
Celebrity chef and MasterChef judge George Calombaris has apologised for underpaying his restaurant staff in his first interview since the scandal broke this month.
Calombaris’ interview will appear on ABC‘s 7.30 on Wednesday night, during which he told host Leigh Sales he was “gutted” when he realised the extent of the underpayments.
“It takes a long time to build a reputation, in your case 25 years of work, and then you can lose it in a week,” Sales said to Calombaris in the interview. “What has been the toll of that on you?”
In response, Calombaris bowed his head for a long period of time as he gathered his thoughts.
