MasterChef star Laura Sharrad is left feeling ‘violated’ and ‘unsafe’ after being sent vile message

MasterChef star Laura Sharrad is left feeling ‘violated’ and ‘unsafe’ after she ‘opened a really disturbing message’ sent to her on Instagram

MasterChef runner-up Laura Sharrad has revealed she was sent a ‘really disturbing message’ on Instagram.

The reality TV chef was left shocked when she opened the vile note in her inbox.

The 25-year-old told fans: ‘It was something no woman should ever have to read. I feel so sick. I feel violated. I feel unsafe. I feel disgusted.’

‘It was something no woman should ever have to read’: MasterChef star Laura Sharrad  (pictured) was left feeling ‘violated’ and ‘unsafe’ after she ‘opened a really disturbing message’ sent to her on Instagram this week

Without sharing the original message, Laura continued: ‘I feel a lot of things. All of them bad things. Simply; It’s not ok.’

‘I thought about posting this all afternoon as I rarely share things about how I’m actually feeling. This is meant to be a happy place. Today I am not okay.’

Throughout the Back to Win season, Laura was criticised for many things on social media, including cooking pasta too much, her interactions with the other cooks and connections with judge Jock Zonfrillo.

'Simply; It's not ok': Without sharing the original message, Laura said she was left feeling disgusted and unsafe by the mystery inbox note

‘Simply; It’s not ok’: Without sharing the original message, Laura said she was left feeling disgusted and unsafe by the mystery inbox note

Runner-up: Laura missed out on the title of MasterChef 2020, coming second to Emelia Jackson on the Back to Win grand finale in July. She was gifted $30,000 to help grow her business - Nido Bar and Pasta restaurant in Adelaide, South Australia

Runner-up: Laura missed out on the title of MasterChef 2020, coming second to Emelia Jackson on the Back to Win grand finale in July. She was gifted $30,000 to help grow her business – Nido Bar and Pasta restaurant in Adelaide, South Australia

Laura missed out on the title of MasterChef 2020, coming second to Emelia Jackson on the Back to Win grand finale in July.

She was ultimately undone by her overly icy gelato dessert, which was accidentally left in an open freezer. 

There was good news for Laura, however, who was gifted $30,000 to help grow her business.

Past: Throughout the Back to Win season, Laura was criticised for many things on social media, including cooking pasta too much, her interactions with the other cooks and connections with judge Jock Zonfrillo

Past: Throughout the Back to Win season, Laura was criticised for many things on social media, including cooking pasta too much, her interactions with the other cooks and connections with judge Jock Zonfrillo

Laura runs Nido Bar and Pasta restaurant in Adelaide, South Australia, with her husband, fellow chef Max Sharrad. 

The pair have been forced to close the venue during seperate lockdown periods during the coronavirus pandemic, but have bounced back with operations since.

Laura and Max wed in 2018, but their love story actually began three years earlier, thanks to judge Jock Zonfrillo.

After finishing in second place on MasterChef’s sixth season, Laura, whose surname at the time was Cassai, began working as a pastry chef at Jock’s Orana restaurant in Adelaide in 2015.

She found herself working in the kitchen with Max, and their romance quickly blossomed. 

Partner: Laura and Max wed in 2018, but their love story actually began three years earlier, thanks to judge Jock Zonfrillo

Partner: Laura and Max wed in 2018, but their love story actually began three years earlier, thanks to judge Jock Zonfrillo