'Ask Us Anything Fortune Teller' French Papa chef Lee Dong-jun mentioned the troubles he gained from fame.
On the afternoon broadcast of KBS Joy's variety show Ask Us Anything Fortune Teller on the 23rd, French Papa chef Lee Dong-jun, who participated in Culinary Class Wars 2, appeared.
Chef Lee Dong-jun said, "I appeared on 'Culinary Class Wars 2' and cried publicly. I originally had a bright image, but nationwide, worldwide I became a person who cries a lot. 'It's a story-selling act' and then they attacked me (with malicious comments). I wondered how I could tell my story calmly like Seo Jang-hoon," he said, expressing his concern.
He continued, "There are about three triggers for my tears, and one is my child. I learned when he was 2 years old that he has a developmental disorder. The exact diagnosis is autism spectrum disorder," adding, "(There are) various symptoms in autism, and our child has delayed language development. You could say he can almost not express language. He was born in 2013, so he is 13 years old, but his language is at a very, very small level, only being able to say 'yes' to that extent," he said. He thought language could be learned so he taught him a lot, but his autistic son also has almost no body language, physical affection, or social skills.
Chef Lee Dong-jun said, "I went to the United States to get treatment for my child, but as a chef I left the restaurant and my self-esteem fell," and "At that time I was contacted by Culinary Class Wars 2. I wanted to show my child that 'dad is a chef,' so I appeared," he said.
Lee Soo-keun asked, "How did the treatment go? Was it effective?" and Chef Lee Dong-jun replied, "His social skills were lacking and he had sensory difficulties, but those two things improved a lot." To this, Lee Soo-keun congratulated him, saying, "It's great because you can feel rewarded by the time you invested."
[Photo] 'Ask Us Anything Fortune Teller' screen capture
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