M-Net’s My Kitchen Rules South Africa couple Machiel and Jamandi after their R1 million win: 'We’re going to have sex tonight'.

After winning R1 million in the first season finale of My Kitchen Rules South Africa on M-Net (DStv 101) on Sunday night, the overjoyed Bloemfontein couple Jamandi (31) and Machiel Bekker (36) talked about boob jobs to the press and said they’re definitely having sex to celebrate their win.

After taking home the title of South Africa’s best home cooks, beating out best friends Charnell and Kerry from Johannesburg in a tense five course cook-off in the final episode of the Endemol Shine South Africa produced show, husband Machiel at the post-show press conference held at MultiChoice City said "me and her tonight are probably going to make love – with the cheque next to us".

"We're going to start dreaming about that money only now because you can't dream of something that's not yours. We were up against very, very tough competitors and very strict judges."

"The thing that's most amazing about what's happened to us now is we didn't expect it. We never in a million years thought that we would get to this point. And Machiel and I have been crying for the past three days, preparing to lose," said Jamandi. "I'm just so overwhelmed."

About the experience Jamandi said the testing and grueling kitchen cooking experience against other teams "were worse than matric".

"On the day that the final episode was filmed, it was our 10 year wedding anniversary. And you know what's so amazing – my mother and father passed away when I was still young but to win today is amazing because it's my father and mother in law's wedding anniversary as well," said Machiel.

Jamandi said "this was the first wedding anniversary we didn't have sex on. So ja, it was difficult."

"For us being common, everyday people, the attention was a lot, but when we got a challenge we stuck together and did what Jamandi and Machiel wanted to do," said Machiel.

"Do you think in a lifetime you would experience something like this?" said Jamandi. "We're this plain, platteland [rural] Kurt Darren, Nicholis Louw people. Yes. Common. We are common," she joked to laughter. "But that's the way we are."

Jamandi said Machiel wanted to marry her "and I just got a boob job – that was the first thing he saw actually", after which Machiel interrupted and said "there was a second boob job as well!"

Jamandi said "until today and winning you never get that confidence that you are good enough. And until today, it's amazing that we won and I still can't believe that we've won. And this is going to change our lives."

"For us it is important to stay humble. And for us the most important person in our life is God and we just give all the thanks to Him because we wouldn't be anywhere without Him. And we have found the purpose for our lives. We have found the purpose why we are here."

Meet the second 5 teams of My Kitchen Rules South Africa: Working moms, a gay couple, brothers-in-law, foodie friends and a married couple.

The second batch of contestants (here's the first group of teams) of My Kitchen Rules South Africa have been revealed and they include a gay couple, working moms, soon to be brothers-in-law, a married couple and foodie friends.

The food reality competition show produced by Endemol Shine Africa continues on M-Net (DStv 101) on Sundays at 18:00 in which several teams of two each are battling it out in their kitchens to come up with the best meals.

J'Something and David Higgs are the judges critiquing every dish being served up.


Here's the second group of 5 My Kitchen Rules SA teams:

Charnell and Kerry (Weltevredenpark, Johannesburg)
These friends from Weltevredenpark in Johannesburg are creative, working moms.
Kerry who used to be an accounts manager, recently resigned from her job in order to pursue a career in food and photography.

Andrew and Brent (Dainfern, Johannesburg)
This gay couple from Dainfern in Johannesburg are enganged and are living as a self-confessed "modern family".
Andrew and Brent say they are a confident and vibrant duo who loves to entertain and are passionate about friends, family, food and drinks.

OG and G (Cape Town)
OG and G are soon to be brothers-in-law from Cape Town.
On the surface these Capetonian cooking brothers are your typical "meat and two veg" guys, but those looks can be deceiving as beneath the surface lies some serious creative flair.

Jamandi and Machiel (Bloemfontein)
This married couple from Bloemfontein brings humour to the competition with their flamboyance and honesty that has no filters.
Jamandi and Machiel have been married for a decade and decided to enter My Kitchen Rules SA in order to challenge themselves and to take their relationship to the next level.

Nicole and Zamatonga (Durban)
These foodie friends from Durban are self-assured women who like to immerse themselves in different culinary worlds, fusing traditional fare with exotic ingredients and creative experiments.


The batch of episodes about the second group of 5 teams kicks off on Sunday 17 September, with the episode revolving around Charnell and Kerry.

These working moms get their turn to host an Instant Restaurant in Johannesburg and try to impress the other teams and the judges.