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Brendan Pang has been gracing our TV screens for the past few weeks onMasterChef: Back To Win.

The 27-year-old contestant from season 10 has returned to compete against various other highly-talented cooks, including Poh Ling Yeow, Reynold Poernomo and his TV bestie, Reece Hignell.

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While Brendan comes across as the happy-go-lucky, young dumpling chef on-screen, there are plenty more layers to him that aren’t shown while the cameras are rolling.

Here is everything you need to know about Brendan Pang.

Brendan was born in Perth, Western Australia. Soon after he was born, his parents took him back to his homeland, Mauritius, where he lived for four years.

Once returning back to WA, his parents separated and he spent the majority of his time with his brother, mother and grandmother. And it was those two women and their Mauritian roots that taught him how to cook.

“When I went back home, I would insist on preparing my own breakfast and helping my mum bake. Both of these women inspired me to pursue a career in food,” he told Suitcase Magazine.

“Food has always been central to my family, so when I helped my mum start her own cake business and my uncle open his café, I knew I wanted to do something similar.”

“I saw my dad regularly growing up. But most of my time was spent with Mum. She loves her food too, so my love of that comes from her.

“I looked after my brother when Mum was working, which definitely made me a lot stronger. Plus, I cooked from a young age,” he explained.

In 2016, Brendan graduated from Curtin University with a Bachelor in Social Work. And soon after, he landed his dream role as a social worker in the field of Child Protection, in Broome, Western Australia.

However, not long after, Brendan realised that food was the real passion and he applied for season 10 ofMasterChef Australia.

“I’ve given up the job for good now,” Brendan told TV Week.

“It does make me nervous – I feel like it puts a lot of pressure on me, because I quit my job. Now, I need to make it worth it, because of what I’ve given up.”

During the 2018MasterChefseason, Brendan was eliminated because of an undercooked steak. However, judges Gary Mehigan, Matt Preston and George Calombaris, all saw his potential and brought him back later on in the show.

Brendan also injured his hand during his time on the show.

During a service challenge, Brendan tripped up the stairs while holding a smashed olive oil bottle. It resulted in a huge gash across his hand and he needed 13 stitches.

“There was a lot of blood. It’s probably the most horrifying injury I’ve ever had,” he told TV Week.

Image: Channel 10.

"I've been quite lucky. It's healed really nicely and my hand is fine. I didn't cut through any tendons or muscles.

"It's kind of funny. It was just a freak accident," he shared.

In the end, Brendan came ninth onMasterChef 2018.

Since appearing on that season, Brendan has opened up his own dumpling truck named Bumplings in Fremantle, Western Australia.