Pete Evans' colleagues on My Kitchen Rules would tell him to 'f**k off' when he came to work singing Donald Trump's praises in 2016
He publicly threw his support behind Donald Trump in June.
But Pete Evans has revealed his admiration for the divisive president actually began in 2016, when he was still employed as a judge on My Kitchen Rules.
The anti-vaxxer, 47, said on his Evolve podcast on Monday that his colleagues used to tell him to 'f**k off' when he came to work singing Trump's praises four years ago.
Right wing: Pete Evans has revealed that his colleagues on My Kitchen Rules would tell him to 'f**k off' when he came to work singing Donald Trump's praises back in 2016
'I was never interested in politics, I tell you. It wasn't until four years ago, that around this time Donald Trump was running for president up against Hillary Clinton, that's when I... got a little bit closer to what politics is,' Pete explained.
'There was such disdain against this man, and for months and months I would go into my workplace and the same people every day would be talking about Trump - this is before he was elected - saying the most vile, horrible things,' he continued.
Pete, who was a judge on My Kitchen Rules alongside Manu Feildel from 2010 to 2020, eventually decided to take a stand.
'I couldn't hold my tongue anymore': Pete said on his Evolve podcast on Monday that his colleagues used to tell him to 'f**k off' when he came to work singing Trump's praises four years ago. Pictured with his MKR co-stars Manu Feildel and Colin Fassnidge
'They basically said, "F**k off Pete, you don't know what you're talking about"': Despite his best efforts to convince them to 'take Trump's personality out of the equation' and judge him on his achievements, Pete's colleagues weren't impressed. Pictured: Donald Trump on June 26
'After a month I couldn't hold my tongue anymore and I said to these people, "Why are you judging somebody on a job they haven't done yet, and may not get the job? Why don't you hold your opinions and your judgment?"'
Despite his best efforts to convince them to 'take Trump's personality out of the equation' and judge him on his achievements, Pete's colleagues weren't impressed.
'They basically said, "F**k off Pete, you don't know what you're talking about,"' he said.
Loud and proud: Since being dumped by Channel Seven in May over his controversial views, Pete has been free to express his support for Donald Trump. Pictured with Manu on MKR
'I went, "Okay, well you guys are getting angry every single day. You're living in fear about something that you just have no idea what's going to happen."'
Since being dumped by Channel Seven in May over his controversial views, Pete has been free to express his support for Donald Trump.
He has recently taken to wearing MAGA hats, referring to the 'Make America Great Again' slogan used in Trump's 2016 and 2020 presidential election campaigns.
Outspoken: He has recently taken to wearing MAGA hats, referring to the 'Make America Great Again' slogan used in Trump's 2016 and 2020 presidential election campaigns