Five Minutes With...LAURA SHARRAD

THE MASTERCHEF STAR IS DONE BEING THE UNDERDOG AND HOPES THE THIRD TIME IS THE CHARM

- By Olivia Harrowell

First gracing our screens when she was just 18, Laura Sharrad stepped into the MasterChef Australia kitchen in 2014 wide-eyed and ready to prove herself. Now, after 11 years, two successful restaurants and the arrival of her daughter - Florence, who was born in April 2024 - the fan favourite is back trying her luck in the cooking competition for a third time after placing runner-up not once, but twice, having competed again in 2020. This time, she’s hungrier than ever for that win. Juggling life as a new mum with the heat of the reality TV kitchen, Laura, 30, opens up to WHO about juggling motherhood with her MasterChef dreams and why she’s determined not to be the underdog this time around.

What was it like for you at 18 years old to become an adult in front of Australia?