“There was one challenge that got cut where I had to eat some sort of leaf that was on fire, and I would have loved for everyone to have seen that because that was a traumatic experience,” Hayley details.
“You had to basically make, like, 26 leaves or something with different ingredients and then you had to consume one, but you didn’t know that they were going to put it on fire before they put it into your mouth, and they just shoved it right in, on fire.
“So I think that challenge would have been a good one, but it’s so fine. It was a great experience.”
I take back what I said earlier about being disappointed that they’re only going to Asia. This has actually been a great season, and the part with the orangutans last night was absolutely beautiful.
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What a twist.
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There Can Only Be One Winner. Unless Darren McMullen Is That Winner.
Darren and Tristan Share The Love On The Historic Finale Of The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition.
Pardon us while we continue to wipe away the river of tears racing down our faces. Tonight, The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition ended in an emotional and historic final Pit Stop. Unbeatable race leaders, Darren McMullen and nephew Tristan stopped short of the mat, choosing instead to wait until all three teams had arrived so they could jump together and share the $100,000 across three worthy charities. Oh the tears, they just kept coming.
When the Race began, 11 teams embarked on an adventure of a lifetime across the world. They were pushed to their limits, faced their greatest fears and ate some questionable animal appendages for the sake of our entertainment. Along the way we said goodbye to beloved favourites, leaving three very strong teams to battle it out: Singer Alli Simpson and mum Angie, TV personality Darren McMullen and nephew Tristan, and former Wiggle Emma Watson and sister Hayley.
For the final leg of the Race, in Kuala Lumpur, they were tested on skills perfected in the race.
It was their communication skills that was first put to the test. One teammate had to recreate an intricate dessert that they had never seen, while following their teammate’s instructions. And to up the ante, there was a rather large and hissing slippery distraction.
Tears a plenty, Hayley was clearly terrified at the gigantic albino python (think Britney Spears I’m A Slave 4 You vibes) which was summoned and wrapped around her neck. Angie was busy telling her daughter Alli to calm down because it was surely just a plastic snake – yeah nah, it was definitely not plastic, Mum - while poor Tristan was visibly distraught as he faced his very real phobia of snakes.
Next, their map skills were tested as they navigated their way around a maze-like bookstore, hunting for a solitary book amongst the labyrinth of literature. Darren and Tristan deciphered the map in clear view of Alli who quickly alley-ooped that information straight to Angie. Darren and Tristan didn’t make the same mistake again, discreetly finding the clue before skedaddling.
Dance break. Darren was living out his hip hop boy dreams while learning a dance routine, but it seems his backup dancer nephew Tristan, didn’t share those same dreams. This challenge was made for Emma Wiggle and Hayley who nailed it on the first attempt, meanwhile Angie was like a drunk giraffe on stilts.
Finally, teams had to rely on their memory to recall and organise some obscure photographs from the past 11 destinations. Emma and Hayley arrived first, but Darren and Tristan managed to overtake them after Darren spotted a sneaky red herring amongst the photos.
Enroute to the final Pit Stop, and in a bid not to get lost, Darren used his Scottish charm to befriend a local father and his six children, who were more than happy to join two strangers and a camera crew on a train.
Darren and Tristan arrived first, but before jumping on the mat, Darren took a moment to tell Beau that they had decided to wait for the other two teams so all three charities could have a share of the prize. Linked arm in arm, all three teams hit the mat at the same time, which saw all three teams win, and the flood gate of tears open.
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Best finale ever!!
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This was a really great season. I had my doubts but it was well-cast, didn’t drag on, and the scenery was incredible.
Loved the finale - great to see the charities sharing the $ and the teams sharing the win. Would’ve liked a couple of minutes at the end though.
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Certainly enjoyed that cast a lot more than I thought I would.
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The lady standing next to Beau at the finish line at Kuala Lumpur was Lesley Cheam, Miss Universe Malaysia 2022.
He did tell us that.
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It was an unbelievable finish. When Darren and Tristan completed the puzzle challenge I thought they would win outright, instead they decided to share the prizemoney with the other two teams. Would love to hear thoughts from Emma and Hayley, and Alli and Angie if they would do the same thing had they arrived first at the final pitstop.
Beau only said: “Lesley, you are Miss Universe” but there was no captions shown on screen, so I had to Google it to find out her real name.
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But did you need to know her last name? My point was he said she was Miss Universe and they were in Malaysia, so it was obvious that she is Lesley, the current Miss Universe from Malaysia.
Did he also make a stupid joke to her that fell flat cause of the translation?
It doesn’t matter. The jokes are not for the copresenters’ benefit. They’re for the audience. What is lost in translation, is part of the joke.
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Emma and Hayley were on The Project tonight to talk about their time on the race. In a special move, Auslan was also used.
@EmmaWatkinsfilm and Hayley Watkins told us just how challenging the #AmazingRace_AU really is, and how they felt when they won it in one of the nicest moments in the race's history. pic.twitter.com/RKgawlGxpm
— The Project (@theprojecttv) November 10, 2023
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Teddy Briggs has placed his online business into liquidation.
Toni Hilland revealed on Instagram during the week that she is now undergoing a clinical trial as her brain tumours are growing.
A little health update…
In late Oct, scans showed that the tumours in my brain were growing, therefore treatment was no longer working
Today I have started on a clinical trial (TUGETHER) @petermaccancercentre
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So sad to read this. Heath and Toni were a fantastic team and Toni showed what can be achieved despite her medical issues.
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The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition premieres on TVNZ 2 in New Zealand on Monday, January 15 at 8pm, continuing on Tuesday-Thursday nights.
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Billy Brownless revealed on Triple M Melbourne this week that he would be off air for a few weeks and had signed a contract that prevented him from spilling the beans on the project. Sunday Herald Sun’s Fiona Byrne suggests that he could be filming the second celebrity season of The Amazing Race Australia.
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Adds up, as TARA begins filming this week.
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