Anne admits 'IT IS A MIRACLE I'M HERE'

A CANCER DIAGNOSIS HAS THE MUM SEIZING EVERY DAY

- Melissa Field

Competing on My Kitchen Rules with her daughter, Maree, is a “dream come true” for proud Greek mum, Anne.

“I’ve loved this show ever since it started,” she tells New Idea. “I used to watch it with my own mother, Mary, and she'd say to me, ‘You should do this’.”

Sadly, Mary passed away two-and-a-half years ago, so Anne, 66, and Maree, 42, named their instant restaurant Yia Yia Mary’s in her honour.

“I think Mum was watching over us when we cooked,” says Anne.

She and Maree scored 78 out of 110 and were fast-tracked to Kitchen HQ alongside contestants Justin and Will.

Anne says she was also inspired to compete on