Channel 10 MasterChef sacks all three judges Matt Preston, Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris

BREAKING: Masterchef judges ALL walk out over pay dispute.

Do YOU think they are worth more? - by Michelle Connolly

Channel 10 has sensationally pulled the pin on all three judges Matt Preston, Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris.

The network has confirmed they will not be retuning to MasterChef for the next season.

BREAKING: Masterchef judges ALL walk out over pay dispute.

This comes after the recent scandal involving George Calombaris underpaying his restaurant staff by $7.8 million.

Although staff have now been paid the scandal is not going away.

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Network 10 announced the trio are not returning, releasing a statement on the official MasterChef instagram account.

‘Across 11 sensational seasons, MasterChef Australia has established itself as one of the most popular and respected cooking television series around the world... We would like to thank Gary, George and Matt for their contribution over the past 11 years,’ said the network in a statement.

The season finale of MasterChef this evening.

No replacement judges have been announced as yet for the next season.

Michelle Connolly

Michelle Connolly has worked as a photo director, social media manager and photo editor at some of Australia's biggest media companies, including New Idea. She is now editor of I Bought It At and is a keen shopper and loving mum-of-two.

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