masterchef julie goodwin

Everyone Is Crying Over Julie Goodwin’s Emotional Moment On ‘MasterChef’

Tell us you love Punkee without telling us you love Punkee. Sign up to our newsletter, and follow us on Instagram and Twitter. It'll mean the world.

MasterChef is doing what it does best: making us cry over people talking about cooking on TV.

This time the tears were fuelled by Julie Goodwin, the first ever winner of MasterChef who has returned to the kitchen this year in Favourites and Fans.

In last night’s episode when Julie won the immunity pin after being pitted against three Fans, she broke down in tears reflecting on her decision to sign up for the new season. “When the phone call came to do this, I didn’t know if I could,” she began.

“It’s been a tough couple of years, and I didn’t know if I was able to come back into this environment. My experience last time was that I fell over again and again, and I think I got to the end because every time I fell down, I got back up. The phone call to come here was … it was the universe saying ‘It’s time to get back up.’”

Julie’s touching words reduced many of the other contestants to tears. Same!

Earlier in the episode, Julie spoke about her struggles in the years after winning MasterChef. “I had to do some serious assessment of my mental health and wellbeing … I’d reached a point in my life where I lost my joy. I had to give up my job on the radio — I couldn’t do that anymore — and I actually couldn’t set foot in my kitchen,” she said.

Since rising to fame in 2009, Julie has wrote a number of successful recipe books, started a cooking school, and even hosted a radio gig, but she admitted that after achieving so much so quickly, she felt like she had lost motivation to aspire to anything new. “I think maybe I have done everything that I was here to do, and I have achieved everything that’s possible for me to achieve … so this for me is an opportunity to see if there’s another chapter. If there’s more,” Julie said in her confessional

Julie has spoken in the past about her history of anxiety and depression. She quit her radio gig on Star’s 104.5 in 2020 to focus on her mental health. It’s refreshing to see someone as bubbly as Julie speak openly about her struggles with anxiety and depression, and viewers have applauded the former MasterChef winner for speaking candidly about her mental state.

We simply don’t deserve Julie Goodwin.

MasterChef returns Sunday to Thursday on Channel 10 and 10Play.

–

If you need support, both Lifeline on 13 11 14 and the Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800 offer 24-hour assistance. For further information about youth mental health, both headspace and Reach Out can provide guidance. You can also talk to a medical professional or someone you trust.