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contestant

[kuhn-tes-tuhnt] / kənˈtɛs tənt /


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Trouble began after one of the guests, podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia - who is better known as BeerBiceps to his millions of followers - asked a contestant an explicit and widely criticised question.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Nead: If you think about someone like Bekah Martinez, a former contestant, she does more homesteading content now, and she’s so real and raw.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

She was the fourth contestant to be eliminated, despite achieving consistently high scores from the judges, and later said during an Instagram Live that she had been “bullied off the show.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

In 2022, she appeared on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing and was a contestant on the third series of Celebrity MasterChef.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

The rules state that a contestant should prepare a sample, so I’m hoping this is enough.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy




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