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MasterChef star rushed to hospital after her waters break while working in Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant
Monica Galetti was close to giving birth on the famous chef's kitchen floor
A MASTERCHEF star has revealed her waters broke while working in Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant.
Monica Galetti was filming for the TV chef's hit series Hell’s Kitchen in 2006 when she went into labour.
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The 46-year-old - best known as a judge on MasterChef: The Professionals from 2009 to 2021 - was surprised by her arrival at work.
She welcomed a daughter, Anaïs, with her French husband David Galetti after a safe delivery.
On Ameliarate Through Wine’ podcast, Monica said: “My water’s broke when I was yelling at one of the chefs in Gordan Ramsay’s show Hell’s Kitchen and then next minute I was rushed off."
The chef - who runs her own restaurant, Mere - quit
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The chef - who runs her own restaurant, Mere - quit MasterChef: The Professionals in 2021 to "focus on family".
Her 15-year-old nephew was diagnosed with cancer.
Otis has desmoplastic small round cell tumour - a rare and aggressive cancer that causes masses in the abdomen.
He has since undergone chemotherapy, but Monica sadly revealed: "We're told it's not a cure. It's just buying us time."
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In March, she announced she would be returning to as a judge on the BBC show.
- Amelia Singer has launched her first ever podcast, ‘Ameliarate Through Wine’ ,where she interviews a range of celebrities pairing their personalities, core values and careers to wines. Available to listen on Apple & Spotify.
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