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Two contestants from Sweden join Sveriges mästerkock season 17

Key Points
  • Jacob Jansson, 19, from Eskilstuna, is a contestant in Sveriges mästerkock season 17.
  • Rakan Sawalha, 34, from Norrköping, is also participating in the new season.
  • Sawalha is expected to become a father for the third time in the same week as his TV appearance.

Two contestants have reportedly joined the new season of the TV show Sveriges mästerkock, which premiered on a Wednesday evening. Jacob Jansson, 19, from Eskilstuna, is in the starting field for season 17, according to Eskilstuna-Kuriren. Rakan Sawalha, 34, from Norrköping, is also participating in the new season, as reported by Norrköpings Tidningar.

Sawalha is expected to become a father for the third time in the same week as his appearance on the show. Both contestants expressed excitement about being on television, with Jansson calling it fun and Sawalha noting it was hard to keep his nerves in check during the audition.

it was hard to keep his nerves in check during the audition

Rakan Sawalha

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