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Masterchef Winner Sam ‘I’m Finally Free To Be Me!’

From growing up immersed in Fijian cuisine to winning MasterChef NZ and releasing his new cookbook Modern Chinese, food’s been part of Sam Low’s fondest memories. Yet there was a time that the joys of eating, along with identity struggles, caused such hurtful bullying that he blocked out parts of his youth.

In June, the 31-year-old chef returned to Auckland’s Mt Roskill Grammar School to launch Pride Week and was puzzled when a counsellor reminded him about a session he’d had after being bullied for

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