Recap | The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition on 10 (9 September) – Last Tango In Argentina. Luke And Julie McGregor Eliminated From The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition.
And they’re off! Our eleven teams began the race around the world, trading their creature comforts for the chaos of Buenos Aires.
Our teams grabbed their passports and saddled up for a wild ride, all in the hopes of winning $100,000 for their chosen charity.
For the first challenge, teams had to make their way to Gomero de la Recoleta, a tree planted more than 200 years ago, to find a statue of Atlas holding up one of the massive branches where they’d find their next clue.
Next, they had to locate the marked ‘cuatro paseadores de perros’ and count their friends. Thorpie was quick to use his Spanish skills to decipher that teams were looking for four dog walkers, add up the dogs they were walking and give the correct number to a nearby judge.
But it was Nat Bassingthwaighte and sister Mel who smashed the challenge and received their next clue, the first Detour of the season, where teams must choose between two challenges, National Dance or National Sandwich, each with its own pros and cons.
One of the pairs who struggled with the physical demands and the awkward sensuality of the dance was comedian Luke McGregor and his mum Julie. After realising they were the last team left at the theatre, Luke and Julie decided to take a 30-minute time penalty rather than attempting the routine.
With every team making it to the next challenge, it was anyone’s game – but the Tillies charged on and received the final clue and the location of the very first Pit Stop.
While Luke and Julie were able make up some good time having ditched the dance, they had to serve out their 30-minute time penalty and, with just a few minutes remaining, watched the other teams check-in, making them the first team eliminated from the race.
Luke said,
“We were really sad we got knocked out when we did. Even though you’re racing against each other. It’s really fun hanging out, there’s a camaraderie that builds.
“It was disappointing that we got out so quickly, and that Mum’s arch nemesis Ian Thorpe got through because she’s always wanted to beat him. Can’t beat him in the pool but was hoping to beat him in the Amazing Race,” the comedian joked.
“The really hard part is, because you don’t have a phone, if you get lost there’s no one to tell you that you’re going the wrong way… it was more physically taxing than I expected. It’s the hardest thing I’ve done on TV, I think. It reminded me of doing cross country as a kid.”
Luke and Julie were competing in support of Mudgin-Gal, an Aboriginal organisation delivering support, referrals and community-based services to Aboriginal women and families in inner city Sydney.
The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition – Continues Tuesday, 10 September At 7.30pm On 10 And 10 Play.
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About the Show
From The Big Cities To The Middle Of Nowhere.
Our Celebrities Are About To Experience New Extremes. The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition Coming Soon To 10 And 10 Play.
The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition is taking the race to a whole new level of extremes. From the big cities to the middle of nowhere, our star-studded cast will be pushed out of their comfort zones and into the unexpected.
Thorpie may be used to swimming one-way down the pool but driving down a one-way street might just cost him the Gold. They say not to work with animals but that won’t stop ‘Cyclone’ Cyrell having major dramas with a llama. And Nat Bassingthwaighte and her sister Mel up against a farm task? You’ve goat to me kidding me…
Why are our celebrities giving up their lives of luxury for high-stress, high-stakes drama you ask? The winners of The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition will score themselves $100,000 for their chosen charity.
Set across a spectacular backdrop through South America, Africa, and Asia, nothing about this trip is plane.
And of course, with them every step of the way is our host with the most, Beau Ryan.
The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition teams are:
- Ian Thorpe & Christian Miranda – Best Mates
- Nat Bassingthwaighte & Mel Sheldrick – Sisters
- Chloe Logarzo & Emily Gielnik – Matildas Teammates
- Pete Helliar & Bridget Helliar – Married
- Jett Kenny & Lily Brown – Couple
- Luke McGregor & Julie McGregor – Son & Mother
- Billy Brownless & Oscar Brownless – Father & Son
- Cyrell Paule & Eden Dally – Couple
- Havana Brown & Stephanie Wood – Best Friends
- Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley – Married Country Singers
- Tai “Bam Bam” Tuivasa & Logan Tuivasa – Brothers
