John Partridge cries as he wins Masterchef 2018 – beating Spencer Matthews and Martin Bayfield

The former EastEnders actor beat Spencer Matthews and Martin Bayfield to the title and struggled to control his emotion.

John’s cooking throughout the competition has impressed John Torode and Gregg Wallace but tonight he bowled them over.

He bravely chose to cook a hotpot and a custard tart but the skill and presentation left John and Greg speechless.

Greg said of his style: “John only cooks what he truly believes in and truly loves. He is one of the great chefs of the world. That’s why he’s the Masterchef winner.”


John added: “As simple as John’s food appeared, it was delicious.

“He’s cooking what he believes in. Few people have the skill and ability to produce a custard tart like john did in a new hours. It’s about him, there’s a story attached to it and you can taste it.”



Emotions were running high throughout the evening and John said at the start of the episode that cooking had saved him from drink and drug addiction.

His downward spiral started following the death of his mum last year.

John explained: “Mum had Alzheimer’s, it was rough. It had a profound effect on me. I will carry that with me my entire life. Mum passed away and I completely broke down.

“My life was rapidly spinning out of control with substance abuse and alcohol. I would get up and go to the supermarket, I would buy groceries and I would stand here and cook all day. So I didn’t have a minute in the day to think about something else.

“That’s what cooking did for me. I’ve been clean for seven months, sober 185 days and it’s amazing.”

Speaking after his win, John wiped away tears and said: “This has been one of the best experiences of my life.”


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