The new edition of MasterChef Celebrity is about to open its doors to the new celebrities who are going to fight in the kitchen for the title of best chef. It starts today, but it does so surrounded by controversy due to some statements by the members of the jury about the Rubiales case that have set the networks on fire.
Pepe Rodríguez, Jordi Cruz and Samantha Vallejo-Nágera stopped by the FesTVal in Vitoria to announce the news for the next season of the program and to be interviewed, as usual. It was at that same moment when the three made some jokes about what happened between Jenni Hermoso and Luis Rubiales, which did not go unnoticed.
The controversies surrounding the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation are part of the media and social news. The player Jenni Hermoso, who received a kiss from Rubiales during the Women's World Cup, has filed a complaint with the Prosecutor's Office for being a "non-consensual" act, according to her own account.
The same day that the soccer player decided to go to court, the presentation of the MasterChef judges was taking place at the FesTVal in Vitoria. "We are afraid for this season because we have given ourselves a hundred thousand peaks. With the one that has fallen! It is the edition of the peaks. But we don't even bet. The one that is going to fall to us!" Pepe Rodríguez began to relate.
"The whole kiss thing had to have happened before the recording. Jesulín was very kissy," Jordi Cruz noted following his partner's comment. "I have given myself a peak with Jesulín. That is our hashtag," added Samantha Vallejo.
But the controversy was served with the tagline of the contest judge: "They want to call Rubiales for next year." Likewise, Cruz himself was in charge of saying that these kisses are done with "total affection" and for pure "fun." Some words that have made the producer have to speak out.
Through a statement, the MasterChef producer, Shine Iberia, wanted to make its position clear. "Shine Iberia would like to clarify that it deeply regrets the unfortunate comments that occurred yesterday during interviews," they said. Likewise, they have stated that they do not justify the words of their judges and that they "outrightly" condemn all types of sexual violence.
Some statements that do not seem to convince some social media users. "What measures are going to be carried out? None?", "It may be time to open the door and let new air in" or "The problem is that the person who did them does not regret it...", are some of the comments they have received through their X (Twitter) account.
