Despite her visa issues, she kept her Season 7 winner’s title and winning salary. She was promised a $250,000 salary as a head chef at the Savoy Grill in London, United Kingdom, after winning Season 5 of Top Chef.
According to reports, Ramsay’s company lost more than £4 million in fiscal year 2017. Ugalde considered filing a lawsuit after being offered cash in place of the job. Holli Ugalde, ITV’s representative, expressed regret that he would not be joining the team. ITV was able to obtain a visa for Ugalde in its “best efforts,” according to the company. The IRS says Ugalde rang up to 20 million times to find out what was happening. Holli Ugalde was overjoyed when she won Hell’s Kitchen US, only to be told by Ramsay that Andy Cook had been hired as the Savoy Grill‘s head chef and she would be demoted. According to Ramsay, Ugalde’s visa application was denied by the Home Office. Ugalde, aged 26 years old, feels betrayed by the decision. Holli Ugalde won the seventh season of Hell’s Kitchen in the United States. She was eliminated in the fifth episode, but ultimately won the season and was awarded a head chef position at the Terra Rossa restaurant in the Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa in Las Vegas, with a salary of $250,000.
Holli Ugalde was a contestant on the seventh season of Hell’s Kitchen.