Chef Khanh Ong: ‘Monogamy seems unnatural to me’
I passed out in one episode of Survivor and everyone on set said, “You’re fine.” Amy screamed, “He doesn’t f—ing look fine.” I found this out afterwards. I love her feistiness.
My first kiss was with a girl when I was 14. It happened more from the pressure I felt from my peers. I thought I was gay but I didn’t have my first kiss with a boy until I was 18.
I told Mum I was gay when I was 19. The first thing she said was, “Do you want to go to Vietnam? We can make you famous there because LGBTIQ+ is trending hard.” I was like, “Mum, what are you talking about?” [Laughs]
My celebrity crush when I was younger was model Megan Gale. I confessed this when she and her partner took part in my podcast Feast. Now Megan’s partner, Shaun Hampson, is my celebrity crush.
My podcast partner, Sarah Davidson, applied for me to go on MasterChef and then told me. She single-handedly changed my life.
My friend Abbie Chatfield and I are really close. We don’t chat often, but we always write and have long 90-minute phone calls once a month where we complain to each other about various things. We all need that one person to bounce off.
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I dated a guy for a year in 2019. We weren’t exclusive, but when we decided to make it exclusive, he ended up cheating. That made me put myself first and changed the way I look at life and relationships. I don’t think I am a monogamous person. It seems unnatural to me.
I am single now and dating, but I’m also at a stage in my life where I’m very selfish and putting a lot of energy into my food career. It’s unfair to expect someone to be there for the crazy ride.
I do want kids one day, but marriage isn’t something I care too much about. During COVID I looked into adopting. I want to give someone the best start they can have in life, and I feel I’d make a great dad.
Khanh Ong’s Wild Food premieres April 30 on SBS Food.
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