{"id":90737,"date":"2025-10-22T09:29:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T09:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/90737\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T09:29:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T09:29:09","slug":"my-kitchen-rules-stars-michael-and-rielli-announce-engagement-after-being-eliminated-in-nail-biting-cook-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/90737\/","title":{"rendered":"My Kitchen Rules stars Michael and Rielli announce engagement after being eliminated in nail-biting cook-off"},"content":{"rendered":"

By STEPHEN BISSET, SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 19:08 EDT, 21 October 2025 | Updated: 21:02 EDT, 21 October 2025 <\/p>\n

They may have been eliminated from My Kitchen Rules this week, but Michael Edelsberg and Rielli Portegys still have plenty to smile about.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0controversial couple’s<\/a> heartbreak over their untimely exit was short-lived, with Michael and Rielli announcing their engagement this week.\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Michael popped the question over the weekend in a romantic proposal in Central Park in New York.<\/p>\n

Speaking to New Idea, Michael revealed that his big moment was almost ruined by a miserable Big Apple day.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘I planned an amazing day for Rielli,’ he said.<\/p>\n

‘I took her out, got her a designer bag, we went and did a tour with one of my cousins of the UN headquarters, and I somehow got her convinced that it would be OK to go into Central Park while it was not the greatest weather, it was pretty windy and rainy.’<\/p>\n

\"My <\/p>\n

My Kitchen Rules stars\u00a0Michael and Rielli have announced their engagement\u00a0<\/p>\n

While the proposal proved to be a success, Rielli revealed that Michael almost suffered an injury before getting down on one knee.<\/p>\n

‘He was a bit suss all day, and when he got on one knee to propose, he basically slipped down the hill because it was so muddy,’ she said.<\/p>\n

‘It was weird to see Michael in such a nervous state because Michael does not get nervous at anything.’<\/p>\n

She added that the proposal came completely out of the blue, despite Michael believing Rielli knew it was coming.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘I was completely surprised,’ she said.<\/p>\n

‘But he had totally convinced himself that I knew all day, but I was too busy thinking, “What am I going to wear to this? What am I going to wear to that?”‘<\/p>\n

Michael also revealed that New York was the perfect place for the proposal, as Rielli used to live in the Big Apple and Michael also had family who lived there.<\/p>\n

He added that the original plan was to propose on MKR, saying he was glad of a change of plan as a TV proposal would have been ‘too predictable.’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Michael <\/p>\n

Michael popped the question over the weekend in a romantic proposal in Central Park in New York\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Speaking <\/p>\n

Speaking to New Idea, Michael revealed that his big moment was almost ruined by a miserable Big Apple day\u00a0<\/p>\n

The happy news comes after the couple were sent home on Monday night after losing by a single point.<\/p>\n

Michael and Rielli drew level with rivals Danielle and Marko in the meat banquet challenge after the safe teams scored them seven each.<\/p>\n

It was down to Judge Colin Fassnidge to deliver the final result.<\/p>\n

Rielli shed tears after the food guru announced that Danielle and Marko’s eye fillet with chimichurri dish and banoffee pie dessert earned 22 points – giving the Perth couple the win.<\/p>\n

The night did not start well for ‘meat master’ Michael and ‘dessert queen’ Rielli.<\/p>\n

With five minutes to go on the main dish for the couple’s pork banquet, Michael managed to drop an entire dish of ribs.<\/p>\n

Luckily, the lost food was ‘spares’ and they were able to serve a complete course.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The night ended in a group hug as the teams gave Michael and Rielli a warm send-off as Judge Manu Feildel had the last word.<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The happy news comes after the couple were sent home on Monday night after losing by a single point\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘What a team, you will always be remembered, there\u2019s no doubt about that!’<\/p>\n

Reflecting on his time on MKR, Michael’s familiar confidence was on show.<\/p>\n

‘I didn\u2019t feel any pressure throughout the competition at all,’ he told Seven.<\/p>\n

‘Everyone tried applying the pressure to me but I\u2019m so confident in my skills that I didn\u2019t feel any pressure.<\/p>\n

‘I could\u2019ve done it with a blindfold on\u2026 like everything went perfectly.’<\/p>\n

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