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Film Insight channel in today's video we're going to discuss some more of the
most memorable contestants to be featured on hell's kitchen and reveal how they're doing now
so sit back relax and without further ado let's get right into the content guys Michael Ray
season one contestant Michael ray fought his way to the top and impressed the world by becoming the
first to prevail on hell's kitchen described to be a kind yet quiet person ray swiftly
established himself as one of the most cutthroat and strategic chefs of his season to increase
his chances of winning he would target stronger chefs and even managed to get rid of one of them
what's more he even succeeded in making another look like a fool by getting them to purposely
serve and correct food being a natural-born leader he was one of the sole reasons why the red team
got out of their losing streak due to his insanely high level of creativity throughout the challenges
and services he was able to get very far into the competition easily making it to the finals going
up against rolf pagano ray won thanks to his los angeles-inspired menu crowned as the best chef of
the season rey was awarded with the opportunity to work under Ramsay in london and would receive
a 250 thousand dollar salary before leaving ray did receive a parting comment from ramsay which
was filled with nothing but praise he said that ralph was great tonight but michael deserved
to win because his creativity and standards are simply on a higher level additionally after being
named the winner rey expressed that i feel like i'm in control of my own future i've proven myself
to myself and that's important such inspirational words anyway following his appearance on the show
he decided to decline the opportunity to work under ramsay for family reasons however he was
still given 250 thousand dollars and kept the prestigious season one winner title which is
still more than enough recognized nationally as a talented chef he secured the head chef position
at the standards restaurant in la and worked there for a while eventually though he decided
to open up a restaurant of his own called taro and tried to open another called hk1 but this failed
miserably due to having a whole slew of financial issues rey gave up on running the restaurants
and opened up a knife company called skull cleavers which was meant with relative success
on the side he would also offer online cooking classes but this is where things started to go
downhill for the talented chef around five years after appearing on hell's kitchen rey got divorced
lost his infant daughter and was homeless for a brief amount of time due to his battle with drug
addiction to make matters even worse he almost ended his own life but this thankfully didn't
succeed and we're very glad given a second chance at life rey sees the opportunity to get better and
completely crush his addiction to prescription pills currently speaking he's happily married
to a new woman named charlene who he's been with for almost three years the two also work at pine
valley house with michael being in charge of the steak and seafood side of the restaurant christina
mackmer debuting on the fourth season of the show contestant christina mcamer was an underdog
that quickly established herself as a force to be reckoned with coming into the competition
as a chef with the least amount of experience makamir wasn't taken seriously by the other cooks
constantly being pushed around and looked down upon she still managed to keep her cool which is
impressive in of itself what's more she was able to stay level-headed and focused despite all the
pointless bickering in the red team regardless of the fact that she got a slow start in the kitchen
she grew exponentially with time thanks to her intelligence and passion due to her doubtless
skills as a leader and a rapid growth as a chef she was able to get very far into the competition
since she was also very kind she was able to get along with practically everyone but they clashed
with a few chefs who had poor attitudes after 14 weeks of fierce competition and receiving a total
of five nominations makimer won health's kitchen over petrosa awarded with the executive chef
position at ramsay's london west hollywood and la he would also be paid 250 thousand dollars a year
before leaving mcamer did receive some praise from gordon ramsay who was incredibly impressed with
her progress he said that christina had the least amount of experience coming into hell's kitchen
but i saw something in her that was quite special she had the best potential across any other chef
in hell's kitchen and in my business i think long term i've definitely made the right choice
post hell's kitchen makame returned on several occasions to the show but it was mostly to make
cameo appearances she only really worked at london west hollywood for 10 months before stepping
down and returning to culinary school currently speaking mcamer lives in napa valley and is the
manager at the caldwell vineyard according to her personal website she also offers private dining
experiences caters for events and even hosts her own cooking events it's truly nice to see her
succeed danny valtry contestant daniel valtry aka dany appeared in the fifth season of the show and
managed to prevail beltry was considered to be a downtown home country boy and a proud redneck who
is also quite confident in his culinary abilities despite the fact that he was very arrogant in the
kitchen he swiftly matured and proved himself to be one of the most consistent cooks of his season
as time went on he developed friendships with practically everyone in the competition but
did feud with a select few chefs regardless of the fact that he wasn't the best leader thanks
to his impressive skills he became a worthy candidate for the winner following weeks of
brutal competition valtrye managed to get to the finals without receiving a single nomination
how impressive going up against a powerhouse like paulo de silva velchi still managed to come out
on top and became the fifth official winner of hell's kitchen receiving a partying comment from
gordon ramsay he praised them beyond belief and deservingly so he expressed that dany won hell's
kitchen because in a very short amount of time he grew more than any other chef i've ever seen
thanks to his win he received the sous chef position in an italian restaurant called
fornoletto at the borgata hotel with a 250 000 salary following his appearance on the show velcro
returned to hell's kitchen twice to make some cameo appearances much like christina mackimer
even though he was contracted to work at foreign for a year voucher decided to leave a few months
later soon after he opened up a catering company called back from hell catering but this didn't
last very long eventually he moved on to work at gnarly surf bar and grill which is a business he
helped open with other investors unfortunately in 2012 belcher was arrested for drunk driving
but was released from prison with a 500 bail currently speaking the talented chef got his
life back together and works as the head chef at salt life food shack which has solid reviews
we're really glad to see him thrive holly you gold hell's kitchen contest in hollywood
appeared in the seventh season of the show and emerged victorious despite being known for being
pretty quiet yugal had a tough personality but was also very calm and respectful she could also be
quite flirtatious flirting with many of the male contestants but mainly did so with jay santos that
aside even though you gold had a slow start in the beginning of a run she established herself as
one of the strongest and most consistent chefs of her season thanks to the fact that she delivered
solid performances in both the challenges and dinner services she was able to climb to the top
especially during the blackjack phase dugal was seen as an exceptional leader which is
one of the main reasons why she won developing friendships with practically everyone she was
not only liked amongst the contestants but the fans as well making it all the way to the finals
on the 15th week without a single nomination yugallah deservedly beat santos winning the
head chef's position at the savoy girl with a 250 000 salary she wasn't able to accept
this job due to visa issues but she accepted a cash prize instead currently speaking ugall
decided to leave the culinary world to focus on being a design manager at beaumont electric inc
additionally she became the owner of intelligent lighting systems in california and got married to
her business partner she now goes by the name holly love and seems to be living happily but
under the radar she isn't very active on social media but oh well christina wilson as a quick
final entry we're going to cover a contestant named christina wilson who appeared in the 10th
season of the show much like hollywood gold wilson had a tough personality but knew when to lighten
up and have some fun despite the fact that she didn't have the most solid start wilson became
one of the strongest and most consistent chefs of her season additionally she proved to be an
exemplary leader and even caught the attention of gordon ramsay during the semi-finals after weeks
of hard work without catching a single nomination wilson beat justin and won the head chef position
at gordon ramsay's steak with a 250 000 salary following her appearance on the show she was hired
by ramsay full time to work as an executive chef at all of his restaurants in las vegas
she has since made several appearances on not only hell's kitchen but other shows like master chef
the f word and 24 hours to hell him back it's so amazing to see how successful she's become
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