‘From fry pans into policy plans’: Former MKR star cooks up hot campaign in Vincent council race

Former Western Australia My Kitchen Rules star Michael Della Maddalena will be going “from frying pans into policy plans” as he eyes the North ward seat in the City of Vincent’s council elections.

Mr Della Maddalena said he aims to add a “fresh of breath air” into council, with the Vincent local saying he isn’t afraid of “rattling some feathers” and “pushing some boundaries”.

“I can be direct and sometimes people get offended by the way I speak. But at the courts we don’t have time to bluff,” he said.

Mr Della Maddalena has worked in the WA justice system for more than two decades and has experience in roles at District Court, Supreme Court, the State Administrative Tribunal, and the Prisoner Review Board.

After placing third in last year’s MKR, Mr Della Maddalena said the experience,