

He was the youngest champion of the prestigious cooking competition and fought off stiff competition from Louisa Ellis and Steven Lickley in the final episode to show the judges how far he could push himself. His cooking astounded judges on the BBC2 show, especially considering the chef’s tender age of 21 at the time.

Johnston, who won the Gastropub Chef of the Year at this year's Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs awards, hit the headlines last year after winning MasterChef: The Professionals 2017. Huge congratulations to The Professionals 2017 champion on joining the team as Senior Chef de Partie at restaurant, #MasterChefUK /f9fFgUb0nc- MasterChef UK April 10, 2018
