Khang Ong first came to national attention on the popular TV show MasterChef Australia, this year he returned for a second helping as the show brought back some of the most popular contestents who have taken part in the cooking competition over the last decade. This year Khanh drew attention to attention to the work of LGBTI […]
ANZ and Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras today opened applications for their combined national LGBTIQ+ community grants program, and MasterChef favourite Khan Ong is throwing his support behind the scheme. The ANZ and Sydney Mardi Gras Community Grants program aims to increase support and inclusivity for the LGBTIQ+ community nationwide by providing grants of […]
Perth’s Brendan Pang has exited the MasterChef kitchen after failing to impress the judges on the latest knock out round of the reality cooking show. Sunday night’s elimination final saw contestants challenged to name different foods while blindfolded. Each food was cut into a 1-inch cube and Pang stumbled when he confused a lime with […]
MasterChef’s Reece Hignell has shown his support for fellow contestant Reynold Poernomo, saying people need to forgive Reynold for his past homophobic comments. Fans were shocked when it was revealed that Reynold had made a series of homophobic comments in the past describing LGBTI people as “freaks” who should be sent to a deserted island. […]
Khanh Ong is the the latest contestant to leave the MasterChef kitchen after his Vietnamese quail dish failed to meet the judges expectations. His sign off and shout out to queer youth was an emotional departure. Through out the show Khanh has regularly worn ‘you are loved‘ t-shirts that raise money for east-coast LGBT youth […]
MasterChef Australia contestant Reynold Poernomo has issued a swift apology after a series of homophobic comments from his past came to light. The popular contestant in the TV cooking show has described comments he made online back in 2014 as not being representative as who he is now. The posts, made to an online bodybuilding […]
MasterChef Australia contestant Khanh Ong has spoken about the challenges of being gay and coming out in the Vietnamese community. Speaking to TV Week, Ong shared that he found it hard to accept that he was gay when he was younger. “Being gay in our culture isn’t really a thing, so that was hard for me,” […]
