It’s episode seven of Hunted Australia 2023 and it’s getting down to the pointy end of the competition with just over a week remaining.
The Hunters closed in on two couples who have managed to mostly stay off the radar so far, and made huge progress on a duo they’d been working toward catching.
Here are the highlights!
Bayan and Eesha’s burner phone drew attention to them
Bayan and Eesha decided to switch on one of their many sim cards into their burner phone, which, unfortunately for them, instantly alerted the Hunters. Their phone records indicated that their associate Merryl had recently driven the Fugitives to a campsite in Inverleigh.
Hunted. Ten.
The Hunters were alerted again when Bayan and Eesha used their phone in Warrnambool Caravan Park. Although the Hunters deployed a specialist drone team, chopper and their sniffer dog, they could not find the Fugitives.
Ed and Jimi toyed with the idea of going to a Pride Festival
Thanks to their choice to stay off the grid, the Hunters haven’t been able to find much information about Ed and Jimi. However, the pair decided to take a break from the bush and stay with their friends Craig and Linda who informed them about an upcoming Pride Festival in the area.
Hunted. Ten.
While Ed and Jimi saw the event as an opportunity to meet people who could help them, the Hunters were one step ahead and were scheduled to scour the festival. At the last minute, Ed and Jimi decided not to attend the festival and narrowly dodged the grasp of the Hunters.
The Hunters closed in on Sonja and Elerrina
Fugitive besties Sonja and Elerrina decided to meet up with their contact Daniel at a public park in order to use his phone to call their associate Ranger Benny to help them organise accommodation. Unfortunately for the women, the Hunters had already tapped Ranger Benny’s phone and were able to intercept the call.
After listening in on the call and pinging Daniel’s phone, the Hunters headed to the public park. However, they arrived moments after the Fugitives had left. Determined to capture Sonja and Elerrina, the Hunters intercepted Daniel’s phone and found that the women were heading to Ranger Benny’s house. The Hunters headed there first and staked out the place knowing that Ranger Benny would return home from work – and likely have the Fugitives in tow.
They were right, and Sonja and Elerrina were caught off guard when the Hunters opened their car door and officially ended their time on the run.
Hunted. Ten.
With six days left, eight Fugitives remain on the run as Hunted continues Monday night at 7.30pm on 10 and 10 Play.
The harbourside city of Sydney has welcomed the who’s who of Aussie TV for The 63rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards.
Sam Pangopened the show by throwing shade at everyone in the industry with a very pointed monologue, that was frankly, hilarious.
Throughout the ceremony there were many tributes to stars we’ve lost throughout the year including a Logie award win for Most Popular Reality Program for MasterChef Australia: Fan v Favourites which was dedicated to Jock Zonfrillo and Gogglebox’s Di Kershaw, who was honoured when the series won Most Popular Entertainment Program.
Elsewhere, media executive Brian Walsh was post-humously given the Hall of Fame Award and Olivia Newton John, Barry Humphries and Zonfrillo were among those honoured during the stunning In Memoriam, which was played against the stunning backdrop of Kate Miller Heidkeperforming Xanadu.
Throughout the telecast, Todd McKenney performed a cheeky song and dance number to announce the Most Popular Reality Program and Karl Stefanovic’s joke about David Koch liking season three of Bumpfell flat.
Peking Duckalso performed a slew of their greatest hits alongside G Flip and Heartbreak High’s AyeshaMadon; while Grant Denyer and Larry Emdur absolutely slammed each other on stage.
Sonia Kruger won the TV Week Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television while The Twelve won Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie, with the cast dedicating the award to Walsh, their “guardian angel”.
Scroll below for the complete winners list.
Complete Winners List
TV Week Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
Hamish Blake, Lego Masters Australia, 9Network
Julia Morris, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! & Taskmaster, Network 10
Leigh Sales, 730 Report, ABC
Mark Coles Smith, Mystery Road: Origin, ABC
Osher Günsberg, The Bachelors Australia & The Masked Singer Australia, Network 10
Shaun Micallef, Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell, ABC
Sonia Kruger, The Voice, Dancing with the Stars & Big Brother, Seven Network
Hall of Fame
Brian Walsh – Post humous
Bert Newton Award for Most Popular Presenter
Hamish Blake, Lego Masters Australia, 9Network
Julia Morris, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! & Taskmaster, Network 10
Scott Cam, The Block, 9Network
Shaun Micallef, Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell, ABC
Sonia Kruger, The Voice, Dancing with the Stars & Big Brother, Seven Network
Tony Armstrong, A Dog’s World with Tony Armstrong, ABC
TV Week Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor
James Stewart, Home and Away, Seven Network
Lincoln Younes, After The Verdict, Last King of The Cross & Barons, 9Network, Paramount+ & ABC
Mark Coles Smith, Mystery Road: Origin, ABC
Patrick Brammall, Colin from Accounts & Summer Love, BINGE & ABC
Ray Meagher, Home and Away, Seven Network
Sam Neill, The Twelve, FOXTEL & BINGE
TV Week Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress
Ada Nicodemou, Home and Away, Seven Network
Celeste Barber, Wellmania, Netflix
Emily Symons, Home and Away, Seven Network
Julia Zemiro, Fisk Season 2, ABC
Kitty Flanagan, Fisk Season 2, ABC
Lynne McGranger, Home and Away, Seven Network
Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent
Amy Shark, Australian Idol, Seven Network
Ayesha Madon, Heartbreak High, Netflix
Chloe Hayden, Heartbreak High, Netflix
Flex Mami, Love Island Australia, 9Network
Kween Kong, RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under, Stan
Lilliana Bowrey, Surviving Summer, Netflix
Most Popular Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie
Fans of Nick Brown and Molly O’Halloran rejoice! The FBoy Island 2023 golden couple just revealed some very exciting news while walking the red carpet at the 63rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards.
When asked about whether O’Halloran was making the move to Sydney, the couple admitted that it was happening…and in the next month!
“I’ve put in my four weeks’ notice and I’m very very excited to move up,” O’Halloran told Chattr.
Not only has the reality star quit her job but Brown added another exciting revelation.
“She’s moving in with me,” he said enthusiastically. “I’m gonna go and meet her in Melbourne in about three weeks and then we’re going to drive up together.” We just love, love!
The Logies marked the pair’s first official outing as a pair.
“It’s really lovely to be doing this together,” O’Halloran said. “And you know, to be officially out there in public.”
Elsewhere, she said that nothing “can top” their TV experience and finding each other on the hit series.
“That was pretty epic. So far it has been amazing.”
Watch our coverage of the 63rd Annual Logie Awards red carpet below:
MasterChef Australia: Fan vs Favourites was awarded Most Popular Reality Program at the 63rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards.
Accepting the statue, Melissa Leong said: “Thank you so much to our incredible cast for constantly pouring out your hearts and your souls and showing us who you are on the plate every single time.
“And, thank you so much for the audience for sticking with us through thick and thin, especially in the year that we’ve had.”
Following her acceptance, the executive producer of the series, Marty Benson, dedicated the Logie to the late Jock Zonfrillo.
“As I stand here tonight, it’s still hard to believe that my mate and our amazing judge Jock is no longer with us. So big man. This is 100% dedicated to you.”
“Tonight we’re gonna celebrate Jock style. So please, everybody give it up for Jock Zonfrillo!”
Melissa Leong speaks about Jock Zonfrillo on the red carpet
During an interview with Chattr on the red carpet, Leong said that it’s “obviously a mind-boggling life experience when things like this happen and we do the best with what we have while we have it. Don’t wait.” she said.
“I think it’s just really a testament to us learning that we must not take for granted the things that are great in our lives.”
Watch our coverage of the 63rd Annual Logie Awards red carpet below:
Have You Been Paying Attention’sSam Pang has opened the 63rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards with a bang!
Sam Pang opened the show, joined by previous Logie’s hosts Steve Vizard, Wendy Harmer, Shaun Micallef, Rove McManus and a beautiful tribute to Bert Newton.
Sam Pang. Seven
Then it was the most fabulous monologue full of jibes at everyone in the room.
“I would like to acknowledge a win for diversity tonight. I am the first host in the history of the Logies to be half and half – half Channel 7 and half Channel 10.
“Let’s be honest, it’s just great to have an Asian on Channel 7 who isn’t trying to smuggle live birds through border security,” Pang said.
He then thanked those who “turned down the hosting gig”, including Hamish Blake.
“I appreciate it, mate, some of us have a mortgage,” he said. “By the way, a mortgage is when the bank loans… Don’t worry about it.”
“Karl Stefanovic said yes, as long the show was held in a park in Noosa,” referring to Stefanovic’s very public feud with Michael Clarke.
“Rolf Harris said no, so here we are,” he said.
Sam Pang’s rapid-fire jibes at the industry
“The Voice is nominated tonight, despite Peter Dutton’s strong opposition to the nomination…”
“The Block shows Australians what it is like to own their own home, making it the greatest fantasy series since Game of Thrones.”
“I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! is “a wonderful show where we find out which Australian celebrities haven’t been adding to their super. Hi Kerri-Anne!”
He noted Blake was up for a Gold Logie, who was joined by Andy Lee “who is mates with Hamish”
Paid homage to Sunrise host David Koch, who “changed breakfast television forever. Warmth, humour, personality… you needed none of those.”
Taking aim at Karl Stefanovic — “Sitting next to your cohost – who do you have this year, Karl?” He then said Stefanovic’s table would only be more fun if “Michael Clarke was on it.”
“The last thing Australians who fought for this country want to see when they turn on the television is an Asian emerging from the jungle,” Pang said in reference to rumours about replacing Dr Chris Brown on I‘m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here.
Watch our coverage of the 63rd Annual Logie Awards red carpet below:
Betting odds for the TV WEEK Logie Awards suggest that we will see a former Gold Logie winner take home the trophy for the third time.
The odds have Hamish Blake as the front runner to take home the achievement, and if it happens the trophy can sit next to his 2012 gold statue for Hamish and Andy’s Gap Year and 2022 one for Lego Masters.
Hamish Blake. Nine.
The win would make Blake one of just seven people who’ve won three or more Gold Logies. He’ll join Graham Kennedy and Ray Martin who have five, Bert Newton and Lisa McCune with four and Daryl Somers and Rove McManus who’ve won three each.
Blake’s betting odds on Sportsbet currently sit at $1.42, which hints that he’s most likely to win the award. In second place is Sonia Krugerat $3.50, and Leigh Sales is in third place at $11.00. Julia Morris and Osher Gunsberg are in joint fourth place at $17.00.
Betting odds:
Hamish Blake $1.42
Sonia Kruger $3.50
Leigh Sales $11.00
Julia Morris $17.00
Osher Gunsberg $17.00
Mark Coles Smith $21.00
Shaun Micallef $21.00
TV Week Logie Awards. Seven.
A guide to betting odds
Betting odds are based on dollar value. If someone bets $1, they’d receive back the amount the contestant was listed at. For example, if a punter bets $1 on Blake, they’d receive a $1.42 return if she won. This corresponds with the amount deposited, so $10 would turn into $14.20, $100 would turn into $142, and so on.
Are betting odds always right?
Betting odds certainly don’t guarantee a win, however, they can often be a good indicator of who will win a show.
Recently, betting odds suggested that Brent Draper would win MasterChef Australia, which he did.
Similarly, so, Reggie Bird had the best odds to win Big Brother Back To The Future, and she was, in fact, crowned the winner. Plus, betting odds indicated that Liz Parnov would win Survivor: Heros vs Villains which she did.
We’ve got some great news for Married At First Sight fans: a Nine bigwig has teased that the upcoming season of The Block will be packed with more drama than a MAFS dinner party.
It’s a big call, especially when you take into account Martha’s red wine fight with Cyrell in season six, Harrison’s print-out reveal of Bronte’s texts in season ten and Dom’s OnlyFans scandal in season nine. However, Nine’s Head of Content, Production and Development, Adrian Swift stands by it.
Harrison on MAFS. Nine.
“The MAFS dinner parties are nothing compared to this season of The Block,” he said at the launch of the series’ 19th season.
“It’s not like Lego Masters because none of their judges cry. And it’s not like 60 Minutes because it never runs to time. But, this season is very much like MAFS. You’ll see what these crazy kids get up to,” he added.
What can viewers expect from The Block 2023?
As well as bringing the drama, Swift said that The Block 2023 will check all the other boxes when it comes to great reality TV.
“We were very worried about coming from the massive scale of [last season’s] Gisborne to the funny little brick things of Charming Street, but I really do think this is one of the best seasons we’ve ever made,” he said.
“This is my fourth time at Channel Nine. This is the best show on Australian television. It’s beautifully made, it’s beautifully cast, the things they make are beautiful in themselves.”
The house to be renovated. Nine.
Swift added that the new season is so much more than just a home renovation show.
“Very often The Block is about the houses. This Block was about the people,” he said.
Who is on the new season of The Block and what’s the theme?
The 2023 season of The Block will see five pairs of contestants renovate houses from the 1950s on Charming Street in Hampton’s East in Melbourne. The cast has leaned into the theme, with promo pics ad clips showing them dressed in vintage-style outfits in front of retro locations and props.
The Block contestants. Nine.
The Block 2023 premieres August 6 at 7:30 on Channel 9 and 9Now.
In this 2012 film, CIA operatives (Tom Hardy and Chris Pine) wage an epic battle on each other when they discover they are dating the same woman (Reese Witherspoon)
Start your engines, RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under is back for a third season with 10 fierce and fabulous queens. Returning judges RuPaulCharles, Michelle Visage and Rhys Nicholson will also be joined by special guests.
Peyami faces new challenges as his friendship with Dimitri is tested, Esvet spends more time at the house with Mustafa — and a new woman enters his life.
The Fugitive Task Force relentlessly tracks and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau’s Most Wanted list, pursuing those who are most desperate to elude justice.
Starring Dylan McDermott and Australia’s Julian McMahon.
The Slumber Party follows the hilarious aftermath of a sleepover birthday party hypnotism gone wrong as best friends Megan and Paige, along with soon-to-be step-sister Veronica, wake up with absolutely no memory of the night before.
Now they must retrace their steps to find missing birthday girl Anna Maria…and explain why there’s a flock of baby ducks in the bathtub, what happened to Megan’s left eyebrow, and why she’s wearing unattainable hottie Jake Ramirez’s signature black hoodie.
A naked archangel turns up at the door to renegade angel Aziraphale’s bookshop, with no memory of who he is or how he got there, and Aziraphale and retired demon Crowley’s lives become extremely complicated.
At 49 years old, The Bachelors Australia host Osher Gunsberg isn’t planning on retiring anytime soon.
However, the TV Week Gold Logie nominee has admitted that he doesn’t think his job of TV presenting has the capabilities to take him through until retirement.
During an interview with Chattr’s The Entertainment Hotline, Gunsberg said that he wants to continue working until his four-year-old son Wolfgang finishes school.
“I chose a job where I’m eventually going to age out of being on air. I’m going to be in my late 60s when Wolfie finishes high school. I need to create twenty years more of work,” he said.
Osher Gunsberg and son Wolfgang. Instagram.
Gunsberg added that while he is paid “nicely” for the time that he is on television, he’s not paid when the shows aren’t filming. For this reason, he said he needs to add some “insulation” to secure himself financially.
“I realised, ‘Oh my gosh’, I’ve got to build something that’s mine because I need to make sure that this kid [Wolfie] is going to be okay and has every opportunity that he needs to have or wants to have,” he said.
“It’s also the most exciting time to be in broadcasting,” he added. “I choose to look at it in the latter and so I am just fundamentally focused on creating and building.”
Unfortunately for The Bachelors Australia fans, Gunsberg wants to expand his resume into behind-the-scenes work, which could eventually spell the end of his role as host of the reality TV dating show.
“I’m trying to try to build something that that’s in alignment with the kind of work that I already do, and and beyond that, I’ve always loved developing and working with people who are developing talent.
“This is a large reason why I’ve recently started a production company with Ben Richardson, who formally was my boss at Channel V.”
Osher Gunsberg explains how technology has affected The Bachelors Australia
Gunsberg explained that the TV landscape has changed dramatically since he started in the media 25 years ago, and used a promo shoot for the upcoming season of The Bachelors Australia as an example.
“I was saying to the crew around me, when I started we technologically could not have done this without it being a quarter of a million bucks,” he said. “Because we’re walking down alleyways and I had people holding lights and huge amounts of photons coming out at me to light me in these dark alleyways in a beautiful black suit.
“But that would have taken a generator parked around the corner, lights on tracks, a gigantic Steadicam. We would have locked down the street because it would have been dangerous. The technological disruption of how we make television is bonkers, let alone the disruption of widely available mobile broadband, where people can literally watch any content, any time of day from anywhere in the world.”
He added that the capabilities that advanced technologies bring mean that there is constantly an influx of new titles, which means extra competition for TV shows.
“That is what our business is now and that is only going to get more,” he said. “And when I say I’m going to age out, I’ll be doing my best to try to keep up because more people are watching more stuff than ever before.
“It’s not like eyeballs have stopped watching. It’s how can I just be sure that I might age out of the kind of television that I’m making and the kind of television that I’m making at the moment. But who’s to know what new format shows up.”
Osher Gunsberg has been nominated for a Gold Logie at the TV WEEK Logie Awards, airing at 7.00 pm on Sunday, July 30 on 7 and 7Plus.
While winning any award at the 2023 TV WEEK Logie Awards is a massive accomplishment, we all know that the Gold Logie state is the creme de la creme of the night.
This year we see some returning gold gong nominees, as well as a former winner and some newcomers.
Sonia Kruger and Julia Morris have both been nominated for the award previously but narrowly missed out on taking home the prestigious statues. Out of the six nominees this year, only Hamish Blake has previously won the Gold Logie.
Check out who’s nominated this year, what show they’re nominated for and how you can vote for them.
Hamish Blake
Lego Masters Australia, Nine
Lego Masters. Nine.
Julia Morris
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! & Taskmaster, 10
Julia Morris. Instagram.
Leigh Sales
730 Report / Australian Story, ABC
Leigh Sales. ABC
Mark Coles Smith
Mystery Road: Origin, ABC
Mark Cole Smith. Instagram.
Osher Günsberg
The Bachelors Australia & The Masked Singer Australia, 10
The Bachelors. Ten.
Shaun Micallef
Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell, ABC
Mad as Hell. ABC.
Sonia Kruger
The Voice, Dancing with the Stars & Big Brother, Seven
Sonia Kruger. Instagram.
How do I vote for my favourite Gold Logie nominee?
Voting is open and will remain open until 7:30pm on Sunday, July 30. However, voting for the Gold Logie nominee will remain open until 10:30pm on Sunday, July 30.
How can I watch the 2023 TV WEEK Logie Awards?
The 2023 TV WEEK Logie Awards are held in Sydney this year at The Star Sydney and fans can watch the red carpet take place live from 7pm on Channel 7 and 7Play. The ceremony will continue after from 7:30pm.
Watch the 2023 TV Week Logie Awards from 7pm on July 30 on 7 and 7Plus.
Naturally, a TV series that’s based on the action car game Twisted Metal was always going to entail more than a few death-defying stunts.
However, rather than opting for a stunt double for all the risky moves, Stephanie Beatriz, who plays Quiet in the PlayStation spinoff, said that she and her co-star Anthony Mackie actually did a lot of their own stunts.
During an interview with Chattr, Beatriz said that after giving birth in August last year she felt like stunts would be a “piece of cake” in comparison.
Note: This interview was pre-taped in June prior to the SAG strike.
“I wanted to do action so badly. I got a tiny taste of that on Brooklyn Nine-Nine but I really scratched that itch on this show. It was so fun to learn from these incredible people like our stunt choreographers and our stunt doubles,” she said.
“The fights really come across on screen and they look like they’re really happening. We got to do a lot of that [the stunts] because we were given the opportunity and the trust to do it and Anthony did almost all of his stunts,” she added.
Twisted Metal. Stan.
Beatriz revealed that she and Mackie weren’t able to do every stunt, but said she enjoyed being involved in the ones that she could.
“There’s obviously there are some things that are way too dangerous for either one of us to do but I think it’s really fun in the series when you can see our faces in the shots. And, as an audience member to know that’s the actor that’s really doing it. It was truly a pleasure to do.”
What was it like working with Anthony Mackie?
Captain America actor Mackie takes on the lead role of John Doe in Twisted Metal, and Beatriz said she “learned a lot” from him when watching him film scenes.
Twisted Metal. Stan.
“The best thing about working with Anthony is he’s extremely, extremely dedicated to his craft. He is a consummate professional. He’s always ready to try anything,” she said.
“He is probably one of the most talented actors I’ve ever witnessed work because he just is so adaptable, and adept. He’s quick on his feet. He’s funny, he’s smart. He’s willing to look like an idiot, which I think is important, he’s gotta be willing to look like a dumbass!” She laughed.
Beatriz added that Mackie’s skills went much further than just being talented at reading lines.
“He’s incredibly gifted, but it’s also a practice. He’s great at stunts. He’s a really great driver. He’s phenomenal at learning fight choreography and executing it in a very time-pressured situation.”
The series comes from the brilliant minds of Rhett Reese (known for DeadPool) and Paul Wernick (famous for Zombieland) and is an action-packed comedy that follows the adventure of a fast-talking outsider named John Doe.
John Doe is given a chance at a better life, but there’s a catch – he has to safely deliver a mysterious package through a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of an awesome car thief named Quiet, they will navigate savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers.
Of course, the iconic crazy clown and his all-too-familiar ice cream truck from the game will be popping up in the series.
You can stream Twisted Metal from July 27 on Stan.
‘Tis the season for Australian Television’s night of nights – otherwise known as the 2023 TV WEEK Logie Awards – and there are a whole lot of exciting developments for this year’s ceremony
We’ll see the prestigious Australian TV awards head back home to Sydney and all of the action from the night will be broadcast on Network Seven.
Tune in from 7.00 pm to see some of the country’s biggest celebrities saunter down the red carpet at The Star Sydney, and watch the awards ceremony kick off from 7:30pm.
So that you don’t miss a second of the fun, here’s everything you need to know about the 2023 TV Week Logie Awards.
Who is hosting?
As well as a brand-new network and a return home to NSW, The TV WEEK Logie Awards are also bringing back a host for the first time in 11 years.
Sam Pang, best known for being a regular panellist on Network Ten’s weekly game show Have You Been Paying Attention?, will be in charge of presenting the ceremony.
Sam Pang. Nine.
“It’s a huge honour to be asked to host the Logies and while it will be weird not having a buzzer or beer in front of me, hopefully I’m up to the challenge,” Pang said in a statement.
“I feel very lucky to be a part of this industry and can’t wait for July 30 in Sydney to celebrate Australian television on its night of nights and guide viewers at home through the entire four-hour broadcast.”
Who are the red-carpet hosts?
Over on the red carpet, TV superstars Dr Chris Brown and Sonia Kruger will be chatting with nominees and other attendees.
“I’d like to thank the Seven Network for this early Christmas present,” Kruger said of her role as a red-carpet host. “I couldn’t be more excited to be working with Chris Brown on the amuse-bouche to the main event, the main course if you will, with the very tasty Sam Pang.”
Sonia Kruger. Instagram.
“Chris has such great, natural charisma and a brilliant sense of humour. With my brains and Chris’ beauty, this red-carpet show is going to be fresh, fun, unpredictable and bigger than ever. It will be one of the best nights ever for both the television industry and the viewers at home. I can’t wait.”
“As far as I’m concerned, Sonia Kruger is the Logies. Naturally funny, fearless, flawless and a party animal. So while it may be a duty of care situation that they’ve paired her with a vet, I genuinely can’t wait to work with her on the red carpet show.”
“There’s a real excitement around the Logies being unpredictable this year. And nothing says unpredictable like putting a colour-blind guy like me on the red carpet.”
Kruger herself is a Gold Logie Nominee, so it’s likely we’ll see a host being interviewed by another red-carpet host!
Who is presenting awards at the ceremony?
Some of Australia’s most recognisable names in TV will be presenting awards, including Abbie Chatfield, Alan Fletcher, Celeste Barber, Colin Fassnidge, Emma Hamilton, Grant Denyer Joel Creasey, Kat Stewart, Kyle Sandilands, Kylie Gillies and Larry Emdur.
Abbie Chatfield and Emily Weir. Instagram.
Also presenting awards will be Lincoln Younes, Lynne McGranger, Mark Coles Smith, Marta Dusseldorp, Matt Shirvington, Mick Molloy, Natalie Barr, Osher Günsberg, Poh Ling Yeow, Rodger Corser, Samantha Armytage, Sophie Monk, Stephen Peacocke and Tony Armstrong.
Watch the 2023 TV Week Logie Awards from 7pm on July 30 on 7 and 7Plus.
Welcome to the Chattr TV and streaming guidefor Thursday, July 27!
Scroll below for our must-watch!
TV
1. Love Island UK
Where: 9Now
Time: New episode from 6pm
Type: Reality TV
It’s an Awards Ceremony for the ages as the Islanders are handed out awards for their “talents”…and let’s just say, some people need to work on their acceptance speeches!
Graham Norton showcases his wickedly cheeky sense of humour in this fast-paced interview show. Guests: Sir Ian McKellan, Carey Mulligan, Taron Egerton, and Michael Buble.
Starring Anthony Mackie (Captain America, Avengers) and Stephanie Beatriz (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Twisted Metal is a high-octane action comedy based on the PlayStation cult classic video game of the same name.
From the Executive Producers of Deadpool and Zombieland, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the series follows a motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
The Witcher: Volume 2 continues on from Volume 1 which ended on an almighty cliffhanger. Viewers can expect an almighty showdown at Aretuza, the Thanedd Island-based academy for mages, between Tissaia’s forces and what appears to Francesca’s Scoai’tael.
It’s Million Dollar Island Australia 2023 episode 13 and it’s the Grand Final time, baby!
Million Dollar Island may be the first reality show to have a grand final with seven contestants still in the running, but here we are.
Tonight’s finale sees Chelsea, Brett, Matty, Jordan, Rachel, Kylie and Alice battle it out to win a million dollars… Or not?!
Turns out despite its namesake, the winner of Million Dollar Island doesn’t actually win seven figures, nor is there a sole winner.
Read on to find out what actually happens!
Million Dollar Island. Seven.
1. Chelsea really did herself a solid by keeping the jackpot low in the final challenge and keeping herself the richest player on the island. Now, she’s straight through to the final three. Even though I’m not exactly sure what that entails.
3. “Oncology mum’s never quit”. Rachel’s story about her young son’s battle with cancer is so moving.
Million Dollar Island. Seven.
The Challenge
4. Everyone but Chelsea is in this challenge, and she chooses who starts the challenge first (meaning they have a disadvantage). It will be interesting to see who she picks as she’s promised alliances to most of them.
5. Sucks to be Matty. I guess his alliance was the least important to Chelsea.
Million Dollar Island. Seven.
6. At first I thought Jordy was celebrating his arch nemesis’s elimination in the game but, um, he’s actually alerting the medics that Matty is out cold.
Million Dollar Island. Seven.
7. Noone else seems to be too worried about Matty’s dramatic fainting episode.
8. Jordan wins the challenge and does this mean that Main Character Brett isn’t going to be in the top three? If it comes down to a vote, surely he won’t make the cut?
9. I guess I was right and wrong. It’s a vote, but Brett has a few more fans in his co-stars than expected. They mustn’t know that he slags them all off to the camera.
10. Rachel strategically shoots herself in the foot by voting for Brett to go into the top 3.
11. With two votes to Brett and two to Rachel, Chelsea must decide who joins her and Jordan in the top three. What a tough spot to be in because she has an alliance with Brett but Rachel’s son does have cancer.
12. Turns out Chelsea stayed true to her alliance, which is definitely going to raise a few questions on Twitter. Is it tactical choice in case there’s a final vote for a sole winner?
Million Dollar Island. Seven.
The Top 3 Challenge
13. So it turns out that the final game has one million dollars scattered through 100 boxes. The top three have to open boxes to collect their winnings and stop when they’re ready. But, three of those boxes have bombs in them. If they come across a bomb all their winnings are taken away. The show title is a bit deceiving, non?
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14. Jordy’s up first and he opens up six boxes before deciding that he’s stoked with his 70k winnings (including his own 10k) and quits. Smart.
15. Brett’s up next and he strolls around the boxes like there’s no such thing as a bomb. Unfortunately for him, there is, and it explodes on him. This means that he’s leaving the game with just 10k.
16. Chelsea’s a bit more hesitant about opening her boxes but manoeuvres her way through twelve boxes, and decides to leave with $110,000. So… I guess that makes her the winner?
It’s episode six of Hunted Australia 2023 and the Hunters were hot on the trail of two low-profile Fugitives plus caught up with one duo who were on their must-catch list.
Here are the highlights!
Hunter Jay forms a cunning plan to capture Sonja and Elerrina
Best friends Sonja and Elerrina found refuge at their friend’s house in Traralgon after fleeing Gippsland; however, the fear of imminent capture was becoming all too much.
Finally, after remaining relatively low-profile throughout the entire experience, Jay from the Hunted Cyber team devised a cunning plan, impersonating Sonja’s pet sitter Jess, getting her to contact Elerinna’s former boss Leroy, in the hopes of leading them to the duo.
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Bayam and Eesha’s associates are interrogated
The focus then shifts to Bayan and Eesha, who had been flying under the radar since day one. After going through CCTV footage from their very first moments on the run, Hunted HQ find a video of Bayan and Eesha getting into a car registered to Nasim, an associate.
The investigation then lead them to Angus, who was now a significant person of interest. Angus was also known to the Fugitives as Mr Balaclava, who remained tight-lipped about their whereabouts but admitted to providing the Fugitives with a care package.
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Byron and Tanase are captured
Siblings Bryon and Tanase couldn’t agree on their next move after realising the Hunters were on their way. Tanase wanted to return to the city, while Byron wanted to go completely off the grid and camp.
Meanwhile, Hunted HQ had received numerous calls from their local Wanted campaign, leading them to the Alpaca Farm where they had been hiding; however, when the Hunters arrived, they were nowhere to be found.
The duo had moved to Broadmeadows, deciding to contact friend Naree for assistance. After intercepting the phone call made from Melbourne Zoo, Hunted Team Charlie was able to track them down at Naree’s residence.
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Moments before Byron and Tanase were about to leave, Tanase realised there was someone at the front door, forcing them to hide in a wardrobe while Hunted Team Charlie raided the premises.
After an intense search, Byron and Tanase were captured.
With nine days left, 10 Fugitives remain on the run as Hunted continues Sunday night at 7.30pm on 10 and 10 Play.
After nine days on the run, Byron and Tanase were tracked down by the Hunters in Hunted Australia 2023. On reflection, the siblings said that their mental health played a big part in the reason they were captured.
During an interview with Chattr after their elimination, Tanase explained that although they were only fugitives for a week and a half, the mental toll the chase took was extreme.
“There’s a lot they don’t show on TV,” she said. “You’re literally in a state of high adrenaline paranoia 24 hours a day. And there are so many things that happen that they obviously can’t fit it all into one hour.
“There is downtime, but you’re constantly on the go, you’re constantly thinking so it does take you out of your comfort zone and emotionally it takes its toll.”
Also sitting in on the interview, Byron joked that he believed he had “aged five to ten years during filming”.
“The whole time I was crashing on people’s couches and it was hard to sleep because it wasn’t always comfortable,” he said. “Then the stress of making sure that we’re up early and getting ready and packed, that’s always going on in the back of our minds constantly.”
How their emotional state affected their capture
Byron and Tanase were faced with the challenge of the Hunters asking for outside help by plastering Wanted posters of them around the town the Fugitives were hiding in.
When the brother and sister duo realised the Hunters were close, tensions were at an all-time high and they couldn’t make a decision on their next move.
Byron wanted to go bush while Tanase wanted to stay in the city and Tanase believed the stress caused an inability to think straight, ultimately leading to their capture.
“We did have a little bit of an argument the night before, so that took us down another notch emotionally so I was feeling quite weak mentally. So it does take its toll. Definitely.”
“I feel like I let Byron and I down because at that moment [of being caught] my mental strength was down. I was feeling a lot of pressure and the thought of going camping, I didn’t have that mental strength at that moment in time.
“[I needed to] just keep pushing forward because when you do have the moment of weakness, that’s when you’re likely to trip up because when you’re weak prey they’re going to hone in on you.
However, Byron refuted Tanase’s efforts to shoulder the blame for their capture by stressing that she was “not responsible for it!”
Byron and Tanase. Hunted.
Were they relieved to be captured?
Despite retiring from the run after being captured, Tanase said that she didn’t instantly feel as though her stress eased.
“We were just so disappointed not to be in the game anymore. We would have loved to have been back in. Post-show they [Network Ten] give you a lot of support with a psychologist and you really do feel the effects [of the stress]. It’s almost like an emotional hangover for a week. I was just so flat and emotionally down.”
8 fugitives remain on the run as Hunted continues Sunday night at 7pm on 10 and 10 Play.
The Million Dollar Island Australia 2023 grand final saw the top 3 Chelsea Campbell, Brett Krause and Jordan Butler head to an arena to collect a share of one million dollars.
The development was surprising to many fans, who assumed that the winner of the Survivor-esque competition show would actually take home the lump sum of, well, a million dollars.
Turns out, it wasn’t just fans who expected the prize money to be bigger, Chelsea – who ended up taking high the highest amount of prize money at $110,000 – did too.
“We assumed it was for a million dollars! And you sit at home and you think ‘this is what I’d spend it on’ and it is excessive. You think ‘I’m going to get this, this and this,'” she said during an interview with Chattr after the final.
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Chelsea revealed that going into the arena she knew she wouldn’t be competing for a million dollars, but was only made aware days before filming began.
“We found out a night before or two nights before we went on, when we were in the hotel in Malaysia. It was a bit of an ‘awww’ moment,” she reflected.
She said that while a million bucks certainly would have been nice, she left the show feeling happy and proud.
“By the end of it, I was standing in front of those boxes and I was asked what was a life-changing amount of money? I’d already secured ten thousand, and, to be honest, ten thousand is life-changing.
“The experience that I went on; testing my limits against the conditions, the friends I made out of it and being able to back myself and come out was a win already. You can’t put a price on experience so I was happy,” she added.
And, while Chelsea had grandiose plans for her possible seven-figure win, it turns out that she’ll be putting some of her $110,000 prize money towards something else unexpected.
“I recently got engaged to my partner Jordan, so some of the money will probably go towards a wedding.”
Chelsea and her fiance Jordan. Instagram.
Why she chose Brett to join her in the Top 3 over Rachel
Chelsea was the richest person on the island in episode 12, which meant that she went straight through to the top three and didn’t have to compete in the final challenge. It also meant that she had to decide between Rachel and Brett about who would join her and Jordan in the final three.
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Throughout the season viewers have heard Rachel’s heartbreaking story about her young son’s two-year battle with cancer. In the grand final, she revealed that he’s been in chemotherapy for “half of his life”.
Chelsea said that Rachel’s son’s health problems almost caused her to break her alliance with Brett and pick the mum of three.
“That was a really tough just challenge in itself, I was definitely emotionally tested there,” she said.
“Rachel spoke and said she’d ticked all the boxes and reached the goals that she’d set out coming on the show. I felt like she got what she wanted out of the show. And Brett, I respected his game from day one, being in the spotlight, multiple challenge wins and his sole purpose is the environment.”
“It was the toughest decision I’ve ever had to try and even start to compare their stories. But, Brett, I had an alliance with him,” she said.
How is Rachel’s son now?
Chelsea was happy to share a positive update about Rachel’s son’s health.
Rachel and her son’s. Instagram.
“Two or three weeks after we got back from the show he finished his last round of chemo and he’s doing really well!” She shared.
“They’ve just bought a camper van and their plan was to, you know, travel up and down the East Coast. They’ve gone up to Cairns and they’re driving back down to Brisbane in the campervan, so that was her wish to take her family on a holiday and she loves that her new job allows her to do that,” she added.
Set in the 1850s, as thousands of men from around the world flock to the goldfields to hit the jackpot, Gold Diggers follows the adventures of sisters Gert and Marigold and their ambition to strike it rich by landing themselves, newly-rich idiots.
Claire Lovering (Class of ‘07, Wellmania) is Gert Brewer, a headstrong party animal, Danielle Walker (Taskmaster) is Marigold, her blissfully naïve sister, and together they are willing to do anything to secure their fortune; but first they must suffer the lads, lice, and lechery of the Australian goldfields.
Episode Synopsis: Rejected once again by ‘respectable society’, Gert goes on an angry bender and unwittingly hooks up with a man of god.
Listen to our interview with Claire Lovering and Danielle Walker on The Entertainment Hotline Podcast.
Penny returns to her childhood home in time for Appleton’s ‘world famous’ potato race and is outraged when she sees the men’s first prize pays out $2000 and the woman’s prize is only $200.
Stacey Solomon and her team of experts help makeover Britain’s cluttered homes. All of the homeowner’s possessions are taken to a warehouse where they will choose what to let go and what will return to their reorganised home.
Rush Australia 2023 winner Hamish Collins not only won bragging rights as the first-ever series champion but has also walked away with a cool $100k and two first-class tickets around the world.
Now, the 29-year-old has revealed that he had no idea what he was in for when he signed up for the show.
“Production was incredible, very tight-lipped,” Collins admitted. “Essentially, we were on the tarmac with Dave [Genat], where he explained to us the rules of the game and how it was going to work. We didn’t even know we were going to be in teams. We had no idea about that.”
Hamish Collins. Rush on Nine
The Christmas tree farmer also “had no idea that there was an element of voting each other out or that there was going to be strategy [involved]. We were thrown into the unknown, which I absolutely loved. I thought, yeah, this is going to get better and better.”
In fact, the only thing they had seen before filming was a 30-second clip of the show, which was originally called Globetrotters.
“It was like, ‘Get ready to go on a global adventure’. And they just showed beautiful places around the world, an adventure of a lifetime. That was it. I was more than happy that I didn’t need to know anything.”
As for his experience during the series, going from sensory deprivation and being dropped in these incredible places was amazing for him.
“You’ve got no idea what’s happening,” he admitted. “And then they’ve got music and the noise cancelling headphones so you can’t hear anything and then just as they do on the episode, it goes ‘Drop in t-minus 20 and you hear the countdown in the headphones. It was just phenomenal.”
While the adventure was certainly “once in a lifetime” — being dropped into some of the world’s largest cultural festivals at someone else’s expense — the prize pot has also been life-changing, and now, Collins wants to give back.
“I had so many once-in-a-lifetime opportunities through this show,” he said. “Travelling, that’s living my dream, so I will be donating some of it to charity. I’ll be donating to the Make a Wish Foundation because I’d love to use that money to make others’ dreams come true.”
Collins also admitted that he would use some of the money on student debt since he’s just completed his MBA, as well as taking his partner and family on holidays. But there was one other person he couldn’t leave out of the gifts.
“Most importantly, my grandma has been a big driver of why I love to travel,” he said. “She’s done so much travelling in her life and she’s just about to turn 97. I will take her out for a very special memorable lunch.”
It’s episode five of Hunted Australia 2023 and we’re picking up where we left off with Ben and Callum unknowingly taking shelter at the house of a Hunter’s brother.
After successfully using a series of IT trickery against the Hunters, Ben and Callum were looking as though they might be able to evade capture for the entire 21 days. However, that changed when the boys struck up a friendship with a man at the train station who happened to be Hunter Kelly’s brother.
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Here are the highlights!
Callum and Ben’s capture
Desperate for somewhere to hide, Ben asked to use a stranger called Matt’s phone at the train station. When none of his contacts answered, Matt invited the duo to stay at his house nearby.
Matt and Ben happily obliged and spent their afternoon chopping wood for Matt in his backyard. However, little to their knowledge, Matt is Hunter Kellie’s brother, and he directed the Hunters over to his house.
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When Hunters Kellie and Michelle arrived at Matt’s house, Ben and Callum were already outside and tried to make a run for it on foot. While their attempt was certainly impressive, the Hunters had the upper hand because they had a car, and managed to catch the boys after a lengthy chase.
Byron and Tanase used their burner phone
Since taunting the Hunters on Instagram Live, Byron and Tanase have managed to keep a relatively low profile ever since. However, their choice to switch on their burner phone – which the Hunters have already been tracking – may spell the beginning of the end for them.
When they called one of their contacts Ryan on the burner phone, the Hunters quickly tracked his car and headed over to the area. Knowing that they were close by, the Hunters began plastering Wanted posters around of Byron and Tanase.
Couple Holly and Josh were dropped off by their contact Joel and took refuge at a remote Victorian campsite while they waited for their next contact Austin to pick them up. Hot on their trails, the Hunters headed to Joel’s place, and then the campsite unaware that the Fugitives were already hiding in the bushes nearby.
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Fortunately for Holly and Josh, they managed to successfully escape the area when they were picked up by Austin and they headed off to their next hideaway.
10 fugitives remain on the run as Hunted continues Tuesday night at 7.30pm on 10 and 10 Play.
