Who Is MasterChef's Walison Fonseca? Everything About the Biscolata Guy

The newest addition to MasterChef is Walison Fonseca, who had already captured everyone's attention before. Having frequently finished in the top 3 during the early weeks of the competition but never quite breaking into the main cast, Walison Fonseca had previously said goodbye to the show in the top-16 elimination round — all while winning hearts with his warm and likable personality. 

Selin, who had joined the competition one week prior when Berker, Selin, and Tanya faced elimination, said her farewell. Brazilian Walison Fonseca, who had entered MasterChef as a reserve contestant, had previously been eliminated in the final round. Now that Walison Fonseca is embarking on his MasterChef journey once again, his life story has become a subject of great curiosity. 

After his return to the competition, the news that Walison Fonseca — the most talked-about name — is married and the father of a daughter came as a surprise to many.

Who is Walison Fonseca, whose wife is also Turkish? How old is he, and what does he do? Here is everything you want to know about MasterChef's new contestant, Walison Fonseca...

The new contestant on MasterChef Turkey is Brazilian Walison Fonseca. 

After this news generated enormous interest on social media, he competed in a captaincy challenge for the very first time in the new episode that aired on Monday evening, September 21. 

Born in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, Walison Fonseca is 35 years old and has been living in Turkey for 3 years. 

Over an 18-year career as an actor and model, he has achieved success on an international scale. 

He has lived in more than 4 countries, including Mexico, the USA (Miami, NYC, Los Angeles), Italy (Milan), and South Korea, among others.

An ambitious competitor who pursues acting and performing in Turkey, Walison Fonseca's wife is also Turkish. His wife Melisa Pınar, who convinced him to get married, is an NLP specialist and life coach.

Walison Fonseca frequently shares photos taken with his wife Melisa Pınar and is quite active on social media; the contestant also has a YouTube channel that was opened a year ago. 

Additionally, Walison Fonseca is followed by 196,000 people on Instagram.

WHO IS WALISON FONSECA, MASTERCHEF'S BRAZILIAN CONTESTANT?

He speaks five languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish, Italian, and Turkish at an intermediate level. 

Walison Fonseca introduced himself on the competition by saying: "After many years around the world, I had a job on the island of Malta, and after that job I became curious about getting to know Turkey. Before long, I fell in love with Istanbul and decided to live here. 

I love Turkish culture because I feel at home here." Walison Fonseca, who is married to Melisa Pınar, has a child named Amaya, who is 11 years old.

Walison Fonseca, who is also known as the face of Biscolata, made a big splash with that commercial as well.