My Kitchen Rules’ classy bogans Alisha and Deanne were determined to silence the haters on Monday night.
The mums from South Australia returned with their Hot Mess instant restaurant, feeling more confident than ever but their apple tart dessert ended in disaster, leaving them at the bottom of the leaderboard.
Despite delivering a strong entrée and main, Alisha and Deanne received just 24 points from the other teams.
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But did they think the scoring was fair?
Speaking to 7NEWS.com.au, Deanne admitted the dessert was a letdown but questioned whether it deserved such a harsh response.
“I don’t think it was that bad of a flop, besides some of the dessert mishaps. Who doesn’t like nice fresh crunchy apples?” Deanne said.
“Looking back to what we scored the first round; it does seem quite low.”
Alisha agreed that while they were happy with their first two courses, they couldn’t deny their apple tart dessert was an “epic fail”.
“But there was a lot of pressure and outside noise,” Alisha said.
“I think we could have got a bit better, but I think people were judging the dessert, not the entire meal.”
The outspoken duo said they entered their second cook feeling more “cool, calm and collected” and determined to prove themselves after their first attempt.
“We wanted to show them what we’ve got, so we were bit more focused rather than just having a laugh,” Deanne said.
“We definitely wanted to step up from the first round and do better,” Alisha added.
“Everyone’s bringing their A game, and you want to be able to bring that as well. We’d already shown that we could cook in the first round and now we had to prove that to the gate crashers as well.”
However, their confidence was tested when judge Colin Fassnidge entered their kitchen mid-cook. Following their earlier clash with him in the competition, the pair admitted his presence was “intimidating”.
“When you’ve got a judge coming in and questioning what you’re doing, it makes you worried and second guess yourself,” Alisha admitted.
“If we don’t take their opinions on board, are we going to get judged for not listening?
“It’s very tricky: You’re damned if you do and you’re damned if you don’t.”
Deanne said the unexpected kitchen visits added another layer of stress to an already pressured competition.
“One minute you’re talking and doing your thing, and then they pop in the kitchen. I think it’s more stressful when they just come out of nowhere,” Deanne said.
Tensions between the original MKR teams and the gatecrashers have been simmering since the first cook, with contestants making no secret of where their loyalties lie.
Angus and Simon refused to apologise for calling out Zoe’s pescatarian diet, while accusing hipster mates Oliver and Harrison of using tears to garner sympathy votes.
Last week, Sheridan, who is competing with her son Ted, also took aim at Alisha and Deanne, calling them loud and asking them to stop putting their hands up when they spoke.
But the South Australian mums said the comments didn’t bother them, insisting they’re used to being judged for their “loud personalities”.
“I don’t think she knew how to take us. She thought she could throw a comment like that out and maybe shut us down, which is the opposite with us,” Alisha said.
“We’d already heard it all in the first round and we’re not going to sit here and be put down again.
“I just don’t think Sheridan had any idea what she was in for with her comments. I still don’t understand what she was trying to get across there.”
Tomorrow night best mates Angus and Simon will cook again, but after dishing out the critiques will they be able to prove they deserve to stay in the competition?
My Kitchen Rules returns on Tuesday at 7.30pm on Seven and 7plus.
