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TAR CANADA 4 CONTESTANTS - Kelly Xu & Kate Pan (Best Friends and Business Part.)
Leafsfan:
Kelly Xu & Kate Pan
(Best Friends and Business Partners)
Kelly Xu
Age: 25
Occupation: Fitness entrepreneur
Current City: Toronto
Hometown: Jiang Xi, China
Strengths: Fast learner, risk taker, and patient
Fears/Phobia: Ghosts and haunted houses
Favourite Travel Destination: Southeast Asia
Pet Peeve about Teammate: “She likes garlic in everything.”
Kate Pan
Age: 25
Occupation: Fitness Entrepreneur
Current City: Toronto
Hometown: Shandong, China
Strengths: Easy going, go-getter, and optimistic
Fears/Phobia: Heights, as well as fish/birdy animals
Favourite Travel Destination: “Anywhere sunny!”
Pet Peeve about Teammate: “She’s always on her phone.”
Leafsfan:
ABOUT KELLY AND KATE
Kelly and Kate are close friends and business partners who share a love for fitness and competition. They both immigrated to Canada at 11 years old and have endured their fair share of challenges with language and culture.
But after meeting at the gym, Kelly and Kate took a big risk quitting their 9-to-5 jobs and seizing their entrepreneurial spirit to pursue a fitness business aimed at Toronto’s international Chinese students. They wanted to challenge the notion that Chinese women are frail, and instead encourage them to be fit; not just skinny. Their dream is to expand their business and launch a female fitness club. They will use "The Amazing Race Canada" winnings to fulfill their goal and empower women to live a healthier lifestyle.
Kelly and Kate grew up with strict, traditional Chinese families. Wanting to follow their fitness aspirations, the girls first had to confront their parents about deviating from the traditional job market, which proved to be a difficult. Ultimately their parents recognized their happiness was most important and supported their ambitions. “The general attitudes of immigrant parents towards their children are changing,” says Kelly.
Kelly and Kate are the first female Asian team to compete on "The Amazing Race Canada" and are determined to represent strong independent women by going all the way!
FUN FACTS
Motto: “Fit Fun Fabulous!”
If you and your teammate were a pop duo, what would your name be? Kklicious
Walk on song: Hula Hoop – Omi
Team they most associate with from previous seasons: “None, because we are so unique!”
If you could be an animal what would you be?
Kelly: Sloth
Kate: Squirrel
Leafsfan:
More team questions from their profile...
Kelly:
How did you train for the Race? - Ran with the backpack.
What’s in your backpack? - Hair straightener, false lashes, contacts, facial masks, makeup, clothing.
What's the next big thing in your life you'd like to accomplish? - Have my own gym and clothing line.
Kate:
What’s in your backpack? - Too much stuff … clothing and all stuff a girl needs to look pretty.
How did you choose your team colour? - It’s so chic and energetic.
What's the next big thing in your life you'd like to accomplish? - Have my own gym and clothing line.
Leafsfan:
Kelly's racer file is not working and will be edited in when it is (eventually) :groan:
Pet Peeve about Teammate: “She likes garlic in everything.” - :funny:
And their bags are filled with makeup :groan:
Maanca:
Another team who wasn't born in Canada, like Simi & Ope last year :)
Really makes the cast more multicultural
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