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The BBC has confirmed that Monica Galetti will sit out the next season of MasterChef: The Professionals \u2013 with the judge set to \u201ctake a break\u201d from the cookery competition show.<\/p>\n
Galetti has been part of the judging team since joining the show for its second season in 2009, appearing alongside Gregg Wallace and Marcus Wareing in recent years.<\/p>\n
In a statement announcing her departure, she cited other commitments including her family and her restaurant as reasons why she would have to step aside for now.<\/p>\n
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