Peter Helliar and his wife Bridget have missed out on a place in the grand finale of The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition.
The couple were eliminated during Sunday night’s show after fighting through a gruelling leg of the competition in Thailand.
The episode kicked off with the teams’ first stop the Phuket Gateway, where they searched through turtle egg sculptures.
From there, they traveled to an elephant sanctuary, treating the massive animals to a spa day that included a mud bath and a shower.
Although the Helliars had an early lead in the race, they were set back by a particularly difficult challenge involving slingshots and tin cans.
The challenge was difficult for all teams, but it took so long for Peter and Bridget that it ended up costing them a place in the grand finale.
Following his elimination, Peter reflected: ‘We were trying to stay positive because we always reminded ourselves that weird things can happen on The Amazing Race and you’re never quite sure where you are.’
‘It was pretty disappointing to get so close to the grand finale. To say we got through every episode and experienced it all would have been great,’ he continued.
Funnyman Peter Helliar and his wife Bridget have missed out on a place in the grand finale of The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition
‘With that said, we were lucky enough to survive a non-elimination. Sometimes the luck went our way, sometimes it went against us, but we had a great time.’
It comes after the salaries of the participants of the celebrity edition of The Amazing Race Australia were recently revealed.
Last month, Yahoo Lifestyle reported that Channel 10 had ‘just over $1million’ to split between the 11 competing pairs on the show.
Leading the pack was Olympian Ian Thorpe, who is believed to have been paid the most with a generous salary of $350,000.
Not far behind was comedian and former Project host Peter, who is rumoured to be earning a ‘few hundred [thousand]’.
Following his elimination, Peter reflected: ‘We were trying to stay positive because we always reminded ourselves that weird things can happen on The Amazing Race and you’re never quite sure where you are’
It comes after the salaries of the participants of the celebrity edition of The Amazing Race Australia were recently revealed
The list continues with Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Matildas teammates Chloe Logarzo and Emily Gielnik, former AFL star Billy Brownless and martial artist Tai ‘Bam Bam’ Tuivasa earning between $50,000 and $75,000.
Model Jett Kenny, comedian Luke McGregor, DJ Havana Brown, country signers Brooke McClymont and Adam Eckersley and reality TV couple Cyrell Paule and Eden Dally are said to be taking home $50,000 each.
It’s believed Cyrell and Eden were able to negotiate a higher salary as they were asked to appear on the show just weeks before filming after NRL legend Matty Johns and his son Cooper pulled out.
The last three teams after the Helliars’ elimination are country singers Brooke and Adam, MMA fighter brothers Bam Bam and Logan Tuivasa, and AFL star Billy Brownless and his son Oscar.
The remaining stars will go up against one another for a grand prize of $100,000 to go to the winner’s chosen charity.
Leading the pack was Olympian Ian Thorpe, who is believed to have been paid the most with a generous salary of $350,000
