My Kitchen Rules (MKR) judge Colin Fassnidge has shared the salary he earned when he first started filming the series, and it’s surprisingly low.
Colin first joined MKR back in Season 4. However, he didn’t take on a full-time role — which may explain his low salary — instead, he was a panel judge, a role he continued until Season 11.
The Irish chef told Confessions of a Reality Star, hosted by Lachlan Guertin and Tahlia Pritchard, how much he earned during his debut appearance on the show.
“My first MKR, I got paid $40,000 for the year,” he said. “That’s below minimum wage, I reckon, but I was still learning. And then after, when I learned and I saw what everyone else was getting paid, I was like, we need to have a chat.”
Colin became a full-time judge on MKR alongside Manu Feildel in 2022, so it’s safe to say that he’s probably earning a whole lot more than $40,000 now.
Manu Feildel and Colin Fassnidge’s feud
Manu and Colin have fronted MKR together for years, and even have their own cooking and travel show called Off The Grid. However, the two chefs haven’t always gotten along.
The men talked about their rift during an episode of MKR 2023 at a Home Restaurant, when Manu explained that many chefs gave him a hard time because they thought he’d sold out.
“Colin and I started on the wrong foot,” Manu explained. “Because when I started TV, most chefs in the industry thought I’d sold my soul.”
Colin admitted that he’d written a social media post saying that Manu has “sold out” before he signed up to be a judge on MKR.
“Me and Manu didn’t get on. Twitter was a great tool for just causing trouble, and I was the king of trouble. I think I fired some stuff at Manu – it was all on my end, it wasn’t his end. But then he just got annoying to me,” Colin explained on the pod.
“I think he did Dancing With The Stars and I bagged him out about something, and now I’m like a dancing monkey anyway so it doesn’t matter. Chefs are ego-driven — especially when you’re good, and we were both good.”
The men have since made amends and have put their rift in the past.
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