Who Is Ariel Contreras From ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Anyway? Biography

Who is Ariel Contreras from “Hell’s Kitchen”?

Ariel Contreras-Fox was born in Santa Cruz, California, USA on October 31, 1981 – her zodiac sign is Scorpio and she is of American nationality. She is a chef and a TV personalityperhaps best known for his participation in the reality TV show “Hell’s Kitchen”.

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Early life and education

Ariel and her siblings were raised in Santa Cruz by their father, who was a factory worker, and their mother, who worked at a local bakery. Motivated by her mother, Ariel started cooking shortly after enrolling at a local high school, and began helping her mother in the kitchen.

She did very well in school and was one of the top students in her class, so after her entrance exam in 1999, Ariel decided enrolled at the California School of Culinary Arts, and while she was studying there, she simultaneously worked in a small restaurant as a chef. Most of the money earned was given to her parents or to pay for her college tuition, and after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2003, Ariel began working as a chef in California restaurants.

Career as a TV Personality and Chef

She gained recognition when she participated in the sixth season of the reality TV show “Hell’s Kitchen”, which aired from July 21 to October 13, 2009 – the show is very popular because it is hosted by the chef and restaurant owner Gordon Ramsay, who is known for yelling and yelling at his chefs on the show. During the sixth season, Ariel aspired to be the leader of her own team and showed confidence and the ability to be the leader, but she lost her confidence when it came time to compete solo, eventually finishing in third place in the show.

On September 28, 2018, she became a contestant in the 18th season of the show called “Rookies vs. Veterans”, again becoming the leader of her team from the very beginning, making friends with several other contestants such as Bret, Motto, Mia and Kanae . This time Ariel managed to win the showreceived $250,000 and was offered a job as a chef at Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen Restaurant in Las Vegas, Nevada, but Ariel accepted the money, but not the job offer.

Shortly after the show’s end, she started working at Hardings restaurant as their head chef, and after several months there she moved to work as a head chef at an airport restaurant owned by toTG, a firm that sells expensive restaurants at airports.

Ariel is also a writer, as she and her mother have published the children’s book “Freckle-Faced Foodie: A Journey of a Young Chef”.

love life and man

Before appearing in the 18th season of “Hell’ Kitchen,” Ariel had several relationships, and the one that lasted the longest was with an unfamous man she dated from 2004 to 2012. Rumor has it that the man also worked as a chef, and they got engaged, but called off a few months before the wedding. Ariel also had a long-term relationship with her college sweetheart, but they broke up shortly after graduation.

After the show ended in 2018, she started dating Alexander Mangual and after being together for about a year, they got married in a grand ceremony attended by their wide circle of friends and family. For the distribution of invitations, the two using the ZOLA wedding planning website – the wedding took place in September 2019, and not long after, Ariel gave birth to her and Alexander’s daughter.

The family of three currently lives in Santa Cruz and there are no rumors or controversies surrounding their marriage.

Hobbies and other interests

Ariel is currently mostly focused on raising her daughter, and she usually takes her out of town to spend time in nature and be close to animals as she believes this will make her a better person.

Ariel likes simple things in life and her favorite drink is Coca Cola while one of her favorite candies is chocolate ice cream scream.

She enjoys traveling and has been all over the US for both work and pleasure while also visiting many European countries including but not limited to Switzerland, Sweden and Norway. Ariel prefers cool weather over warm, because she doesn’t like the feeling of sun on her skin.

In her spare time (usually late at night) she likes to watch movies with some of her favorite actors – Tom Hanks, Robert De Niro and Julia Roberts – some of her favorite movies are “Sleepless in Seattle”, “The Green Mile” and “Runaway Bride”.

Age and height

Ariel is 38 years old. She has black curly hair and brown eyes, her height is 1.65 m and she weighs about 58 kg.

As of August 2020, her net worth was estimated at over $3 million.