting to watch' with one writing: 'How rude is Joe Swash! Pointing fingers and saying that someone else did rubbish so he's okay'.

    Joe Swash has been branded 'arrogant' and 'rude' after mocking his fellow Celebrity MasterChef contestants

    Joe Swash has been branded 'arrogant' and 'rude' after mocking his fellow Celebrity MasterChef contestantsFor the first 'Under the Cloche' challenge, contestants were each given an ingredient to create a dish with, with Joe being given pigeon while fellow contestant Will Kirk (star of The Repair Shop) was given chickpeas which he served with chicken.

    Despite other contestants being supportive of one another and saying they were 'all did a good job' after the first challenge Joe told Will: 'Because your chicken was so bad, I feel like there's no pressure'.In a second challenge, the contestants were asked to recreate Jamaican street food dish Escovitch fish and festival dumplings.

    While judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace praised actress Melissa Johns dish, Joe disparaged his fellow contestants, writing: 'I looked around and there were some right messes on the plate, mine was decent'.   

    For the first 'Under the Cloche' challenge, contestants were each given an ingredient to create a dish with, with Joe being given pigeon while fellow contestant Will Kirk (star of The Repair Shop, pictured) was given chickpeas which he served with chicken. Despite other contestants being supportive of one another and saying they were 'all did a good job' after the first challenge Joe told Will: 'Because your chicken was so bad, I feel like there's no pressure'.

    For the first 'Under the Cloche' challenge, contestants were each given an ingredient to create a dish with, with Joe being given pigeon while fellow contestant Will Kirk (star of The Repair Shop, pictured) was given chickpeas which he served with chicken. Despite other contestants being supportive of one another and saying they were 'all did a good job' after the first challenge Joe told Will: 'Because your chicken was so bad, I feel like there's no pressure'.

    Viewers branded him 'graceless,' 'nasty' and 'exhausting to watch' with one writing: 'How rude is Joe Swash! Pointing fingers and saying that someone else did rubbish so he's okay'

    Viewers branded him 'graceless,' 'nasty' and 'exhausting to watch' with one writing: 'How rude is Joe Swash! Pointing fingers and saying that someone else did rubbish so he's okay'

    On the third challenge, contestants were tasked with making a dish of their choice, with judges praising Joe's lamb kofta with tzatziki while they were less favourable towards Will's duck which was undercooked.

    'As long as I'm not the worst review I'm happy. Will did another bit of raw meat, he dug us all out of a hole hasn't he,' Joe said through laughter.

    Viewers were left seething at Joe's comments, with one writing: 'There's no need to be so nasty about another contestant's effort.'

    'Joe Swash mocking Will for not cooking his duck properly is not nice,' added another.

    The actor and presenter, 39, who is known for his 'cheeky chappy' persona, won the hearts of the nation playing Mickey Miller in EastEnders. But last night, viewers were left seething after the father-of-two called fellow contestant's dishes 'a mess' and 'bad'

    The actor and presenter, 39, who is known for his 'cheeky chappy' persona, won the hearts of the nation playing Mickey Miller in EastEnders. But last night, viewers were left seething after the father-of-two called fellow contestant's dishes 'a mess' and 'bad''I never had a particular opinion about Joe Swash but seeing him being so nasty about the other contestants has given me one! Not nice at all,' wrote a third.

    A fourth penned: ' Was thinking Joe Swash was quite funny, but two digs at a fellow contestant… hope he goes home next. Not deserving. Not funny.'.

    At the end of the episode, Will left the show with Joe joining contestants Katie Price,  Melissa Johns and Dion Dublin to advance to the next round.

    On advancing to the next round, Joe added: 'Stacey and the kids will definitely be happy for me. But they'll be surprised. Thing is, they have terrible palates, They don't appreciate what's put on the plate'.


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