Meet the celebrity contestants joining The Amazing Race Australia in 2025

Everyone’s favourite Below Deck Chief Stew Aesha Scott and her adventure-sport loving fiancé Scott Dobson are joining the Race this year. Best known for her hilarious personality, Kiwi accent and competitive energy, Aesha also placed third in 2023’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here. Aesha has her perfect match in adventure-loving partner Scott. Dobson’s hobby is speed flying: a combination of paragliding and parachuting where he reaches speeds of up 140km/h.

Charity: Peace of Mind Foundation

With 204 AFL games and 623 goals to his name, Brendan is one Australia’s most recognisable sporting figures. Fevola also won his season of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here and donated not just his winnings to charity, but the runner up’s too. Pairing up with his daughter Leni, the team have done zero preparation. But, the father-daughter-duo are ready to deliver on the banter and fun while keeping things highly competitive.

Charity: Small Steps 4 Hannah

Steve & Bernie have graced Aussie screens for years. Steve first shot to fame for his role in The Castle and is beloved for his work in Population 11, Bay of Fires, and even Thor: Love & Thunder. Steve is playing alongside his actor brother Bernie. The two are used to travelling together, but claim it often ends with one of them having to apologise to reception. Bernie has starred in shows like Wentworth, My Life is Murder, Neighbours and Home and Away. The brothers are keen to give everything a crack and have fun while doing it.

Charity: One in Five

Rob is well accustomed to the spotlight, having lived in it for the past 20 years. He’s appeared on Australian Idol, had celebrated roles in musicals (Wicket, Hairspray, Ghost, Jesus Christ Superstar, Grease, & Juliet) and even appears on Neighbours, The Masked Singer and Dancing With The Stars. Mills loves travelling with his fiancé Georgie, but admits their travel styles clash: he loves a plan and she loves to figure it out on the way. Georgie was a beloved presenter on The Project and got her start on ABC News Breakfast and has countless credits to her name, including reporting as a journalist for 10News+ and a podcast.

Charity: The Australian Children’s Music Foundation

You’ll recognise Ant from almost everywhere. The ex-Royal Marines, 9 Parachute Squadron and Special Boat Services pro hosted hit UK TV series SAS: Who Dares Wins and SAS: Australia as well as multiple other high stake TV series. Not one for rest and relaxation, Middleton has also scaled Mount Everest and K2 (one of the deadliest mountains on earth) and published over 2.5 million copies of his books. He’s joined by his brother Dan, a builder with a love for games and the physicality to back it up.

Ed & Tiffiny have been together for 20 years and one of Australia’s favourite couples for just as long. Tiffiny shot to fame as the black belt trainer of The Biggest Loser and for her role on Gladiator. Now, she’s an in-demand public speaker and runs an online fitness program (MYTXO) for over 500,000 women. Ed hits our screens through Have You Been Paying Attention?, Thank God You’re Here and through our airwaves on the Hughesy, Ed, and Erin breakfast show on 2DayFM 104.1 Sydney. The couple are looking forward to using their secret advantage in the competition: they can basically read each other’s minds.

Charity: Learning for Life Autism Centre

You’ll most likely remember Gretel Killeen as the host of Big Brother, but her career spans much further. Killeen is a best-selling author, award-winning comedy writer, documentary maker, stand up comedian, voice artist, and now player on the Amazing Race: Celebrity with her daughter Epiphany. Gretel has visited all seven continents and considers her daughter the perfect travel partner. Epiphany is a Stress and Emotional Regulation Coach who has spent her career coaching people on how to manage stress and regulate their emotions. A skill that will no doubt be beneficial in the game.

Charity: Hunter Medical Research Institute Women’s Health Program

Steph is one of the brightest stars on the Aussie comedy scene, winning the Deadly Funny National Grand Final in 2014. Her acting credits span both ‘serious’ and hilarious with roles on ABC’s Total Control, Hughsey We Have A Problem, Stan series Bump, and The Project. As a proud Ydinji woman, Steph is keen to share what her culture means to her and empower other Aboriginal artists to showcase why they’re the funniest race on earth. Steph is travelling with her brother, AKA, the bossiest person she knows and an emergency physician.

Charity: Bridget Water Foundation

A proud member of the Balinese royal family, Lindy is teaming up with her eldest daughter Stella in the hopes of bringing them closer together. Lindy first hit the spotlight as an international model working with brands like Gucci and Chanel. She has since founded two beauty brands: Milk & Co and Fig Femme. Lindy is at home under pressure and comfortable with travelling and language barriers. There’s just one problem: she’s never backpacked before. Her daughter, Stella, is a Balinese Australian model and social media personality. The pair are looking forward to learning how to keep calm, communicate and not fight.

Charity: Good Shepherd Australia and New Zealand

Four-time Olympian swimmer Bronte Campbell will be bringing her physical and mental strength to the game with her fiancé Benfield Lainchbury. Since 2011, Bronte has been a fixture on the World Record-breaking Olympic circuit competing in three Olympics. Including Australia’s iconic World Record 4x100m Freestyle relay team win in Rio’s 2016 Olympic Games. Her fiancé, Benfield is a cool, calm and collected musician by night and landscaping business owner by day. The combination of Olympic competitiveness and musician collectedness will be a formidable pairing for the race.

Charity: Carers Australia

There isn’t much Melissa Leong can’t do when it comes to food. She was the TV Week Gold Logie-nominated host of MasterChef Australia, Dessert Masters, The Chefs’ Line, and appeared on Everyday Gourmet and The Cook’s Pantry. She writes for various food publications and has even hosted UFC Fight Week and has written a children’s book. She’s keen to treat the race like an extended catch up with her bestie Leah. Leah studies human behaviour and why we act the way we do when under pressure.

Charity: Orygen

Luke & Scott are brothers who found viral success on TikTok thanks to their hilarious relationship. With the help of pranks and sibling rivalry, the world fell in love with their brotherly bond during the COVD-19 lockdowns. Now, the two run their own travel series on their social media accounts where the audience choses where they go and what they do. This, combined with a year’s long love for the show, means the two are more than ready to take on The Amazing Race. They just can’t promise they won’t be getting on each other’s nerves.

Charity: The Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal

Dom Di Tommasso, better known as Dom Tomato, is one of the most popular parkour athletes in the world. His 9-5 has him jumping, rolling, diving and scaling iconic sites across the world. Dom has even appeared in Hollywood films alongside Michael Caine and Lena Headey (Twist) and won the Australian senior national title in 2011 and 2007 for Figure Skating. To fund his adventures, he worked as a garbage man. Up at 4:30am and loading 1,000 bins into the truck, this is how he met his best mate and game partner Marx. Marx is still a full-time garbo, but spends his nights under his stage name Masta Marx, under which he’s released three hip-hop albums.

Charity: National Breast Cancer Foundation