They’ve been dating for two years and met when 50-year-old Cheryl saw 26-year-old Matt at the casino in Brisbane.
“I was actually out with my girlfriend who was having a divorce party and we were dancing up a storm,” Cheryl told news.com.au. “And my girlfriend took a shine to Matt’s friend. She was talking to him and I saw Matt standing at the bar all lit up like a Christmas tree in his pink shirt and green jeans he kind of stood out. We just started talking about everything.”
But the night didn’t end there.
“Matt had a sleepover,” Cheryl said, laughing. “He got kicked out the next morning. I was like, ‘Get out! I’ve got to go get my daughter!’”
“I don’t do the one night stand thing. I actually really enjoyed Matt’s company and we continued talking through the night actually. We do still do that when we’re together, we go somewhere and all of a sudden it’s four o’clock in the morning and we’ve just been talking.
“We just solve the worlds problems. We’ve still got to solve society’s view about older women and younger men at the moment.”
For Matt, the age isn’t a problem. “She’s 18 with 32 years experience,” he jokes.
Being put in such an intense environment like the MKR kitchen would put pressure on even the strongest relationship, but Cheryl said the experience only made them closer.
“He can be bossy, but I like that because no one ever bosses me around,” she admited.
“During the show, Matt was actually quite serious about the whole thing and I was, like, carrying on like a porkchop. And when stuff didn’t go the way we wanted it to go, Matt was the one who picked me up. So we kind of have this real see-saw balance that works.”
And even though it was impossible to hide any of their secrets, fights or mistakes on the show, there was one thing they didn’t let the cameras see.
“Matt cooks naked,” Cheryl laughed. “Sometimes if I’m in the mood (I’ll join him). When we get home, off come the clothes. (But) he keeps it private I’m the only lucky one.”
Cheryl and Matt are just one of the 12 teams who will battle it out for $250,000 in prize money. Tonight, along with Cheryl and Matt, we’ll meet six other teams who make up Group One and watch them get whittled down.
MONIQUE AND SARAH
These New South Wales police officers became friends after bonding over their love of food in the office. Mum-of-four Monique, 33, said her friendship with 26-year-old Sarah was still only fresh. “It’s a very young relationship,” she said. “We’d only been working together about three months when we applied for the show. We’ve known of each other for about four years.”
MITCH AND LAURA
This brother-and-sister team from Victoria are the youngest cooks in to competition.
Even though she’s younger, 19-year-old Laura says she called the shots in the kitchen. “
“I’m definitely head chef. Or it’s more like an army I’m commander and he’s my soldier. He’s very good,” she said of her 21-year-old brother.
ROSIE AND PAIGE
Thirty-seven-year-old mum-of-two Rosie and 34-year-old Paige are best mates from South Australia. For these two, MKR is just a small step in their culinary dreams. Rosie has plans to eventually open a wedding event company while Paige wants to open a providore. But don’t let that throw you off what they’re capable of cooking in the competition. Rosie said they both love cooking Middle Eastern and Asian food.
ANNA AND JORDAN
Given that they’re mother and son, Anna and Jordan might have the edge over the other couples as they’ve been cooking with each other the longest. While Anna takes the lead on their traditional Maltese and Italian dishes, 23-year-old Jordan swoops in to try make them a touch healthier. And even though Anna is head chef, Jordan said he has no problem “challenging her opinions”.
GIANNI AND ZANA
These married lawyers from Melbourne may be the villains Aussie viewers have been looking for. The 27-year-old and 24-year-old aren’t strangers to hard work they’re set to open their own law firm and it’s safe to say they’ll take no prisoners in the kitchen. “We’re very different personalities,” Zana confessed. “He’s very quiet, relaxed and nothing stresses him out. I’m so the opposite; I’m a stress head, I just have very high expectations and I’m very vocal and honest and I say it how it is.”
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