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MKR's Romel admits: 'We were ruthless'

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My Kitchen Rules: Bianca busts Ibby and Romel

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EXCLUSIVE: Josh and Austin's shocking secret revealed

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My Kitchen Rules 'liar' Ibby tells WHAT REALLY HAPPENED

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'We're not going home tonight, baby': The awkward moment MKR sends home finals favourites

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MKR's Sophia & Romel are back to their old tricks!

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MKR’s Ibby and Romel admit: ‘We did it to get famous’

Well, this is a shock! - by Holly Richards
  • 29 Apr 2019

My Kitchen Rules runners up Ibby and Romel have confessed the real reason behind their decision to go on the show.

WATCH: Ibby and Romel discuss the Grand Final on Sunrise

MKR’s Ibby and Romel admit: ‘We did it to get famous’
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The NSW Socialites failed to defeat winners Luke and Matt in the Grand Final on Sunday night, but it turns out they got exactly what they wanted from the contest anyway.

Speaking to New Idea, Romel admitted: “It’s [MKR] opened up a lot of doors. It’s given us a profile that we didn’t have going into the show.”

“For me, I got on the show wanting to use it as a platform to launch my career in TV,” the 42-year-old confessed.

“My main focus has always been presenting, hosting, judging,” Romel continued. “My background is acting, I studied acting for a while.”

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It's time and the clock is ticking. We'd like to thank everyone that has supported us and showed us so much love. A big thank you to @mykitchenrules and @channel7 for being so amazing. You have gone above and beyond for us and we'll forever be grateful. ♥️

The boys, who were beaten by Luke and Matt by four points in last night’s grand final, are already working on some projects.

“There’s [sic] a couple of things that I’m working on with producers. It’s something that hasn’t really been done here in Australia on TV before,” Romel told New Idea.

The reality TV cook is keeping his cards close to his chest: “With this industry it’s not confirmed until it’s on screens so until then it’s just an idea.”

But it might not be long until we see the pals back on our TV screens.

“There are definitely conversations that both Ibby and I are having with producers and there’s a couple of TV shows that we are discussing. There’s certainly something brewing,” Romel said.

Additional reporting: Delicia Smith

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Holly Richards is a freelance contributor to WHO and New Idea. With more than a decade of experience in the entertainment world she lives and breathes everything from the latest Bachelor gossip to who designed Meghan Markle's most recent outfit. Check out her reality TV podcast Real Talk With Holly & Ali.

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