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My Kitchen Rules 'liar' Ibby tells WHAT REALLY HAPPENED

The café owner reveals how it went down around the table - by Holly Richards
  • 30 Jan 2019

Tonight Ibby shocked his fellow MKR contestants when he revealed he owns two cafes and a restaurant in Sydney.

The 30-year-old told to group he was a registered nurse when asked about his profession, omitting important details about his culinary past.

While we've seen how it all unfolded on screen, Ibby has opened up to reality tv podcast Real Talk With Holly & Ali abut when really happened when he dropped his bombshell.

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"Coming into the table I was very nervous and didn't want to come in and let everyone know I own restaurants and cafes," he tells Real Talk.

"They're all going to have high expectations, they're all going to be asking questions. I just wanted to kind of get to know everyone before I tell them. But I was feeling really bad about it, at the instant restaurants I was feeling very uncomfortable. I told Romel, 'I just have to tell these people, I have to get it out so it's all on the table'."

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While the Lebanon-born business owner may be remorseful about keeping his secret, he's adamant his white lie was not cheating.

"I don't feel like it effected the competition because we hadn't cooked by that point," he tells Real Talk.

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"It's not like we cheated. In my opinion we didn't cheat. I am a registered nurse, I actually went to uni.

"I withheld that information for a few instant restaurants. But it didn't effect the competition because we hadn't cooked by that point. People could still judge us any way they want.

"We wanted to say it straight away to be honest, we were really uncomfortable.

For the full interview with Ibby and Romel, where they spill Josh and Austin's shock secret no one saw coming, listen to the latest episode of Real Talk with Holly & Ali.

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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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