"This guy hates my guts and I hate his": Manu Feildel spills on his feud with Colin Fassnidge
Manu Feildel and Colin Fassnidge have opened up about their long-running feud that began when the pair started working together on My Kitchen Rules.
On Wednesday night's episode of the popular cooking show, Manu revealed to the contestants how the judges "hated" each other's "guts" when they started filming the show together in 2014.
Their feud began when Colin accused Manu of "selling out" by joining the TV show.
Manu opened up about their previous dislike for one another, after contestants Amber and Mel explained that the name of their restaurant, Salty Secrets, was meant to encourage their fellow MKR contestants to share little-known facts about themselves.
“Do you want to hear about salty secrets from us?” Manu asked the table.
“The salty secret is Colin and I started on the wrong foot. Because when I started TV, most chefs in the industry thought I’d sold my soul.”
Colin added, “I said he’s sold out.”
Explaining the criticism, Manu said, “They said I was no longer a chef, I was a TV celebrity.”
They went on to say that their feud made working together very difficult in the early years when Colin joined the MKR team,
“I got told, ‘Oh we’re going to bring in a new chef - Colin Fassnidge.’ And I went, ‘What?! The guy hates my guts and I hate his guts’,” Manu said.
Colin added. “So day one of MKR, I turn up and they’re like ‘Have you met Manu?’ And I was like, ‘S***’."
“We did the season. It was a tough learning curve for me.”
Manu explained that it wasn't until the end of the first episode that they resolved their differences and became friends.
“So we finished the show, I went into my room, he went into his,” he said.
“And suddenly I heard [knocks on table], open my room and he went ‘I would like to apologise for being an a***hole.’
“And we’ve been good friends ever since!”
Image credits: My Kitchen Rules