SAS Australia will be hitting screens for a third season starting 7.30pm Monday, 21 February on Channel Seven and 7plus.
17 Aussie celebrities will put their privileged lives behind and embark on the toughest test of their lives.
See more: SAS Australia 2022: Everything you need to know
Under the direction of Chief Instructor Ant Middleton, returning DS (Directing Staff) Ollie Ollerton and two new DS members, retired US Navy SEAL Clint Emerson and former British Special Forces soldier Dean Stott, the recruits will be pushed beyond their limits, in a series of physical and psychological tests from the real SAS selection process.
Across 14 days, recruits will be subjected to extreme physical endurance, sleep deprivation, interrogation and psychological testing, with no allowances or exceptions made for their celebrity status or gender.
These star recruits will be cut off from the outside world at a brand-new base in unforgiving jungle terrain, bordered by wild seas, dramatic cliff faces and rugged rocky outcrops.
There, they’ll embark on a life-changing experience, eating, sleeping and training together in punishing conditions, with no allowances or exceptions made for their celebrity status or gender.
See more: SAS Australia 2022: Everything you need to know about the cast
The star recruits:
Anna Heinrich, 34 – TV Personality
Barry Hall, 44 – AFL Great
Darius Boyd, 34 – Retired NRL Star
Ebanie Bridges, 35 – Professional Boxer
Ellia Green, 28 – Rugby 7s Olympian
Geoff Huegill, 42 – Olympic Swimming Legend
Locky Gilbert, 32 – Reality TV Star
Melissa Tkautz, 47 – Singer / Actor
Melissa Wu, 29 – Olympic Diver
Michael Zerafa, 29 – Professional Boxer
Millie Boyle, 23 – NRLW Player
Orpheus Pledger, 28 – Actor
Pauly Fenech, 51 – Comedian
Riana Crehan, 34 – Motorsports Presenter
Richard Buttrose, 49 – Convicted Drug Dealer
Simone Holtznagel, 28 – Model
Wayne Carey, 50 – AFL Commentator
When asked what the toughest part of the course is, Chief Instructor Ant Middleton said, “With each season, we get really creative in focussing and exacerbating common and collective fears. We design tasks to force people to overcome these fears and to manage their emotions in extreme circumstances. It’s when you are faced with situations like this, when you’re pushed to your limit, that you not only see what you are capable of, but who you really are when you strip off the layers society has applied to you.”
Take a first look here: