Uh, Masterchef's Matt Preston may have just thrown low-key shade at My Kitchen Rules.

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Masterchef judge Matt Preston may have just thrown the most subtle, low-key shade at rival My Kitchen Rules in lead-up to his show’s 10th season.

In an interview with Sydney Confidential on Friday, Preston said he had a “no d**kheads” policy for the Masterchef‘s upcoming season.

“You can get drama by picking d**kheads but over the years we have picked less and less d**kheads,” he said.

He went on to add he would much prefer working with “terrible TV talent” who can actually cook over those who are no more than “show ponies with 100,000 followers”.

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“We have to spend seven months with these people,” he said, noting they wanted to avoid finding “stereotypical TV talent”.

Preston’s comments are curious for the fact Masterchef’s biggest rival, My Kitchen Rules, was dogged by drama this series, much to the delight of producers who sold the series as the most dramatic yet.

Contestants Sonya and Hadil were booted off the show last month after finding themselves at the centre of more than one verbal stoush with fellow contestants Jess and Emma. The show also had a (rather non-existent) ‘cheating scandal‘, and saw another contestant, Suong, rushed to hospital via an ambulance after experiencing severe stomach cramps while filming,

The 10th season of MasterChef Australia will premiere on Monday, May 7, at 7:30pm on Network Ten.

Gary Mehigan, Matt Preston and George Calombaris will return as judges and they will be joined by international guest judges including Maggie Beer, Nigella Lawson, Gordon Ramsay, Curtis Stone and Adriano Zumbo.

It’s reported even Prince Charles will make an appearance in the series.