Celebrity MasterChef’s Greg Wallace was left horrified on Monday when a contestant made a major gaffe.

In episode five, four contestants battled it out for three places in the quarter-finals.

Comedian Eshaan Akbar, actresses Danielle Harold and Rochenda Sandall, and athlete and Gladiator Harry Aikines-Aryeetey were set three challenges.

It was during the first task titled Paris Challenge, in which the celebrities were paired up and instructed to make matching dishes, that Harry made a big blunder. 

Harry was attempting to replicate Rochenda’s samosas – with the cruel twist that only she had the recipe – when he failed to close the oven door fully.

Gregg’s co-presenter John Torode, 59, observed: ‘Harry has left his oven door open.’ 

Meanwhile, Gregg, 59, added in a confessional: ‘Now, if there’s anyone big and strong enough to shut an oven door, it’s Harry! Now it’s touch and go whether they’ll cook or not.’

Despite the blunder, both Gregg and John were pleased when Harry and Rochenda presented their dishes.

Gregg said: ‘I think they look brilliant, I’m really impressed,’ and John added: ‘You’ve done remarkably well here, they do look very similar.’

However, Gregg scolded Harry: ‘Slight overcooking on the lamb. Not enough cookery on your samosa – you didn’t shut the oven door.’

But, it wasn’t enough to stop the pair heading through to the quarter-finals alongside Danielle Harold, meaning Akbar unfortunately headed home.

The second heat had begun in episode four with an additional celebrity, reality television star Chloe Burrows, but she exited at the end. 

The first heat premiered on August 12 with Craig Doyle, Charlotte Crosby, Edith Bowman, Ian ‘H’ Watkins, and Snoochie Shy.