Robert Heese, who had to make an early exit from Season 5 due to medical reasons, was personally asked by Ramsay to come back and try to compete again in the season premiere. Robert accepted Ramsay's offer, and is now once again a contestant. That makes him the first contestant ever in Hell's Kitchen to be asked to return.
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Robert Heese, who had to make an early exit from Season 5 due to medical reasons, was personally asked by Ramsay to come back and try to compete again in the season premiere. Robert accepted Ramsay's offer, and is now once again a contestant. That makes him the first contestant ever in Hell's Kitchen to be asked to return.