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Vijay Sethupathi to host Masterchef

May 19, 2021 11:18 IST

'I am more into eating than cooking. But food is always interesting for me.'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Vijay Sethupathi /Instagram

Tamil star Vijay Sethupathi will host the next season of the popular culinary show, Masterchef.

Masterchef have their show in many countries in many different languages. I will be hosting the Tamil version of Masterchef," Viohe tells Subhash K Jha.

 

Vijay has apparently been paid a staggering amount of money to be on the show, but he shrugs it off.

"I never accept any offer for the money. It's the connect with the people that pushes me to be part of any film, or for that matter any show, like Masterchef," he says.

"I have been hosting another television show Namma Oru Hero for two years. This is a Tamil weekly show where I bring into the limelight unsung heroes -- the working class, the soldiers, the doctors, nurses, school teachers... For me, they are the real heroes," he says.

Is his interest in Masterchef connected to his interest in cooking?

"I am more into eating than cooking. But food is always interesting for me."

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