After a valiant run on SAS Australia, one of the stars has left with no pay-packet to be found.
Celebrity chef Manu Feildel reportedly went onto the program as part of his contract with Channel 7, making him the only star to not receive a sign-on fee for his time as a contestant.
Bowing out on Wednesday night, Manu cited his claustrophobia as being a major reason for his departure; handing in his number to avoid undertaking a challenge that would have involved crawling through a submerged tunnel.
“I came on this course to prove something to myself, and I just realized I don’t need to prove anything… I’ve got a f*cking good life, and I want it back,” he said before leaving the show.
The My Kitchen Rules’ star’s pseudo-voluntary participation revelation comes in stark contrast to an earlier report by The Daily Telegraph, which stated Sam Burgess received a ballpark figure of $150,000 to $200,000 to be on the show.
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