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Shocked MasterChef viewers were left feeling queasy after a contestant suffered a gruesome knife injury on Tuesday episode of the BBC cooking show.

Just minutes into the show one vegan cook Charlotte, 42, accidentally sliced off the tip of her finger while preparing her food.

Just before she was seen telling judge Gregg Wallace about her cooking style as she made some spicy dumplings.

She said: 'Vegan food isn't just about hemp seeds and chickpeas', before adding as she worked away: 'I need to go as fast as I can do all the stuff I need to.'

But it appeared she went to fast chopping and managed to cut off the end of one of her fingers - which was then shown on the chopping board by the cameras.

She looked panicked and held her hand up as judge John Torode rushed over and said: 'I'm sorry to say this, but you've actually cut the top of your finger off.' 

John then said to the camera: 'Sadly charlotte has cut herself and she's had to leave the MasterChef kitchen for medical attention so she won't be finishing off her dish.' 

Fans were left feeling queasy after the accident was shown as they wrote on Twitter: 'Did they have to show us the top of her finger cut off?',

'I was not prepared for someone chopping the end of their finger off in the first 30seconds of #MasterChef tonight.',

'Charlotte cooking with a bit of claret. Good bloody start.',

'Vegan food can be really exciting! *immediately chops own finger into the meal*.',

'Thanks #MasterChef for showing the piece of sliced off finger...',

'Catching up on masterchef......... I did NOT need to see the top of that women's finger left on the knife while eating my dinner.',

'What the hell #masterchef the whole tip of her finger was on the chopping board.',

'Lovely lingering shot of the top of a fingertip there!'.