{"id":286485,"date":"2011-03-02T09:31:37","date_gmt":"2011-03-02T09:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/02\/masterchef-contestant-and-cellist-kennedy-leitch-slices-off-top-of-finger\/"},"modified":"2011-03-02T09:31:37","modified_gmt":"2011-03-02T09:31:37","slug":"masterchef-contestant-and-cellist-kennedy-leitch-slices-off-top-of-finger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/02\/masterchef-contestant-and-cellist-kennedy-leitch-slices-off-top-of-finger\/","title":{"rendered":"Masterchef contestant and cellist Kennedy Leitch slices off top of finger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"93.074241058\">\n<!-- google_ad_section_start(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\nBy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=y&#038;authornamef=Daily+Mail+Reporter\" rel=\"nofollow\">Daily Mail Reporter<\/a><br \/>Last updated at 9:31 AM on 2nd March 2011<\/p>\n<p>With so many knives in the kitchen, it was only a matter of time before one of the Masterchef contestants ended up in a nasty accident.<\/p>\n<p>Contestant Kennedy Leitch needed emergency medical attention after he accidentally sliced off the top of his finger during a task.<\/p>\n<p>The classical cellist, 33, was cutting vegetables with a potato peeler when he lopped off the end of his middle finger.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/75f2352d143_468x363.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"363\" alt=\"Master chop: Contestant Kennedy Leitch admitted his injury could have damaged his career as a classical cellist\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Master chop: Contestant Kennedy Leitch admitted his injury could have damaged his career as a classical cellist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Of all eight fingers he has, Leitch admitted the one he injured was the most crucial to his career as a cellist for the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.<\/p>\n<p>Doctors ended up gluing the top of his finger back on during the outdoor task in Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Leitch was leading a team of five &#8211; half the remaining contestants in the current series of the BBC1 show &#8211; when the incident happened.<\/p>\n<p>They were preparing lunch for 100 competitors at the Invercharron Highland Games, which took place last autumn.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/970eb7d9952_468x390.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"390\" alt=\"Ouch: Leitch receives medical treatment from paramedics after slicing off the top of his finger at \" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ouch: Leitch receives medical treatment from paramedics after slicing off the top of his finger at the Invercharron Highland Games in Scotland<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Leitch was helping to peel 20 kilograms of neeps and tatties to accompany a venison dish when he ended up injuring himself.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8216;It was the middle finger of my left hand, which is the worst hand for a cellist to hurt.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The current series of Masterchef has caused upset with some fans, who complain it has been turned into a X Factor-style show for foodies.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Around 20,000 applied to take part in the latest series and producers selected the best to \u2018audition\u2019 in front of judges &#8211; chef John Torode and former grocer Gregg Wallace &#8211; for just 20 places.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefuls attempt to cook under pressure before displaying their dishes in front of the judges who were sat on a bench akin to the X Factor panel.<span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Leitch&#8217;s injury will be shown in tonight&#8217;s episode of Masterchef, which will be screened on BBC1 at 9pm.<\/span><\/p>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/485461c7113_468x265.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"265\" alt=\"Aiming for the crown: This year's Masterchef competitors\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Aiming for the crown: This year&#8217;s Masterchef competitors<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Read the original:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-1362018\/Masterchef-contestant-cellist-Kennedy-Leitch-slices-finger.html?ITO=1490\" title=\"Masterchef contestant and cellist Kennedy Leitch slices off top of finger\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Masterchef contestant and cellist Kennedy Leitch slices off top of finger<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 9:31 AM on 2nd March 2011 With so many knives in the kitchen, it was only a matter of time before one of the Masterchef contestants ended up in a nasty accident. 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