George Calombaris reveals he is often MOBBED overseas

MasterChef Australia is aired in 180 countries, making the judges a hot commodity.And George Calombaris revealed to the Gold Coast Bulletin on Friday how he, Gary Mehigan and Matt Preston are often MOBBED overseas.The 40-year-old said it's not unusual to have fans lined up at the airport in South Africa, or to have people in India 'paying off' others to find out their hotel.  +4 img id="i-f4fcc25de3e1824d" src=" height="556" width="634" alt="'It's nuts!' George Calombaris (pictured), 40, revealed he and the other MasterChef judges are a big deal overseas, and often get MOBBED in South Africa and India" class="blkBorder img-share" / Copy link to paste in your message 'It's nuts!' George Calombaris (pictured), 40, revealed he and the other MasterChef judges are a big deal overseas, and often get MOBBED in South Africa and India'Gary, Matt and I go to South Africa in September and the minute you land it starts,' George said. 'I'm talking people waiting at the airport, lining up, it's nuts.'  The Melbourne-born chef of Greek heritage, went on to reveal the lengths some fans go to in India.'People are paying off people to find out what hotel we are staying (in),' he said. 'To then pay off more people to find out what hotel room you are in.' +4 img id="i-ab592bddba7f3e83" src=" height="427" width="634" alt="Popular: Speaking to the Gold Coast Bulletin on Friday, George said in South Africa, fans are lining up at the airport. Pictured with Gary Mehigan (left) and Matt Preston (centre)" class="blkBorder img-share" / Copy link to paste in your message Popular: Speaking to the Gold Coast Bulletin on Friday, George said in South Africa, fans are lining up at the airport. Pictured with Gary Mehigan (left) and Matt Preston (centre)  Masterchef judge George Calombaris shares a clip of his workout Loaded: 0%Progress: 0%0:00PreviousPlaySkipLIVEMute00:00Current Time 0:00/Duration Time 0:18FullscreenNeed TextVideo Quality576p540p360p270pNo compatible source was found for this video.Foreground---WhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan---OpaqueSemi-OpaqueBackground---WhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan---OpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentWindow---WhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan---OpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentFont Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400%Text Edge StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDropshadowFont FamilyDefaultMonospace SerifProportional SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional Sans-SerifCasualScriptSmall CapsDefaultsDone With their global fame, overseas television contracts are being thrown at the trio, left, right and centre.While he is open to hearing offers, George said he is always 'grateful' to Channel Ten and Endemol Shine

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