MasterChef Australia: Back To Win contestant Harry Foster has defended new judge Melissa Leong after recent viewer backlash.

Addressing social media and press commentary thats taken aim at her critiquing of food, behaviour on set and outfits on the show , Harry said this could not be further from the truth.

The most recently eliminated contestant told HuffPost Australia that the food writer was his favourite judge by far.

Shes a queen, I love her, he said. She is energetic, passionate and really just vibrant.