The behavior of Maria Guzenina (right) has made Amazing Race Suomi viewers furious. Four
MEP Maria Guzenina (sd) explains her behavior Amazing Race Finland in the program Helsingin Sanomat in a recent interview. Guzenina competes with her friend in the third season of the show currently on TV Vilma Vähämaan with.
Guzenina tells HS over the phone that it is clear that the most dramatic moments are selected for the program from the filmed material.
Viewers have especially criticized the way Guzenina has treated taxi drivers in the show. In the scene seen in the most recent episode, the taxi drivers of Guzenina and Vähämaa were nowhere to be seen. When the driver finally arrived with coffee in hand, an irritated Guzenina scolded the driver and told him to throw away his coffee.
Maria Guzenina says in Helsingin Sanomat that the man could have done the same without the uproar. Four
Guzenina explains to HS that in a competitive situation, minutes are decisive.
– When we got to the place where the taxi drivers had been asked to wait, our driver had disappeared. Then one driver laughingly told me that the guy ran off to buy a roll a couple of blocks away, even though the race had organized meal breaks for everyone, including our drivers, Guzenina says.
After this, Guzenina had started honking the horn of the taxi so that their missing driver would notice them.
Guzenina compares his actions in the first season with those who competed to Marcus Grönholm and Timo Rautiainen. Guzenina says that the duo, who were constantly teasing each other and taxi drivers, were considered the funniest couple of the season. Guzenina estimates that, as a man, Grönholm could have survived without an uproar for a similar activity, for which Guzenina received a lot of criticism.
– I don’t feel that a woman should sacrifice herself in a situation like that and say, oh no, this was it. Yes, I think a woman has the right to state that hey, this is a competition, in the same way as men did in previous seasons, says Guzenina.
Maria Guzenina competes in Amazing Race with Vilma Vähämaa. Four
Iltalehti already reported earlier that Guzenina’s behavior had been criticized, among other things, in the anonymous Jodel messaging application.
– It’s a bit annoying how he talks to those taxi drivers.
– I screamed at that taxi rank. Totally unnecessary from Maria.
– Unbelievably outrageous when you blame others.
Guzenina’s behavior towards Vähämaa also heated up feelings.
– The unpleasant dynamic between Maria and Vilma. Maria somehow arrogant towards her partner.
– Actually, Maria and Vilma’s constant teasing and teasing really annoys me. You’d think it would be harder to compete together if there was a good team spirit.
Others said they did not interpret Guzenina’s words as harsh or find her behavior rude.
Amazing Race Finland on Saturdays on Nelose at 19:30 & on Ruudu. See all TV programs and broadcast times in Telku’s TV guide.