Every My Kitchen Rules (MKR) season needs a controversial duo and this season it looks like Michael and Rielli are here to fill that void, dubbed as the “opinionated couple”.
Already Michael has taken that title and run with it, with the self-confessed ‘Meat-master’ making comments about Jacinta being in the competition because she doesn’t eat meat, and branding Lol and Lil the ‘Logan Bogans’.
So what else do we know about MKR’s controversial couple Michael and Rielli? Let’s dive in
Michael is a meat-loving civil engineer with a passion for self-improvement, while Rielli is a graphic designer with a playful energy and serious baking skills.
The couple have been together for five years, and met at a Santa Claus pub crawl. Rielli hopes to take out the MKR prize money and launch her own baking business.
The couple have already found themselves in controversy with fellow participants Jacinta and Mel, with Michael taking umbrage at the fact that Jacinta doesn’t eat meat, arguing that she shouldn’t be on the show.
“Are you kidding me? Why is she here?” he remarked in his piece-to-camera interview. “You can’t eat it, you can’t taste it, she’s not able to judge the dish.”
In episode two, tension continued to grow between the two teams, after Rielli pointed a butter knife at Mel during a back-and-forth debate, saying, “What are you gonna do bitch?”
Reilli was quick to call it a joke, but Mel felt differently, telling cameras she felt unsettled by the behaviour and that it had “crossed a line”.
Reilli later apologised, but Michael had already made things worse by calling Mel and Jacinta “sooks” for being upset.
With Michael and Rielli set to cook in tonight’s episode, we can only imagine the drama will continue to build! Stay tuned.
Who else is competing in MKR 2025?
There will be six teams competing in MKR 2025; best mates Justin and Will, mother-daughter duo Anne and Maree, feisty cousins Mel and Jacinta, ambitious friends Maria and Bailey, and lifelong besties Lol and Lil. Read more about them here.
My Kitchen Rules (MKR) airs on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 7:30pm on Channel 7 and 7Plus.
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