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MKR's Ash reveals what's under his eyepatch

WARNING: Graphic content - by Nadia Elshawarby
  • 07 Feb 2019

My Kitchen Rules contestant Ash Keillah – affectionately known as the 'Friendly Pirate' – has revealed what’s under his eye patch.

The budding chef lost his eye in a brawl 10 years ago, and in a deleted scene, some of his fellow MKR stars asked to see what was behind his patch – to which he happily obliged.

 

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Byron Bay local Ash, who is competing in the show with his fiancée Stacey Allen, opened up in the first episode of the show to explain how he lost his eye over a decade ago.

“I was at a party and two blokes started fighting,” he explained. “It didn’t have anything to do with me. I was trying to stop it.

“And the guy threw a glass and tried to get someone else and got me. Ended up taking my eye out.”

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Tonight's the night!! 🎉 @mykitchenrules 7pm @channel7 #MKR

Despite numerous operation over the course of the following 12 months, doctors were only able to recover 10% of surf-loving Ash’s eyesight and he was in constant pain.

“It kept me out of the surf which was making me crazy,” 

“And I just said, ‘Get my eye out, I want to get back in the water’.”

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Stacey found her wedding dress today! I think that's definitely a good enough excuse to get spritzy at 1 of our fave spots in Byron Bay 🍹@balconybyronbay #spritzsocial

However, Ash reveals losing his eye has been a positive experience.

“I wouldn’t change a thing. Can I say this? I’m happy I lost my eye!”

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