Miguel Maestre
Miguel Cascales Maestre (born 5 November 1979) is a Spanish-born Australian chef, restaurateur, author and television presenter living in Sydney, who has co-hosted the lifestyle television series "The Living Room". Maestre has presented TV programmes "Miguel's Feast", "Miguel's Tropical Kitchen" and "Boys Weekend". He participated in, and won the sixth season of "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!" on Sunday, 2 February 2020. In October 2013, Maestre became an Australian citizen. Career. At the age of 21, Maestre travelled to experience the world and moved to Scotland where he began cooking  and learnt to speak English. Maestre worked at Indigo Yard, Montpelier's Partnership. Maestre then returned to Spain, before moving to Australia. He worked in some of Sydney's premier kitchens including Bather's Pavilion, Bel Mondo, Cru and Minus 5 at Circular Quay. At the age of 27, Maestre worked as Head Chef of Tony Bilson's Number One Wine Bar in Sydney's Circular Quay, where he was originally working under Manu Feildel. Following a meeting with Spanish chef Ferran Adrià at elBulli, Maestre opened Australia's biggest Spanish restaurant named "El Toro Loco" at Manly Beach. Maestre  was head chef at "El Toro Loco" until he departed in 2010 following a legal stoush and the restaurant's name was changed to "El Poco Loco". In May 2018, Barry Du Bois and Maestre released an autobiographical book called "Life Force" about Du Bois's family, friendships, living with cancer and includes nutritional advice and recipes by Maestre. In 2019, Maestre competed in the sixteenth season of "Dancing with the Stars", where he was paired with Megan Wragg. He was first to be eliminated. In 2020, Maestre won the sixth season of "I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out  of Here! Australia". Awards. In 2014, Maestre was honoured by the King of Spain, Felipe VI, with the Cruz de Oficial de la Orden del Mérito Civil (Officer's Cross - Order of the Civil Merit) for his "outstanding profile and representation of Spain in the Australian media" which was presented to Maestre by the Spanish Ambassador to Australia, Enrique de Viguera, in Canberra. Charity work. Maestre is an ambassador for Cancer Council Australia, CARE Australia and R U OK? since 2014 Personal life. Maestre met his Australian partner Sascha while he was living and working at Indigo Yard in Edinburgh  and where she was working as a waitress. They married in 2010 and have a daughter (born 2011) and a son (born 2014). Maestre has a younger brother who is a restaurant manager.