Unimpressed Saturday Kitchen viewers accused a guest of ‘spoiling’ the BBC One cookery show today (Saturday February 25).
Fans indicated they felt a food writer joining presenter Matt Tebbutt and fellow regular Olly Smith was ‘dominating’ the episode.
Additionally some social media users watching at home expressed a hope the restaurant critic would ‘shut up’.
And one viewer even tweeted they wished Grace Dent would eat more to ensure she was more occupied with that than speaking.
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As well as Grace, other guests on today’s show included chefs Niklas Ekstedtand and Thomasina Miers.
And ahead of the show’s airing, viewers on Twitter noted they were excited about watching the guests participate.
“Fabulous line up for tomorrow,” posted one enthusiastic fan.
However, not everyone watching was as eager about those joining Matt and Olly by the time the broadcast aired.
And it seems Grace came in for particularly strong criticism from those who weren’t interested in seeing her on the box.
How did viewers react?
One observer tweeted about how they felt Grace was ‘taking over the show’.
“Sorry I’ve switched off today. Grace is doing too much talking and not letting anyone else join in!” they claimed.
Someone else pondered: “Whose show is it? Surely not the food critic? Feed her and stop her talking, she’s spoiling the show.”
To which another Twitter user replied: “Agree with you.”
Similarly, someone else wrote: “Can we please stop the food critic from talking so much? Spoilt the show, had to turn off.”
Spoilt the show, had to turn off.
“Tell that Grace to shut up for a minute. Been full on since ye started,” another person put it.
Additionally, yet another fumed: “Why doesn’t this guest Grace Dent just shut up? It is all about her. She’s SO annoying.”
Furthermore, another person claimed: “BBC need to do better with their guests #SaturdayKitchen.”
Tomorrow on Saturday Kitchen…🥁@matt_tebbutt will be joined by chefs @NiklasEkstedt and @thomasinamiers and together with @jollyolly, they will be putting on an incredible spread for the Comfort Eating Queen, our special guest @gracedent ! 🤩 @BBCOne at 10am, see you there! pic.twitter.com/YOmqNqOtBY
— SaturdayKitchen (@SaturdayKitchen) February 24, 2023
However, not everyone was dismayed to see Grace on their screen.
“I’ve got a massive girl crush on #GraceDent she’s brilliant,” claimed one supporter.
And another tweeted: “Grace Dent is just brilliant! #SaturdayKitchen.”
Who is Grace Dent?
Grace is a media personality who has previously appeared on the likes of Masterchef.
She is a restaurant critic for The Guardian and has authored several novels for teenagers.
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Saturday Kitchen next airs on BBC One on Saturday March 4 at 10am.
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