Yanina Latorre once again stirred up controversy around MasterChef Celebrity by publicly denouncing the existence of a "mole" inside the show. According to her account, from the moment she joined the competition, images and details of what was happening during the recordings began to leak, which caused suspicion, internal tensions, and an atmosphere of distrust among the contestants and the production.
The panelist made the accusation live on her radio show El Observador 107.9, where she said that as soon as she joined the reality show —replacing Maxi López— a photo of her taken on the set was released, along with precise information about clashes and situations that were taking place behind closed doors. "On the very first day a photo of me was leaked", she stated, and she emphasized that the information appeared while she was still recording.
In that context, Latorre explained that she was quickly singled out as the person responsible for the leaks, something she strongly denied. "At one o'clock I found out, at a quarter past one they were already talking about me on TV. And at that time I was inside cooking," she maintained, alluding to the entertainment shows that released the information almost in real time. "What did I have, telepathy?" she said ironically.
During her statement, Yanina provided details that fueled the theory of an internal informant. According to her account, there is a person inside the show who would not hand over their cell phone as required by the protocol. "There is a person who hides their cell phone and doesn't hand it over. If you hide it in your pocket, under your apron, nobody notices," she stated, and she clarified that she decided not to get involved in a bigger conflict.
The panelist also made it clear that, if she had wanted to leak information, she would have done so through other channels. "Why would I give the scoop to Pallares? If I wanted to tell something, I would give it to Ángel," she said, referring to Ángel de Brito, with whom she keeps a close professional relationship.
Yanina Latorre aseguró que uno de los participantes es quien filtra la información a la prensa
One of the strongest points of her statement came when she claimed that she had already identified the alleged person responsible. "From the position where the photo was taken, I realized who the mole is," she stated, although she avoided naming names. However, she left open the possibility of doing so later on. "Little by little I am going to say who had the cell phone in their pocket... not today, because I have just been there, but when I start getting angry," she warned.
