In a candid YouTube video posted May 14 on their channel, "The Road Less Traveled," The Amazing Race Season 37 contestant Ana addressed the growing viewer criticism of her husband Jonathan's behavior during Episode 10's French leg.
The couple who dashed through Strasbourg under a cloud of dairy-fueled drama found themselves at the center of The Amazing Race controversy, thanks to a particularly pungent moment involving cheese and some choice words from Jonathan, as usual. Viewers watched in disbelief as he declared Ana a "terrible partner" mid-challenge and asked the heavens for patience with "this woman," triggering a social media storm that came faster than a French train.
But Ana isn't here for the internet's hot takes. In her view, what aired was just a heavily sliced sample of their full journey. Turns out, running around the world for a million bucks while jet-lagged and lactose-stressed isn't exactly a couple's retreat.
Ana emphasized that the televised version of Jonathan differs drastically from the man she knows at home.
According to the couple at the center of Amazing Race's latest firestorm, what you saw on TV was just the tip of the meltdown iceberg. Ana says the edit skipped key moments that would've explained why Jonathan went full Shakespearean villain over a cheese challenge.
Turns out, his fury had less to do with dairy and more to do with a dramatic (and apparently unjust) rematch in a water jousting duel against fellow racer Josiah. Jonathan claims he clinched the original round fair and square, only for the judges to call a redo, sending his mood (and later, his marriage vibes) into a spiral.
So while fans saw a man losing it over Camembert, what they missed was the earlier splash of betrayal that set it all off.
In perhaps the most revealing moment of their explanation, Jonathan disclosed that being undiagnosed with autism while competing in "a high-stress environment" contributed significantly to his reactions on The Amazing Race .
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