'They were harassing us!' My Kitchen Rules 'villains' Josh and Austin reveal the shocking exchange with Ibby and Romel they couldn't show on TV Do you have a story about an MKR contestant? Email tips@dailymail.com By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:36 GMT, 6 March 2019 | Updated: 23:40 GMT, 6 March 2019 Viewcomments MKR's Josh and Austin Bonwick have revealed a heated exchange between themselves and rivals Ibby and Romel was too extreme to air on television. Josh, 25, told WHO magazine on Thursday that he and his brother Austin, 21, had called out the Sydney socialites for 'strategic scoring' in an elimination cook-off - but the scene was left on the cutting room floor. 'Ibby and Romel were completely harassing us in the makeup room and saying, "You have to do a strategic vote. Do it",' he said. 'They were harassing us!' My Kitchen Rules 'villains' Josh and Austin Bonwick (pictured) have revealed the shocking exchange with Ibby and Romel they couldn't show on TV Josh continued: 'And we were just like, "Get stuffed!". Then at the dinner table, Austin was like, "Everyone, Ibby and Romel strategically scored", and that's what happened.' But Ibby defended his actions, telling the magazine that he was open with the other contestants about scoring to save their group. 'I told them that if we lose another team today we would be three teams down. I didn't ask anybody to strategically score or anything like that, I was just making them aware [of what he and Romel were doing],' he added. Strategy: Ibby (left) defended his actions, he told the magazine: 'I told them that if we lose another team today we would be three teams down. I didn't ask anybody to strategically score or anything like that' Wednesday's episode saw Ibby and Romel use their scoring advantage to award 10 points to Mick and Jodie-Anne for their dish and score Group Two's Anne and Jennifer an unfairly low one point. He told Romel on the show: 'Regardless how the food is, I think we need to vote smart.' Agreeing with his teammate, Romel replied: 'If we don't really consider our scoring today, we're out one by one.' Scraping through! Mick (left) and Jodi-Anne (right) only just managed to avoid elimination thanks to 10 points awarded by Ibby and Romel Booted! Ibby and Romel gave Anne (left) and Jennifer (right) a low score of one out of 10, which ultimately led to them being shown the door Anne and Jennifer were expected to win the cook-off challenge after the judges awarded them more points than Mick and Jodie-Anne. But once Ibby and Romel strategically lowered their score, they placed second and left the competition. My Kitchen Rules continues Sunday 7pm on Channel Seven Not buying it: Bianca (pictured) from Group Two is a statistician and pointed out that based on the math. 'Anne and Jennifer got a high judges score and 20% lower team score, so it's just strange,' she questioned Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility