MKR'S NEW JUDGE RACHEL KHOO: THE DRAMA IS ALL REAL!

Just like the contestants on the hit Network Seven reality show, British chef Rachel Khoo knows what it’s like to put your life on hold to follow a food dream. Ten years ago she was working in PR for a fashion label but decided to give it up, move to Paris and bake cakes.

Now, the 35-year-old has her own food empire and is the new judge on My Kitchen Rules, alongside Colin Fassnidge.

Rachel Khoo. Photo: Getty

"I can really empathise with [the teams]," Khoo tells WHO. But, she didn't realise that filming would be so emotional.

"All the hormones and the emotions and the tension – it was crazy. But the teams have put everything on the line to achieve their dream, so they don't want to lose. I get it."

To read more of Rachel's inspiring story, see this week's WHO.