It's hard to believe it's been five years since Peter Marsh said the now infamous line: "Enjoy the money, I hope it makes you very happy. Dear lord, what a sad little life, Jane."
The moment of TV gold instantly became a meme and instantly became one of the show's best ever moments.
Peter was upset after missing out on the £1,000 prize on the 2016 episode, during which he also branded a fellow contestant "fat" and claimed another presented him with a "plate full of vomit".
Jane was named the winner while Peter came in fourth and last place, and his fury was palpable.
As his fellow diners Jane, Charlotte and Adam sat awkwardly on his sofa, Peter read from his scroll: "In fourth place is me."
As Peter shook his head at Jane, she stammered: "I don't know why you're shaking your head at me."
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"You won, Jane," Peter spat.
"Enjoy the money, I hope it makes you very happy. Dear lord, what a sad little life, Jane.
"You ruined my night completely, so you could have the money. But I hope now you spend it on some lessons in grace and decorum, because you have all the grace of a reversing dump truck without any tyres on."
"I don't get it," said Charlotte.
"Well you wouldn't let's be honest, there's nobody in there, love," Peter shot back.
"So Jane, take your money and get off my property."
While Peter's fellow Come Dine With Me stars sat in a baffled silence, social media went wild.
His angry words instantly became a meme, inspiring reaction posts, merchandise including T-shirts and greeting cards, and even a parody indie song.
Harvard PhD student and improv comedian Adam Mastroianni was one of the three diners present at the now-iconic moment, and he has now revealed there was another brutal line cut from Peter's rant.
"It was surreal," he told the Independent. "In fact, I couldn’t look directly at it – that’s why I was staring off into the distance during his whole rant.
"You can see me look up at one point to make eye contact with the producer, as if to plead with him, ‘Can’t you shut the camera off?’ Of course they wouldn't, because the producers were probably getting exactly what they wanted."
"His words to me at the end of his rant, which didn’t make the cut, were, 'Adam... you’re very funny, your food wasn’t great, it’s been a pleasure.'"
Despite his viral fame, salesman Peter, who lives in East Oxfordshire with husband Richard, has since shunned the limelight, reportedly turning down lucrative offers for further reality TV.
When the episode was first broadcast, he told The Mirror: "What’s shown is not all that happens and people will believe what they’re shown."
He went on to add that he'd had "hundreds" of people contact him on Twitter which is why he has now locked his account and doesn't want to "fuel the fire" by commenting further.
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