Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, to Co-Host Junior MasterChef Australia in 2027, Network 10 Says

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, will co-host Junior MasterChef Australia in 2027, Network 10 and its parent Paramount ANZ confirmed, joining MasterChef Australia's Poh Ling Yeow on the children's version, which features contestants aged nine to 13. Production will take place at Melbourne Showgrounds, and no date has been set. Meghan appeared on the adult show after a four-day Australian visit with Prince Harry in April, and the broadcaster said that episode drew its largest Sunday audience since 2023. In a statement, she said she enjoyed her time with the team, cooks with her own children and was glad to return. Reports citing a production source via news.com.au said filming could run several weeks in Melbourne in early to mid-2027. Whether Harry and their children, Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5, would go with her has not been confirmed. The family moved to the UK in August after six years in California.

The Daily Mail, on the right, leads with a "royalty to reality TV" headline and the reported weeks-long stay in Melbourne. It leans on a source close to the production and says Harry and the children could join her, though no firm plans exist. It also describes the couple's more international lifestyle. The Guardian, on the left, leads with the confirmed announcement, Meghan's statement, Yeow's welcome and the ratings figure, and says only that any relocation is unknown. Both give the 2027 timing, Melbourne setting and the children's ages; they differ in the Mail's speculative tone versus the Guardian's reliance on official statements. The BBC adds a distinct angle: allegations by Meghan against her father, Thomas Markle, who denies them, and that she was reportedly unpaid for her earlier appearance. Network 10 did not answer its question on pay for the new role.