“Its not only that they were having a fight and going at each other, they were at someones house. Thats just rude.
"Its a cooking show for goodness sake. Having an opinion about someones food, fair enough. But going at someone personally and just threatening people – 'Im going to come for you and Im going to come for you' – hang on, whats going on? You just need to stop?"
What was actually threatened may not go to air as the show is considered family friendly given its 7.30pm timeslot, but MKR producers have certainly teased enough to show that whatever Hadil says will cause Emma to storm off and for contestants Nick and Josh, as well as Stella and Jazzey to come under Hadil's fire.
"Theres no excuses for acting like this," Feildel said. "Those two ladies are in their 30s now, theyre adults.
"Dont act like teenagers having a fight at school. Theres a lot of pressure on all the teams without a doubt, but it doesnt give you any right to act like this?”
It looks unlikely Hadil and Sonya will get a second shot on the show since Feildel feels very strongly about how contestants should behave and setting an example to future applicants.
'You are excused from the table': MKR judge Manu Feildel eliminates Hadil and Sonya from the competition.
Photo: Ten
“Its rough for all of us. Its long-winded, recorded for hours on end, day after day. Its something they may not understand when theyre applying for the show. But theres also a huge amount of money to win at the end of the comp. Its life-changing," he said.
“Thats what Im also upset about. If they kept to themselves and just been [normal] competitors they may have won it at the end. They were good cooks, they were really good cooks. They could cook with their eyes closed.
“Come to the competition for the right reasons. Come and show us your food, try to be the best home cooks of the year. Come take the money, use it as you like.
"It should be a fun show, not a boxing match. Its a family show.”
The show must go on: Embattled MKR contestant Jess survives a night of torment from Hadil.
Photo: Ten
All the drama is set to unfold at Kim and Suong's Ultimate Restaurant, but Feildel promises that the show will go on, unscathed.
"The drama is gone 100 per cent," he said. "Theres going to be laughs around the table and it ends up being a beautiful story."
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Broede Carmody is an entertainment reporter at Fairfax Media.
Aja Styles is a passionate and dedicated writer who specialised in courts and crime during her stint with WAToday.com.au. Since moving to theage.com.au in 2012, she's taken on varied duties in reporting, home page editing and in sections, before commencing her current role in 2013.
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