Dan Wootton revisits Poh's royal introduction for Meghan Markle
A joking nickname exchange prompts Wootton and Link Lauren to revisit the MasterChef footage, drawing an unusually fast audience.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 216,794 views a day, 6.6 times a normal first day on this channel (33,069).
Meghan Markle called DOG in shock TV interview by Junior Masterchef Australia co-star Poh Ling Yeow
Dan Wootton puts two television moments side by side: Poh Ling Yeow answering David Genat's question about what she calls Meghan Markle, and the cook's elaborate royal introduction for Markle on MasterChef Australia.
The resulting Short has drawn roughly 120,000 views in nine hours, already well beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for that format. Its comment count has also passed the usual first-day level.
The interview exchange is brief and joking. Wootton interprets it as evidence of tension, then brings back footage of Poh introducing Markle as royalty. He says Markle had objected to that introduction, before inviting guest commentator Link Lauren to respond. The suggestion of personal hostility is Wootton's reading of the exchange, rather than something Poh states in the excerpt.
Poh's connection to MasterChef stretches back to its first Australian series, when she finished runner-up. Here, though, the cooking takes a back seat: Wootton's segment centres on the introduction, the nickname question and what he believes they reveal about the pair's rapport.
Malaysian-born Australian cook and television presenter who was runner-up in the first season of MasterChef Australia. She became a judge on the show in 2024.
More on Wikipedia ›Australian television personality who won Australian Survivor: All Stars, taking home its A$500,000 prize.
More on Wikipedia ›Australian competitive cooking show based on the British MasterChef, broadcast on Network 10.
More on Wikipedia ›American TikTok creator, musician and British royal family commentator who served as a senior aide during Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s 2024 presidential campaign.
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- Channel
- Dan Wootton Outspoken
- Subscribers
- 793,000 ▲ 3,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 11,438,152
- Channel views, pace per day
- 602,257 (on a normal day: 1,684,321)
- Video published
- October 31, 2026
- Video views so far
- 119,778 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 216,794
The numbers
The Short has already exceeded the channel's usual first-day views and comments, with only nine hours online.
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Which reality competition did David Genat win?
Genat won Australian Survivor: All Stars after previously competing on Champions V Contenders II.


