MasterChef judges' 'romantic date' scene leaves fans very confused

MasterChef fans were left scratching their heads after a ‘romantic’ moment aired between judges Matt Preston and George Calombaris on Wednesday’s episode 

During the bizarre scene, George decided he wanted to spoon feed Matt his dessert while they sat at a table together. 

The chefs both locked arms and fed each other the dessert – but the footage left a bad taste in the some viewers’ mouths. 

Well that’s a little cringeworthy! Twitter fans react to the bizarre moment Matt Preston (left) and George Calombaris (right) spoon feed each other on a recent episode of MasterChef

After feeding each other, George told Matt: ‘If we were on a date right now and you picked this restaurant I would definitely give you a big hug!’ 

After the scene aired, viewers took to Twitter to express how uncomfortable they felt watching the scene and joked that the two men looked like a couple.

One person tweeted: ‘Definitely convinced now that Matt and George are actually on a romantic date.’

‘If we were on a date right now and you picked this restaurant I would definitely give you a big hug!’ George told Matt

They added: ‘Definitely convinced that there was more than just a “big hug” involved afterwards.’ 

Another viewer wrote: ‘I think George really wishes he was on a date with Matt…’

One MasterChef fan even joked that the two hosts were the cooking show’s ‘new power couple’. 

‘I think George really wishes he was on a date with Matt’: After the scene played out, viewers took to Twitter to express how uncomfortable they were watching the scene

Several Twitter users compared the bizarre ‘date’ to a famous scene from Lady and the Tramp in which two dogs eat spaghetti and kiss. 

Others were less flattering in their comparisons and simply said the whole segment was ‘creepy’ and ‘uncomfortable’ to watch. 

MasterChef returns on Thursday  at 7:30pm on Channel Ten  

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