MasterChef viewers speechless as fans compare contestant Tigi preparing fish dish to a MURDER scene

MASTERCHEF viewers were left speechless and compared one contestant preparing fish to a MURDER scene.

During Wednesday night’s episode of the BBC One show, contestant Tigi was whipping up a dish with sole and fans couldn’t cope with his “massacre” of the fish.

One wrote on Twitter: “Call the cops TIGI is murdering that fish #MasterChef.”

Another said: “Watching Tigi with the Lemon Sole , as a ex fishmonger I’m currently hiding behind the sofa #MasterChef.”

Someone else wrote: “The Great Lemon Sole Massacre #MasterChefy.”

And, after Tigi made it through to the next round, a fourth added: “How the hell did the man that ruined a whole fish get thru??? #MasterChef.”

Fans previously reacted to hosts John Torode and Gregg Wallace revealed a change to the show’s format.

They explained that there would now be an ‘audition’ round – with the pair no longer marching about shouting while the contestants cook.

Instead, dishes are presented to them in a new Tasting Room, as happens in the Aussie version of the show.

And in another twist, Gordon Ramsay is going to be brought in to tutor the finalists this year.

However, not everyone was impressed, with one viewer tweeting: “Why f**k with a format that works?”

Another said: “This new #masterchef format isn’t working for me. It feels really lacking in oomph. And why are other competitors sitting there like spare parts, commenting from the sidelines?”

However, one insisted: “So pleased @MasterChefUK is following in the footsteps of @masterchefau at last with a audition round. Australia’s had this right for years!”