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Matt Preston: The humiliating way I found out I was dumped

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  • 30 Jul 2019

MasterChef star Matt Preston has revealed the 'humiliating' way he found out he wouldn't be returning to the cooking show. 

The TV star appeared on ABC Melbourne's breakfast show as a guest host and told listeners that he found out via Instagram. 

WATCH: MATT PRESTON REVEALS DETAILS ON THE MASTERCHEF CONTROVERSY 

"It would have probably have felt worse if I was by myself, but the fact I was with one of the publicists with Ten who had no idea and who was just aghast by the situation —especially [as I was] about to go and do a national radio show, it was a bit of a shock," Preston revealed. 

Following the news that they would not return next season, Matt took to his Facebook account with a lengthy post writing: "We were really keen to continue but we were unable to agree to all terms for the new contract."

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Taking to the airwaves 👋 👋 And huge thanks to @jacintaparsons who covered my stumbles, put up with my rambles and still made it fun. Thanks too for all your best wishes, I promise I'll be better (or perhaps more honestly, less worse!) tomorrow!!! @abcinmelbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald claims that the trio - each on salaries in excess of $1 million - walked after 10 refused to up their pay by more than 40 per cent.

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🙌🙌🙌 Hands up if you're as excited about tonight's Masterchef Grand Final as @garymehigan??? 🙌🙌

Scandal has rocked George after the Fair Work Commission fined him $200,000 for underpaying 515 staff to the tune of $7.83million between 2011 and 2017. 

Staff have been repaid but the scandal lingers with George not only out of his WA tourism gig, but now out of TV as well.

VIDEO: SHOCK MASTERCHEF NEWS ANNOUNCED

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