Simone and Viviana set a new My Kitchen Rules (MKR) record with their score of 104/110 — the highest ever on the show — and now they’ve opened up about how they celebrated the accomplishment.
The Italian pals were delighted when they heard the judge’s feedback — so much so that Simone was lost for words.
During an exclusive interview with Chattr, Viviana and Simone shared just how proud they were of themselves and revealed what they did straight after finding out they’d got the highest score in MKR history.
How Simone and Viviana felt about getting the highest score ever on MKR
At their second Instant Restaurant, Sotto Le Stelle, Simone and Viviana prepared a Beef Tartare with Crumbed Yolk and Crostini for entree, Prawn and Potato Ravioli for main and Mille-feuille for dessert.
Manu Fieldel and Colin Fassnidge scored their entree nine, and both MKR judges scored them 10 on their second two courses. Combined with the contestants’ scores of 46, they were informed that they’d not only topped the MKR leaderboard for round two, but they’d received the highest score ever on MKR.
“I can easily say that it was one of the highest points of my life,” Viviana told Chattr.
“The comments, especially from Manu, were mind-blowing, especially the fact that such an amazing chef said that type of thing about our food. We felt extremely, extremely proud of ourselves,” she added.
‘We didn’t think we could achieve so much. If the competition had ended that day, no one would ever take it from us that we scored the highest in 14 years of MKR.”
Simone echoed Vivana’s sentiments.
“Everything that happened on that episode — it felt like it was unreal. We could not believe that we produced that level of food,” Simone added.
“Obviously, we’re foodies, and it’s an honour to hear this comment from the judges. It’s something we never, ever, ever expected to experience in our lifetime.”
After being told about their record-breaking score, Simone struggled to put his feelings into words during the episode.
“It was a shock, and we could not believe what was happening,” he explained. “I struggle to receive compliments to that extent. So I really didn’t know what to say; I was just speechless. I was in an emotional state of confusion, happiness and shock. It was amazing.”
What did Viviana and Simone do after their win?
After the judges and MKR contestants headed home from Simone and Viviana’s Instant Restaurant, they told Chattr that they were so high on adrenaline that they couldn’t sleep.
Once the excitement began to wear off they realised how hungry they were and… headed to Maccas!
“We had McDonald’s! It was 4:30 a.m. when we finished. We were starving because we hadn’t eaten anything all day, because we were so nervous,” she laughed.
“We were just silent, staring into each other’s eyes, eating the McDonald’s at 4:30am!”
Simone added that they called all of their friends back in Queensland to tell them the great news.
“We called all of our friends; we woke up everyone!” Simone reflected. Viviana laughed, adding “Yeah thats true, fuck we called them at 4:30am!”
Maccas at 4:30am? What a vibe!
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