judge Manu Feildel was reportedly the only celebrity who didn’t receive a sign-on fee to participate, according to the publication.was said to be part of his network contract, meaning he didn’t receive an initial special fee that all the other celebrities got.
Manu bowed out early on in the series in a dramatic exit on Wednesday night’s episode, as he handed in his number prior to an underwater challenge. “I came on this course to prove something to myself, and I just realised I don’t need to prove anything,” Manu told the camera.Celebrity chef Manu Feildel bowed out when faced with an underwater challenge. Picture: Jeremy Grieve, Manu said while he looked calm at the time, he was far from it beneath the surface.
“I was not relaxed at all. Inside I was bawling, I was freaking out. The previous day, there was this tunnel that you had to go through which I did not get to do, because Sam Burgess was in there for too long, but we were promised that we would be doing that again in the next two days, and I lost sleep over that already,” he said.
“Claustrophobia is something I suffer from, and I thought I would see what happened the next day, and when I saw the Jeep hanging from a crane over the water, and what would happen, I was out. There was no way to change my mind.”, reportedly getting $25,000.Although he didn’t receive a sign-on fee, Manu likely received a bonus from the network.SAS Australia