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Forget about the food — last night’s premiere episode of My Kitchen Rules was all about meeting the contestants and the ensuing ~drama~.
The pair that caused the biggest stir? The self-proclaimed “cougar and cub” couple from Brisbane, 26-year-old Matt and 50-year-old Cheryl.
To save you getting out your calculator, that’s an age gap of 24 years — a difference that led fellow contestants to quickly assume the pair were mother and son, which Cheryl was quick to dispel.
“We’re dating. I’m 50, Matt’s 26, let’s just get that out of the way. Maybe I’m a cougar, but that’s alright,” she said.
And yes, she’s got his parent’s tick of approval.
“Don’t laugh, because Matt’s mum and I are best friends,” she said.
The pair, who have been together for 18 months, met in a Brisbane casino and say they’re not intimidated by people’s judgement.
“I’m a cougar and proud of it. We’re always shocking people. They shake their heads and are like ‘You two!’. We don’t have many boundaries,” Cheryl told NW this week.
Proving their sex life is saucier than poor Monique and Sarah’s sticky date pudding last night, the couple dished up way too much information about their sex life.