My Kitchen Rules (MKR) judges Manu Fieldel and Colin Fassnidge have allegedly threatened to quit next year’s season due to a cast shake-up.
An insider reportedly told Woman’s Day that the cooking reality show is considering inviting a new celebrity chef to the judge’s table to “stir the pot”.
The publication reported that producers at MKR are considering hiring Curtis Stone or Gordon Ramsay as the new MKR judge to cause additional tension on the show. MKR currently has Julie Goodwin as its celebrity guest judge.
However, according to Yahoo Lifestyle Australia, Manu and Colin are not too pleased with this idea and it has apparently “ruffled their feathers”.
Why would producers want to hire a new judge on MKR?
One of the reasons they might want to hire another judge could be to disrupt the niceties between Colin and Manu.
“They’re going large next year with some spicy changes. The word is Colin and Manu will get a new judge who’s going to completely disrupt their dynamic,” a source told Yahoo Lifestyle.
To make it extra spicy, producers are reportedly looking to cast celebrities who have had past beef with Manu and Colin, to ensure the drama is real and not produced.
“Colin ruffled feathers when he first joined, but he’s mellowed over time. They need someone who’ll throw the cat among the pigeons – Manu and Colin are brilliant, but maybe too nice now,” the source said to Yahoo Lifestyle.
However, the insider noted the network is “cautious” about hiring a new celebrity chef judge as the duo is loved, and the network doesn’t want to lose them.
Curtis is currently a mainstay at rival network Channel 10 where he has been a guest judge on MasterChef Australia for many years. Gordon has also appeared on MasterChef Australia as a celebrity guest judge and has his own reality show, Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars Australia.
Season 15 hasn’t even started and it already seems dramatic! Watch this space!
The 2025 season has already been confirmed with applications open for season 15. Apply here for the next season of MKR.
Watch MKR on Mondays and Tuesdays at 7.30 pm on 7 and 7plus.
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