Nigella Lawson has reportedly left Australian cooking show My Kitchen Rules after just one season.
The television chef is said to not be returning to her Aussie kitchen when the programme’s newest season launches on Channel 7 later this year.
According to the Herald Sun, Nigella has left after just one season after co-hosting the programme.
The cooking competition, which first aired in 2010, is judged by the likes of Manu Feildel and Matt Preston, with Nigella taking over from Pete Evans after his departure following series 11.
Nigella had originally been by Manu’s side at the start of the series, stepping aside for Matt when he took over for the remaining episodes.
Gary Mehigan and Colin Fassnidge also joined as guest judges.
The publication reports that Colin and Manu are definitely returning for the new series, although it has yet to be announced who will be replacing Nigella.
This comes after she lashed out at ‘mean’ cooking shows, calling them ‘a theatre of cruelty and humiliation’.
Ahead of My Kitchen Rules airing last summer, Nigella shut down the possibility of ever appearing in a cooking show that doesn’t prioritise respect among its contestants and crew.
Speaking to Australian Woman’s Weekly about explosive culinary series, the 62-year-old said: ‘I don’t like that at all. I think it’s counterproductive.
‘It makes people at home feel inhibited about cooking too, because they have this persecutory voice in their heads. I couldn’t be part of a programme like that.
‘It doesn’t mean to say you’re not honest, but there’s never a need to be mean.’
Metro.co.uk has approached Nigella’s reps for comment.
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