The MasterChef judge found himself in a fiery feud with chef Marco Pierre White in May after slamming his 22-year-old son in a radio interview.
Matt Preston offended the father by labeling Marco Pierre White Jr a ‘London trust fund babe’ and discussing his drug habits and facial tattoos with radio co-hosts.
But while the chef vowed revenge on the TV star, the 53-year-old did little to fuel the fire at the time, now revealing to Stellar it was intentional: ‘I don’t want to get involved in a street fight.’
‘I don’t want to get involved in a street fight!’ MasterChef’s Matt Preston (R)reveals why he didn’t add fuel to the fire when chef Marco Pierre White (L) vowed revenge for THOSE comments about his son
During the broadcast chat, Matt was asked about Marco Jr’s antics on Celebrity Big Brother, including romping with a female contestant and his confessions about drug use and paying for sex.
At the time, Matt said: ‘Anyone who’s got tattoos on their face normally behave badly, don’t they?’
When asked if he was shocked Marco Jr had spent more than $500,000 on drugs, he added: ‘That’s that whole rich, London… trustifarian-type stuff – it’s another world.’
‘I will never forgive that man’: Matt Preston offended the father by labeling son Marco Pierre White Jr a ‘London trust fund babe’ while discussing his drug habits and facial tattoos with radio co-hosts
‘With my hand on my mother’s grave I will get that man’: Chef Marco Pierre and his son soon hit back at Matt’s off-the-cuff comment online
Marco Pierre and his son soon hit back at Matt’s off-the-cuff comments online, including the chef threatening to ‘get’ him.
In response to Matt’s remarks, Marco Sr told the Adelaide Advertiser: ‘No one should ever say that about someone else’s children. I will never forgive that man’ and also declared: ‘With my hand on my mother’s grave I will get that man.’
Shortly afterwards, Marco Jr went on a Twitter tirade against Matt, calling him a ‘c**t’ and a ‘fat f***’and threatening to ‘slap him up in front of his family’ if they ever cross paths.
‘The best thing to do is walk away from stuff’: Matt revealed why he chose to stay silent while the intense war of words continued
‘I’ve learnt there are things you comment on and things you don’t. The best thing to do is walk away from stuff where you have got nothing to say one way or another,’ Matt opened up about the intense war of words.
It wasn’t long until the rivalry appeared to subside, with Marco Pierre White Jr apologising to Preston live on-air during an interview with KIIS FM’s Kyle and Jackie O show that week.
‘I shouldn’t have said what I said. I was angry at the time. I shouldn’t have said what I said, that is why I deleted the comments,’ he explained.
‘I was angry at the time. I shouldn’t have said what I said’: It wasn’t long until the rivalry appeared to subside, with Marco Pierre White Jr apologising to Preston live on-air during an interview with KIIS FM’s Kyle and Jackie O show that week
‘I wholeheartedly accept Marco Pierre White Jr’s apology and I’m sorry for any hurt I may have unintentionally caused him and his family’: Matt accepted the 22-year-old’s apology following the incident
Matt also made his own apology to the controversial reality star, saying he was ‘sorry for any hurt’ he caused the 22-year-old and his family.
Matt told The Daily Telegraph: ‘I wholeheartedly accept Marco Pierre White Jr’s apology and I’m sorry for any hurt I may have unintentionally caused him and his family.’
Meanwhile, his fiery British chef father revealed that Preston was the reason he left MasterChef Australia and joined the cast of Hell’s Kitchen Australia on rival network Seven.
Meanwhile, his fiery British chef father revealed that Preston was the reason he left MasterChef Australia and joined the cast of Hell’s Kitchen Australia on rival network Seven