Pete Evans has resurfaced for the first time in months after being ‘cancelled’ in recent years.
The disgraced celebrity chef, 51, left his career as a TV star for a very different life at his Evolve Sanctuary, located an hour’s drive inland between Byron Bay and Coolangatta in northern New South Wales. after several controversial comments.
In a video shared by his wife Nicola Watson, the former My Kitchen Rules judge showed off his flowing mullet that tapers into a rat tail as he snuggled up with his dog on the property.
“There’s one thing I always know for sure when my beautiful husband joins me for Grand Rising… there are few to no waves, or a gale blowing on the coast,” Nicola captioned her post.
Pete has taken a low profile since 15 sponsors and companies dropped him in the span of 48 hours in November 2020 after posting a neo-Nazi meme on social media.
Pete Evans has resurfaced for the first time in months after being ‘cancelled’ in recent years. The disgraced celebrity chef, 51, abandoned his career as a TV star for a very different life in northern New South Wales.
In a video shared by his wife Nicola Watson, the former My Kitchen Rules judge showed off his flowing mullet that tapers into a rat tail as he cuddled up to his dog while enjoying the extensive countryside views at his home.
It has also faced a number of controversies in recent years.
The once popular TV star has attracted scrutiny for peddling anti-vaccine conspiracies and has been fined $25,000 for making a light machine he claims helped cure Covid.
In May 2020, it was announced that Pete had parted ways with Channel Seven after 10 years as a judge on My Kitchen Rules alongside Manu Feildel and guest judge Colin Fassnidge.
The once popular TV star has attracted scrutiny for peddling anti-vaccine conspiracies and has been fined $25,000 for making a light machine he claims helped cure Covid. In the photo: Evans and Manu Feildel.
Pete has taken a low profile since 15 sponsors and companies dropped him in the span of 48 hours in November 2020 after posting a neo-Nazi meme on social media.
It effectively marked his break from the mainstream after years of flirting with outlandish ideas during his tenure at the network.
Free from the contractual constraints of major television networks, Evans began spreading his unscientific beliefs about vaccines and the Covid-19 pandemic on social media.
In July 2020, Evans sparked outrage when he falsely claimed that Covid-19 was a “bloody hoax” and that the pandemic “doesn’t compare to what’s happening in the world on a large scale.”
In May 2021, he was fined $80,000 for again trying to profit from Covid by posting more fake treatments online.
It was the second time he was in trouble with authorities after previously being fined $25,000 for trying to sell his so-called BioCharger for $15,000 a time on Facebook.
In July 2020, Evans sparked outrage when he falsely claimed that Covid-19 was a “bloody hoax” and that the pandemic “doesn’t compare to what’s happening in the world on a large scale.”