MasterChef Contestants That Were HATED! 

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Leslie is honestly one of my favorite contestants ever.

Honestly, Leslie wasn't a villain but wasn't a hero either. He was just himself and I like that about him.

It's hilarious that Cutter was giving Leslie crap about being a "real man" considering the guy was crying and whining about another dude just living his life. Real "manly", my guy. lmao

Leslie is only hated by the contestants but not by viewers. He's not pretentious, he was able to claw his way up because he can cook.

if Leslie had not mixed up the salt to sugar.. he’d obviously win the competition

I forgot how much I liked Leslie. I also never really liked Courtney. Initially, she was OK, but as a season wore on, I just got more annoyed with her. I don’t even know if I had a good reason, I just remember really disliking her at the end and shocked that she won.

As a fatherless adult, Leslie the G.O.A.T and blueprint

bro, Leslie was there SURVIVING each week w all those pressure tests 😭

The craziest part of the Leslie hate is he never gave it unprovoked. Leslie gets asked a QUESTION, he answers the JUDGES and then it’s “look at him talking again”. He was always provoked and then when he gave it back it’s a problem. Something him and Krissi had in common is they absolutely could cook, that was undeniable

No matter how you feel about him, you gotta admit that Leslie is a very sharp dresser. Always has the appearance of a gentleman, even if his attitude sometimes lacked such. But he could back up his words, unlike others who may say "oh, I cook (blank) ALL THE TIME, I totally got this!" and then fail to prove that sentence. Krissi, on the other hand...Omg, that girl was just a hot mess. What the actual heck??

Leslie deserved to win over paula jones (courtney )

Finally, a video talking fair facts about Leslie. It always bugged me that everyone was shaming Leslie for being a homemaker and Elizabeth was unnecessarily mean and somehow she got a hero editing (yeah, I didn't like Courtney either, but Elizabeth was everything she was criticizing from Courtney, sooo Criple Fight in that finale). Back in the day nobody criticized Elizabeth for making assumptions about Leslie, but everyone got at Cutter for being a bigot against Leslie, shows how the double standards works, right?

Ok but him saying “well you haven’t met me yet” after surviving 5 pressure tests is so bad ass 😂

Leslie was one of my FAVORITE contestants. He’s confident, compassionate, and knows his boundaries. He seems like a very caring man!

Just because you have cancer doesn’t mean you’re not also a jerk. You can do both.

Honestly I love leslie and I hate the fact that people on that season use him being a stay at home dad as a insult

Leslie's only crime was that he was annoying sometimes and very much a 'Type A' personality, but he definitely wasn't a bad guy. I may not jive with his personality, but he works hard and his sentiment for his family and supporting his wife's dreams is honestly really sweet. Taking care of a house and family IS work and women who've been forced into to that role and say otherwise when men do it, should be ashamed of themselves.

I think ppl forget ppl can just..be confident and maybe occasionally rude…bc they’re human. Leslie’s a human in a really stressful situation, but knew his worth, and they HATE that

Cutter couldn’t cook and every time he was told something, he gave attitude and arrogance.

I cant get over the fact that leslie looks exactly like dante from devil may cry

Still find it weird that Leslie is Melissa Joan Hart's step-dad.

I met Leslie in Paris when we were dropping off our kids to University. My middle daughter recognized him when we were on the parents cruise on the river. He was pretty cool and we kept in touch via Social media u til we met up again in Paris.

Despite Leslie’s loud mouthed attitude, still didn’t hate him as much as Courtney; they really tried to push her as some kind of sympathetic tragic figure but she was a conventionally attractive, fairly well off, condescending and I’m supposed ti feel bad for her because she did sex work? Where she reportedly made tons of money? Yeah naw; Courtney was the real villain of season 5

I lived Leslie. He was an honest man and confident. Nothing wrong with that. Elizabeth was catty and Courtney was stuck up.

bruh, Leslie was silver fox mixed with malibu sunshine, this man should not be anywhere on this list.

I totally 100% despise Krissi. Was THRILLED when she finally lost and was sent home. I really enjoyed the show without her on it afterwards. Now, with that said, My heart does go out to her and I am happy she has survived Cancer. I might despise, at least who she was but I never wished her dead or anything serious. Leslie was a trip, love him and I am happy he is doing so well and is still married and all that good stuff.

The other contestants hated Lesie because he was a threat from the start and he lieved their dreams, he started at the botom of the foodchain and now he has a beautifull family in malibu with a stepdaughter who is tv royalty. Cutter also hates hom because leslie is him 10×, and the woman are mad because thier partners don't want to sacrifice their lifes for them to succeed

Leslie isnt arrogant, he just really knows what he can and cant do🤷‍♂️

Leslie may be an ass occasionally but definitely can back it up. I say he shouldve won

Leslie was sabotaged Change my mind

I don’t understand why it’s okay to be a stay mom but being a stay at home dad is something to be mocked? I see nothing wrong with being a working mom or stay at home dad as long as the children are happy and healthy/taken care of physically socially emotionally financially.

Leslie is one of the best and probably most misunderstood contestants. The guy is amazing

Honestly, I don't like the arrogance trait in any shape and form, but Leslie was someone else. He didn't deserve the hate like at all, he was honest, he was hard-working and he was straight to the point. He *deserved* to be in the finals and not Courtney. People just spite when people are straight-forward. I mean, in our Swedish Masterchef, we have now a similar person who is honest and straightforward, but people love that he is who he is, but somehow, Leslie got hate. Sometimes, I do wonder...

Leslie was only hated because he was a stay at home dad. I really liked Leslie. Everyone judged him for being a stay at home dad. Leslie is a great dad. And, honestly, a great chef. He should have won.

I honestly had no idea he was Stepfather to Melissa Joan Hart and the reason they moved was for the Sabrina the teenage witch show. With that information my view on how he was treated on the show probably stems from jealousy, and his connection with such an iconic series might even be a reason he didn't win Masterchef, maybe him winning would bring up accusations of favoritism given that undoubtedly his wife is a multi-millionaire producer. Although the show had been off the air for over a decade, I imagine with syndication it was still bringing the family a lot of money.

wow, i grew up watching sabrina the teenage witch and have only just learned that i rooted for her stepdad many years later lol

MasterChef Contestants That Were HATED yet twenty minutes is dedicated only to Leslie. Way too long

I never got the hate for Leslie I always loved him and always hated Courtney and yes I caught that dam favoritism/hypocritical salt/sugar thing and it passed me off but I wrote it off as she did it early on and he did it super late

The fact that the producer force Leslie out of the competion after that Pressure test with Cutter show how talented the guy it.He cook 3 different dish that have insane difficulty.

I see a lot of people dunking on Leslie, I love how quirky he is and he just acts a way, it’s nice and makes me crack up 😂

Courtney's victory WASN'T EARNED!!!!!!!

Leslie is cool

Leslie was so awesome! he was just an honest guy who was also a really good cook and team player. he was confident in himself but everyone hated that and everyone was against him. He SHOULD have won I didn't even finish that season after he was off the show..

The only reason people hate Leslie is that he didn't take BS from nobody, and he was able to cook.

Krissi was absolutely right with what she said when she got eliminated, "I wasn't fake, I was me all the way through." 😁

Chrissie is just a mean and evil woman. Don't know what she went through to get to that point, but was so wrong the whole time. I feel badly for her son

Leslie was fucking awesome. How is it that when a woman is a stay at home mum she's empowered but when a guy is a stay at home dad he's a leech?

You forgot to add when Leslie pulled a UNO reverse card on Joe when he said the dish wasn't seasoned

Leslie deserved the win, you ain't changing my mind

I really liked Leslie from the beginning, I always thought he was very misunderstood

Having cancer doesn't make you a good person. I know someone who's always been a jerk and despite having a humbling experience with Leukemia, he hasn't changed one bit. Matter of fact, he's become worse than before. Nothing justifies bad behaviour.

The best part of Season 5 was seeing Leslie and Ahran come together and put their differences aside. In shows like this when conflicts include more viewership, it was nice to see them work together. Okay, they were pushed together to work as a pair for a challenge but it worked for them. And Leslie's farewell to Ahran when she was eliminated was beautiful. Personally I think they were contestants less likeable than Leslie in season 5, like Courtney, Elizabeth and Cutter. I've not gone onto the Krissi part of the video but seriously, I really disliked that woman! Such a bully!

When I was younger i baked a cake with my uncle (a baker for a few decades) and we made the same mistake that Leslie “did” and i can just tell you now, one the cake barely rised a fraction of what it was supposed to and two nobody is taking 1 cup of salt or more with a straight face

To be honest here i wanted Leslie to win that season it sucks that he didn't i never hated him hes a great man and a honest one too just being honest. 😁

I LOVED Leslie. The guy might have a mouth on him, but he can back it all up. I mean seriously the guy almost beat all the pressure tests with flying colors. Even if he was painted as the villain, he was the hero of the season for me. Courtney on the other hand rubbed me the wrong way from the get go. The moment she "won" against Leslie I stopped watching the show altogether. I got enough good memories from season 3 and 4, and although Leslie didn't win season 5 I'll remember him fondly.

I didn't really hate Leslie

The sugar instead of salt in the cake thing is really confusing me. Cakes usually call for 1/8-1/2tsp of salt…how could that small amount of sugar affect a cake that much, especially when cake recipes already call for sugar??

nah cutter should be the one that viewers hate the most, leslie is arrogant but he have the skill to backup it up

Aussie here, who loves the British version of this show. Not bitching, no nastiness. None in the Australian version either. What is it with Americans?? Spoils it for me every time, drama and spite. Totally unnecessary!

I hated cutter.

Leave leslie alone

Really? Leslie? Dude had the perfect character development in that season. Errbody loves Leslie.

I'm so happy to see a defense of Leslie! He was never the snake they painted him as and he's a great partner for helping his wife fulfill her dreams. I'm a stay at home mom and the way he was treated simply for trading roles is exactly what's wrong with the world. I'm convinced Cutter was threatened by the idea that the man he always tried not to be seemed so much more successful than him. Treat boys better, men. Women have spent the last few centuries learning how to support each other, to be safe together, and how to find sisterhood. Society isn't lacking macho toxic men who want to control manhood. It's lacking brotherhood and respect for diversity of choice.

I love Leslie because every time he spoke big, he showed big, he wasnt an arrogant prick but a confident champ.

I don't know about Crissy having mellowed out. While her having to go through Cancer treatment is unfortunate, my sympathy for her doesn't take away from her abusive behavior. I do really hope that everyone seeing her behavior was a wake up call but with people like that I doubt it.

I firmly believe that once they are top 6 or 4 or something the show is rigged by who's cookbook a marketing department thinks will sell best. I've been able to predict every winner of every season I've watched on that criteria.

for me leslie is the best and most charismatic of his season

Leslie was awesome he shouldve won

Leslie is the Top Alpha Giga Chad of all reality show combined

Bet Leslie is the dad, DAD. The way he rants reminds me of my mom, that's his househusband side show up lol. I love him because he has the skill to back up his statement, what a GOAT.

Who is Elizabeth to decide wether Leslie will work or not? His family, his rules.

There are people more hated... Sean from Masterchef Canada Season 3. I think we all know what i am referring too

Leslie deserved the 1 price. He was a great man

Leslie was a kind of person that u hated when u first met but later on u love him being around than other people

I loved Leslie and I never understood why he was bullied so much by everyone else.

They want Courtney to win because she used to be a stripper and wanted the story line of u can come from anywhere and make it

Cutter is the rotc kid that will never want to be deployed

Putting Leslie who finished 3rd over Tali/Ryan from season 3 was definitely a bold choice. Those two were hated by both other contestants and viewers

"well, you haven't met me yet" is so cold

I was rooting for Leslie right to the end, he was the king of the pressure test and every time he came out on top I wanted more and more to see him win.

Why does the thumbnail have DORIAN instead of KRISSI? There is absolutely no way anyone could hate Dorian. She was a very nice contestant and one of my favorite winners. Also one of the most inspiring winners. In my opinion, she is the 2nd most inspiring winner. The first for me is Christine.

Leslie, that's the man we should all try our hardest to live up to. He's a man in every sense of the word!

came down to the comments to see if anyone ACTUALLY hated leslie and was relieved to find out they dont tbh. i think he should have won that season

Krissi needs to be the thumbnail of this video, she is the embodiment of HATE on masterchef

when that other contestant brought up the clear courtney favoritism to stinky-ass joe i was gagged.

I can see how people may not like leslie he is very confident and it can come off cocky but he seems like a really wholesome guy

no one gonna say Leslie Gilliams looks like Dante of Devil May Cry?

Leslie was not hated by the fans. If anything, Chris from season 4 ( i think that's his name?) should have been in his place on this list

We didn’t dislike Leslie, we disliked Elizabeth.

Leslie, controversial maybe, but not hated. A long list lines up before him, like Nathan from season 7, Suzy from season 2, Christie from season 4, and so on😂

Leslie was honest. He ran his mouth and he had something to show for it. Shaming him for being a homemaker is bs.

You can really tell how much they underestimated Leslie just because he was older than them and proud of being a stay at home dad. To be honest, he was my favorite, and he was definitely the best one out of his season

I’m from south Philly like Krissi but I promise u I don’t act like that unless someone starts with me first

Leslie got robbed courtney shouldnt of won she didnt to anything after she won as she went back into stripping.

The pressure test is pretty much the gulag lmao

I know Leslie knows how to have a good time, that guy making fun of him for being a sahd probably misses out on bonding.

I am glad you are supporting Leslie instead of being neutral.

She complained about Leslie screaming at her while she is the only one that screamed at him that episode.

I’m a producer - the audio mashup you’re talking about is called a frankenbite.