is saliha. 0h, it is delicious. 0ur masterchef champion 2017... is saliha. oh, my god!good morning. good morning. you record these things in advance. was it strange watching the programme going out? presumably you had grown used to it, even though it was a secret. we have to keep it a secret for a little while but it is so overwhelming when it comes out. it is absolutely lovely. people have been supportive and amazing and i have been thrilled to bits, it is fantastic. how far did you think you would get? i had absolutely no idea. my would get? i had absolutely no idea. my family would get? i had absolutely no idea. myfamily and would get? i had absolutely no idea. my family and friends had more confidence in me then i had myself. i had only cooked to please my family, so cooking for the judges was a new experience. you moved john torode to tears. i could not believe it. i thinkjohn and gregg wallace are wonderful and they are so emotional about food and it reflected on the camera. wonderful. 0ne reflected on the camera. wonderful. one of the positive things about master

earlier i spoke to saliha and said she was thrilled to have won the competition.s, it is fantastic. ifar amazing. i have been thrilled to bits, it is fantastic. i far did you think you might get?|j bits, it is fantastic. i far did you think you might get? i had absolutely no idea. i think my family and friends had much more confidence in me than i had myself. i had only ever coutts to please my family before, so cooking for the judges was a brand—new experience for me. one then moved john to road to tears. i could not believe that! i thinkjohn and greg are wonderful and they are so emotional about food and they are so emotional about food and that reflected on the camera. it is wonderful. one of the positive things about masterchef i think as a viewer is that they want to be supportive and in some of these reality shows people are performing a task, it feels like the judges are going out of their way to make you feel bad about what you have done. john and greg are really supportive on the show. they encourage you to improve yourself and learn. their critique is es

our masterchef champion 2017 is saliha. oh my god. here she is, saliha, welcome to breakfast.urfamily and upbringing, you brought that with youlj by yourfamily and upbringing, you brought that with you. i did. i'm from a very foody background, and my mother and my mother—in—law and grandmother, they have taught me to cook load5 grandmother, they have taught me to cook loads and loads. i wanted to repre5ent cook loads and loads. i wanted to represent them in the final and i felt i did that. people watching will know about your background. but some watching this won‘t know. your dayjob, you read up to? some watching this won‘t know. your day job, you read up to? yes, and a wife and mother to a son -- you are a doctor? my parents came from pakistan, so i‘m british pakistani. you read doctor and a mother, so every moment is taken up, so how did you find the time? it was very difficult. balancing many different things, i was very well supported by my husband, but it was hard, childcare, cooking, many late nights and early starts and a lack of sleep, but it was worth it. totally wor