“Dan Middleton approached us six times, making remarks and gestures that we found homophobic, offensive, intimidatory, and disturbing,” the brothers told Sydney Confidential.
“Each time he (Dan) came over to us, the encounters felt increasingly more aggressive. At one point, he was right up in our faces, surrounded by some of the other cast members, who seemed to us to be as uncomfortable as we were.”
The O’Halloran brothers claimed that it was AFL star, Brendan Fevola, who stepped in to defend them, going as far as delivering an ultimatum to Amazing Race producers: either they remove the Middleton brothers or he would quit.
The O’Halloran brothers have said they won’t be providing further comment on the alleged incident.
The Middleton brothers’ removal followed Ed Kavalee and Tiffiny Hall becoming the first Amazing Race team to be eliminated.
Along with their disqualification, Ant and Dan have since been removed from the show’s opening credits.
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