Here's where the Dancing with the Stars 2025 leaderboard stands

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Dancing With The Stars is back for 2025. Twelve new celebrities hit the dance floor every Sunday on 7plus, hoping to shimmy and shake their way to the top of the leaderboard.Dancing With The Stars is back for 2025. Twelve new celebrities hit the dance floor every Sunday on 7plus, hoping to shimmy and shake their way to the top of the leaderboard.

Making the list for this season’s dozen dancers are: Felicity Ward, Shaun Micallef, Mia Fevola, Kyle Shilling, Karina Carvalho, Osher Günsberg, Michael Usher, Rebecca Gibney, Trent Cotchin, Brittany Hockley, Harry Garside, and Susie O’Neill.

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Felicity Ward

Felicity Ward and Aric Yegudkin.
Felicity Ward and Aric Yegudkin. Image: Seven.

Round one

Felicity opened up the second episode, dancing the Pasodoble with her partner Aric Yegudkin.

Craig – 4
Helen – 6
Sharna – 6
Mark – 6

Total – 22

Round two

Comedian Felicity and partner Aric were serving chaotic Barbie realness with their round two Cha Cha. The judges had mostly praise for the pair’s efforts, even Craig said their timing was “perfect”.

Craig – 6
Helen – 7
Sharna – 9
Mark – 9

Total – 31

Round three

Felicity is yet to dance.

Shaun Micallef

Ash-leigh Hunter and Shaun Micallef. Image: Seven.
Ash-leigh Hunter and Shaun Micallef. Image: Seven.

Round one

Ash-leigh Hunter and Shaun finished off the second DWTS episode with the Quickstep, and received a standing ovation from the audience.

Craig – 5
Helen – 7
Sharna – 6
Mark –6

Total – 24

Round two

TV host Shaun and dance partner Ash-leigh turned the cheekiness up by 1000 with a theatrical foxtrot in round two. Sharna and Craig chipped Shaun for his posture and frame, but all the judges agreed it was an absolute ball. So, did the audience who ranked them first on the night.

Craig – 4
Helen – 7
Sharna – 6
Mark –7

Total – 24

Round three

Shaun is yet to dance.

Mia Fevola

Mia Fevola and Gustavo Viglio. Image: Seven.
Mia Fevola and Gustavo Viglio. Image: Seven.

Round one

Mia shared that she was extremely nervous before hitting the stage for a Cha Cha Cha with Gustavo Viglio, which the judges picked up on. However, they said that they’re excited to see what she can do this season, with even Craig saying that he “really, really liked it a lot”.

Craig – 6
Helen – 5
Sharna – 6
Mark –6

Total –23

Round Two

Mia and her professional dance partner, Gustavo, wowed the judges across the board with their round two Viennese Waltz. Mark congratulated the pair for no errors whatsoever, just “elegance”. The other judges were similarly gobsmacked by the pair’s near-flawlessness.

Craig – 8
Helen – 8
Sharna – 9
Mark – 9

Total – 34

Round three

Mia is yet to dance.

Kyle Shilling

Kyle Shilling and Lily Cornish.
Kyle Shilling and Lily Cornish. Image: Seven.

Round one

Home and Away‘s Kyle Shilling and Lily Cornish danced the Cha Cha Cha to Lil Boo Thang by Paul Russell for their first performance. Craig stayed true to his infamously harsh judging, claiming that their dancing wasn’t a “cha cha cha in any shape or form”, which received a boo from the audience.

Craig – 3
Helen – 7
Sharna – 7
Mark –7

Total – 24

Round Two

Widjubal and Bunjalung actor Kyle and dance partner Lily killed it with a Viennese Waltz in Round 2. Sharna was a huge fan of the duo’s boldness, but the rest of the judges weren’t so impressed. Craig called it “confusing” while Mark and Helen said there was too much contemporary freestyle and not enough waltz.

Craig – 4
Helen – 6
Sharna – 6
Mark –5

Total – 21

Round three

Kyle is yet to dance.

Osher Günsberg

Osher Günsberg and Sriani Argaet.
Osher Günsberg and Sriani Argaet. Image: Seven.

Round one

It was the foxtrot for Osher Günsberg and Sriani Argaet, which they danced to the classic My Girl by The Temptations. Helen pointed out that he needed to work on his leg work, and Sharna said he and Sriani needed to work on their connection.

Craig – 1
Helen – 3
Sharna – 3
Mark – 2

Total – 9

Round two

Dancing the jive for their second round, Osher Günsberg and Sriani had a lot to improve on from their first round. The judges all agreed that the pair redeemed themselves after a less than impressive first round, with Helen calling the performance a “miracle”. They’re still last on the leaderboard.

Craig – 4
Helen – 5
Sharna – 4
Mark – 5

Total – 18

Round three

Osher is yet to dance.

Michael Usher

Michael Usher tops leaderboard on Dancing With The Stars

Round one

Spotlight host Michael dazzled the judges with his fancy foxtrot, earning him top spot on the leadboard. Alongside professional dance partner Natalie Lowe, the pair earned 27 points for their Dancing With The Stars premiere.

Craig – 6
Helen – 7
Sharna – 6
Mark – 8

Total – 27

Round two

Michael performed a pasodoble for his second dance, which left him out of breath, but took the judges’ breath away.

Craig – 5
Helen – 7
Sharna – 6
Mark – 7

Total – 25

Round three

The judges enjoyed Michael’s third dance, which was the Viennese Waltz to Adele‘s One and Only.

Craig – 5
Helen – 8
Sharna – 8
Mark – 8

Total – 29

Trent Cotchin

Trent Crotchin on Dancing With The Stars

Round one

AFL star Trent swapped his footy togs for a tango this past Sunday, earning 21 points on the Dancing With The Stars leaderboard.

Craig – 4
Helen – 6
Sharna – 5
Mark – 6

Total – 21

Round two

Like Suzie, Trent chose the foxtrot for his second performance, but he received much better feedback from the judges than his costar.

Craig – 6
Helen – 8
Sharna – 8
Mark – 8

Total –  30

Round three

Trent’s jive to Blue Suede Shoes by Elvis Presley catapulted him to the top of the leaderboard for the night.

Craig – 8
Helen – 9
Sharna – 9
Mark – 9

Total – 35

Brittany Hockley

Brittany Hockley on Dancing With The Stars

Round one

Radio host and ex-bachelor alum, Brittany could not quite cha-cha her way into the judges’ hearts. She scored 21.

Craig – 4
Helen – 6
Sharna – 5
Mark – 6

Total – 21

Round two

Brittany was the last performance of the night with the Samba, and was almost in tears after hearing overwhelmingly positive feedback from the judges.

Craig – 7
Helen – 7
Sharna – 8
Mark – 9

Total –  31

Round three

Brittany received a standing ovation from the audience for her dance to Kylie Minogue‘s Padam Padam.

Craig – 7
Helen – 8
Sharna – 9
Mark – 9

Total –  33

Harry Garside

Harry Garside on Dancing With The Stars

Round one

Swapping the gym for a jive on this week’s Dancing With The Stars premiere, Olympic boxer Harry also scored 21 points on the leadboard with the help of professional dance partner Siobhan Power.

Craig – 3
Helen – 6
Sharna – 5
Mark – 7

Total – 21

Round two

Harry danced contemporary and gave a moody performance, which the crowd loved.

Craig – 5
Helen – 6
Sharna — 7
Mark – 7

Total –  25

Round three

Harry danced a sensual rumba for round three and was only just saved because of a new twist that involved an audience vote.

Craig – 4
Helen – 7
Sharna — 7
Mark – 7

Total –  25

Rebecca Gibney – Eliminated

Rebecca Gibney on Dancing With The Stars

Round one

Kicking things off with a cheeky cha-cha-cha, actress Rebecca and professional partner Ian Waite came in second (so far) with 24 points on the leaderboard.

Craig – 6
Helen – 6
Sharna – 6
Mark – 6

Total – 24

Round two

Rebecca performed the Viennese waltz in the second episode and put on a classical performance to At Last by Etta James. However, the judges said that Ian was dominating the performance and they wanted to see more of her.

Craig – 5
Helen – 7
Sharna – 6
Mark – 7

Total –  25

Round three

In round three, Rebecca danced a paso doble to Whitney Houston’s Queen of the Night with her partner Ian.

Craig – 6
Helen – 8
Sharna – 7
Mark – 7

Total –  28

Susie O’Neill — eliminated

Susie O'Niell on Dancing With The Stars

Round one

In last place on the leaderboard (for now) is Olympic butterfly swimming champion Susie. She switched out the pool for pumps this week, but her tango didn’t tick boxes – scoring 13 points.

Craig – 2
Helen – 4
Sharna – 4
Mark – 3

Total – 13

Round two

Susie took on the foxtrot in the second episode, which most of the judges felt needed more work, and they shared some technical advice with her.

Craig – 2
Helen – 5
Sharna – 4
Mark – 4

Total –  15

Karina Carvalho – eliminated

Karina Carvalho and Andre Gorbunov.
Karina Carvalho and Andre Gorbunov. Image: Seven

Round one

Newsreader Karina Carvalho and Andre Gorbunov performed the Viennese Waltz, which was met with criticism from the judges for not being relaxed enough.

Craig – 5
Helen – 6
Sharna – 6
Mark –7

Total – 24

Round Two

For round two, newsreader darling Karina and her professional dance partner Andre spiced up the dancefloor with a salsa. The judges all agreed that Karina’s stage presence had improved significantly compared to the last round, but sadly, the audience eliminated from the competition.

Craig – 4
Helen – 6
Sharna – 5
Mark – 5

Total – 20

Watch Dancing With The Stars Australia 2025 on Sundays from 7pm on Channel 7 and 7plus. 

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