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MKR judges Manu Feildel and Colin Fassnidge have spoken out about the secret feud they’ve kept hidden for years.
During Amber and Mel’s Instant Restaurant on Wednesday night’s episode, Manu revealed how the pair “hated” each other’s “guts” when they started filming the Channel 7 show together in 2014 after Colin accused him of “selling out”.
While there have long been rumours of tension between the pair, this is the first time the celebrity chefs have explained what sparked the conflict.
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Manu opened up about their previous disdain for one another, after Amber and Mel explained that the name of their restaurant – Salty Secrets – was meant to encourage their fellow MKR contestants to share little-known facts about themselves.
“Do you want to hear about salty secrets from us?” Manu asked the table.
“The salty secret is Colin and I started on the wrong foot. Because when I started TV, most chefs in the industry thought I’d sold my soul.”
Colin added: “I said he’s sold out.”
Explaining the criticism, Manu said: “They said I was no longer a chef, I was a TV celebrity.”
Manu and Colin went on to say that it made for a difficult time when they discovered they were going to be filming together.
“I got told, ‘Oh we’re going to bring in a new chef – Colin Fassnidge.’ And I went, ‘What?! The guy hates my guts and I hate his guts’,” Manu said.
Colin added: “So day one of MKR, I turn up and they’re like ‘Have you met Manu?’ And I was like, ‘S***’.
“We did the season. It was a tough learning curve for me.”
Manu said it wasn’t until the end of the show that they made peace.
“So we finished the show, I went into my room, he went into his,” he said.
“And suddenly I heard [knocks on table], open my room and he went ‘I would like to apologise for being an a***hole.’
“And we’ve been good friends ever since!”
The story sparked a big reaction from the MKR contestants, who were delighted to hear the happy ending.
“Good man, good man! It’s love!” Claudean said.
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