"I certainly won't be digging deep," affirms Masterchef Mum

Melbourne mother of four Jocelyn O'Rourke is not doing MasterChef for her family.

"Oh God no," she responds with a well-humoured laugh. "I'm definitely not doing it to make them proud. To be perfectly frank, I'm just here to escape them for a few weeks. That's what's been really driving me in this competition. When I'm at home it's "what's for dinner Mum" this, and "I won't eat that". Little shits."

When asked whether she feels pride and love blossoming in her heart every time she cooks, her roundly and motherly face wrinkles with a wry smile as she replies, 'No, not at all. Sometimes I cry when I'm cutting onions, but I can't help that."

Jocelyn, a favourite tipped to win the competition, has miraculously avoided elimination challenges until last night, when a poorly executed mille-feuille pastry saw her in the bottom two. When asked how much staying in the competition would mean to her, she replied "Oh, you know, it's quite fun. But it's not the end of the world. I certainly don't expect I would become tearful or emotional should I be eliminated."