Celebrity chef Manu Feildel has shared footage in which he can be seen handling a shotgun.
During the short clip, the 50-year-old restaurateur unloads the firearm on what appears to be an outdoor firing range after it has been discharged.
Manu appears skilled as he holds the weapon by his waist and opens the double-barrelled shotgun, causing spent shells to fall out.
At one point in the slow-motion Instagram clip, Manu tilts his face away to avoid being hit as the cartridges fly past his head.
For his day on the range, Manu wore a light beard and a baseball cap, which he matched with a sweater. Â
It comes Manu’s buddy Colin Fasssnidge revealed details of his new series with the My Kitchen Rules co-star.
The new series, Off The Grid, was announced as part of Channel Seven’s 2025 programming lineup at the network’s recent Upfronts event in Sydney.
The famous chef, who was born in Ireland and is 51 years old, shared that the upcoming series will feature him and Manu embarking on a unique food journey in New Zealand, traveling in a caravan.
Colin told Yahoo Lifestyle the idea for a road-trip series had been brewing for years.
Describing the inspiration behind the adventure, the chef explained, “Manu came up with the concept for ‘A Big Lap Around Australia’ initially, but there was little interest. However, during our time in New Zealand, I suggested doing it in a caravan to make it more exciting.” It was Manu’s original idea, but I enhanced it.”
The celebrity chef duo have certainly been known for trading barbs in the past and Colin added that viewers could expect a few spicy exchanges on the show.
There’s also set to be fair bit of horseplay and even bathing one another, as evidenced by photos shared to Instagram that were taken during production.
‘Me and Manu, as you can see on MKR, get on well and take the p**s out of each other, but what you see on Instagram is exactly what is on the show, he said.
‘There’s a lot of love on the show, and there’s a lot of arguing as well. ‘We’re like a married couple without the sex, I’ll put it that way.’
Colin also revealed that the series would air ‘early next year’ ahead of the fifteenth season of My Kitchen Rules.
Manu recently opened up about his former feud with co-star Colin, admitting that it was all now water under the bridge.
Appearing on Jess Rowe’s Big Talk Show podcast, the French chef said the war of words began when Colin was less-than-impressed with a meal he received while dining at his Bilson’s Restaurant in Sydney.
After relocating from France to Australia in 1999, and cutting his teeth in several Aussie restaurants, Manu opened the kitchen as head chef at the now defunct Sydney restaurant.
Manu told host Jess Rowe that Colin was quick to voice his displeasure about his dining experience on X.
‘He came to Bilson’s restaurant and he wasn’t happy with his meal and we were awarded two hats at the time,’ Manu said.
‘I think he said something like I was a clown and i should go back to France and hang my jacket and learn how to cook.’
Manu added that it was Colin who continued to throw fuel on the social media fire as he loves to ‘poke the bear’.
‘We never met each other, we just knew [of] each other,’ Manu said.
‘He loved the social media war. He’s addicted to it. That’s his life, he just loves to poke the bear.’
Manu admitted when he was informed Colin would be joining the cast of My Kitchen Rules, he was dumbfounded.
But it appears that producers knew exactly what they were doing, betting that the tension created between the pair off-screen would translate into ratings gold.
‘That was the beginning of a fight. I think it was a one way fight where he kept on going at me,’ Manu said.
‘One day the production of MKR decided to bring a third judge in and it was announced that it was going to be Colin Fassnidge.’
‘I said to the producers, “are you kidding me? The guy hates my guts,” and they said “we know”.’
Wanting to make the best of things, Manu said when Colin arrived for his first day of shooting, he welcomed the Irish-born chef with open arms.
‘I was always so comfortable in my shoes already I’d been there for about eight years,’ he said.
‘When he walked in I welcomed him at the door. I said, “welcome to MKR.” I said I found this very difficult at the beginning and that “if you need anything from me do not hesitate to call”.’
Manu’s words proved to be just the thing to broker a peace deal between the pair, with Colin eventually apologising for his past behaviour.
‘After the end of that year of production, he knocked on my door after the grand final and he went, “I would like to apologise for being an a**ehole” and we became good mates since,’ the celebrity chef said.
