Fan favourite Rue Mupedzi ended her MasterChef Australia Back to Win season with a heartbreaking elimination this week.

But according to one eagle-eyed viewer, the ‘dessert queen’ had more than her fair share of screen time before hanging up her apron.

The dedicated fan, who shared his findings on Reddit, noticed that it has been Rue who has been featured in the confessional spots 71 times over the last five weeks.

Featured throughout each show, the short segments have contestants sharing their feelings about each challenge as the action in the kitchen unfolds.

And according to one fan, Rue has been featured 71 times in the ‘confessional’.

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Fan favourite Rue Mupedzi (pictured) ended her MasterChef Australia Back to Win season with a heartbreaking elimination this week. But according to one eagle-eyed viewer, the ‘dessert queen’ has featured 71 times in ‘confessional’ segments before she was sent home

The viewer, who shared their findings on Reddit on Wednesday, also calculated and ranked each one of the other contestants over the last five weeks including the remaining players. Pictured: Coming in behind Rue with 56 appearances in the ‘confessional’ was Ben Macdonald

The viewer also calculated and ranked each one of the other contestants over the last five weeks including the remaining players.

Coming in behind Rue with 56 appearances in the confessional was Ben Macdonald, followed by Laura Sharrad on 50.

Audra Morrice and Callum Hann scored 48, according to the enterprising fan, while Sneznana Calic has appeared 44 times in the confessional.

Sharing their findings to Reddit with a chart showing the name of the contestant and how many times they appeared in confessionals the user’s share sparked online commentary about Rue’s appearance on the show.

‘Rue got way more screen time, even after an episode, of all the remaining contestants,’ commented one viewer on the thread.

Another joked, ‘I won’t be surprised if she remains in the top 10 despite not even making it through halfway through the competition. Queen!’

It comes after Rue Mupedzi says she is setting herself up for a career in the culinary world after her shock elimination from the Back to Win season on Tuesday.

Instead of hanging up her apron for good, the 29-year-old dental hygienist is planning on becoming a pastry chef.

Sharing their discovery to Reddit with a chart showing the name of the contestant and how many times they appeared in confessionals the user’s share sparked online commentary about Rue’s appearance on the show. Pictured: MasterChef Australia Back to Win contestants

Rue, who is known as the ‘dessert queen’ by fans, announced she plans to head to Europe to pursue her dream as soon as possible.

‘My vision board is to go to France and gain work experience in the pastry world for six months to a year, as well as explore Europe,’ she said in a new interview with Yahoo Lifestyle on Wednesday.

The WA-based kitchen star said her long-term plans included opening her own pastry shop.

Elsewhere, Rue opened up about her return to MasterChef after her headline making appearance on the show in 2023.

‘I still wanted to work really hard and do well, but the most important thing to me was to have a good time,’ she said.

‘Coming back was like riding a bike. It felt like I never left! I integrated back into the kitchen so quickly.’

Rue suffered the heartache of a second MasterChef Australia elimination this week after a tricky pudding failed to impress the judges.

Rue, Tim, Audra and Sarah were tasked with remaking Variations of Sourdough and Strawberry with Elderflower and Balsamic dessert from O.MY restaurant’s Blayne Bertoncello.

In the end, it was the dessert queen herself who was sent home over her grainy crème pâtissière.

In tears, Rue told the judges that it had been an honour cooking for them and being on the show for a second time around.

‘Just being called back among such amazing chefs made me realise I’m also part of the great people,’ she shared.