‘Can I trade in my kid for him?’ Fans fall madly in love with Junior MasterChef Australia’s Ben, 10 – who brought along his own homemade rolling pin
Junior MasterChef Australia kicked off on Sunday night and fans already have a favourite.
Ben, 10, has won hearts with his chipper attitude and love of cooking – and viewers were delighted when he brought along a homemade rolling pin.
The tween explained that he’d made it himself at Cub Scouts, and that it was special to him.
Love him: Junior MasterChef Australia kicked off on Sunday night and fans already have a favourite. Ben, 10, (pictured) has won hearts with his chipper attitude and love of cooking – and viewers were delighted when he brought along a homemade rolling pin
‘We all brought something special in from home,’ he explained on the show.
‘I brought my rolling pin that I actually made myself at a Cub Scout night. I think that’s really cool,’ he added.
Ben, from Victoria, made ‘posh s’mores on Sunday’s episode, and fans were simply smitten.
Hard worker: The tween explained that he’d made it himself at Cub Scouts, and that it was special to him
Aww! ‘I brought my rolling pin that I actually made myself at a Cub Scout night. I think that’s really cool,’ he said
One person Tweeted: ‘Ben is a Scout and he’s making S’mores. Already my no. 1 contender’.
One more said: ‘Oh my gosh Ben made his own rolling pin at a cub scout night and this is the kind of wholesome show we all need right now!’
Another wrote: ‘Ben is Russel from Up – funny, adorable, kindhearted and deserves the absolute world’.
Someone else added: ‘Can I have a channel featuring Ben all day please?’
Cute! Ben, from Victoria, made ‘posh s’mores on Sunday’s episode, and fans were simply smitten
Yet another chimed in: ‘Can I trade in my kid for Ben?’ while one more fan said: ‘I want to adopt Ben’.
Some compared him to MasterChef Australia contestant Reece Hignell, who is also known for his cheerful disposition.
One fan Tweeted: ‘Ben could be #JrMasterChefAU version of @reece_hignell’.
One person Tweeted: ‘Ben is a Scout and he’s making S’mores. Already my no. 1 contender’