Dancing With The Stars 2025 was a huge success, as 12 celebrities competed for the coveted glittering Mirrorball Trophy. While there was no cash prize for the winner, the celebrity who came out on top got something much more important — bragging rights.
Hosts Sonia Kruger and Dr Chris Brown returned to soak in all the glitz and glamour. Judges Sharna Burgess, Mark Wilson, Craig Revel Horwood and Helen Richey handed out scores for the best cha-cha-cha.
The 12 celebrities were matched with professional dancers, and we had to say goodbye to the pair with the lowest scores each week.
Here’s who was eliminated from Dancing With The Stars 2025.
Shaun Micallef
Shaun Micallef just missed out on the trophy — but he brought an old-school ballroom charm to the floor for his final Broadway number, complete with a dash of charisma and a cane for flair. Judge Mark said he could picture Shaun dancing at the Princess Theatre, while Judge Helena admitted that, while he might not be the best dancer, he’s without a doubt the best entertainer. He wrapped up his DWTS season with a final score of 37.
Trent Cotchin
Trent Cotchin might have won every footy grand final he’s been in, but this time the grand final trophy wasn’t his. Still, his last freestyle was a knockout — a routine that took the audience through every emotion and was nothing short of extraordinary. Judge Mark declared it his “best and finest moment yet” in the competition, with Trent earning a well-deserved 35 points.
Brittany Hockley
Brittany Hockley was 2nd to be eliminated in the Grand Final however her final dance was pure elegance — a ballroom routine that captured her grace, beauty, and strength, with a touching personal tribute. Both of Brittany’s sisters wear hearing aids, and her dance partner Craig is deaf in one ear, so she ended the performance with a heartfelt sign that tied it all together. Judge Sharna gushed that she’s loved watching Brittany dance all season, praising how she’s truly transformed into a dancer. She closed out her DWTS journey with a final score of 32.
Felicity Ward
Felicity Ward hit the grand final floor with a freestyle that was all her — fun, freedom, and pure joy in every step. Judge Sharna admitted she gets emotional watching Felicity dance because she can feel just how much it means to her, and that connection is undeniable. And while the friendship she’s formed with partner Aric is already a win in her eyes, she closed out the season with a grand total score of 33.
Michael Usher
Michael Usher was genuinely shocked to make it all the way to the grand final of Dancing With the Stars Australia 2025 — and who could blame him? For his final freestyle, he went full showman with a heart-pumping routine to The Greatest Showman. Judge Helen Richey admitted she was won over right from his very first dance, the Foxtrot, and even mused that “it’ll be very tight” tonight.
Michael’s final score was a grand total of 28 points.
Mia Fevola
Mia Fevola’s time on DWTS ended in episode 8, despite receiving the second-highest score from the judges. However, when that was combined with the audience vote, Mia and Gustavo received the lowest score, and were subsequently sent home.
That meant that Shaun Micallef and Ash-Leigh Hunter, Aric Yegudkin and Felicity Ward and Kyle Shilling and Lily Cornish were sent through to the grand final.
Harry Garside
Olympian and all-round Aussie legend Harry Garside has officially twirled out of Dancing With The Stars 2025, and heartbreakingly, just before the grand finale.
Harry gave it everything in the semi-final with an electrifying ‘Mad Max’-inspired tango alongside dance partner Siobhan Power. Fierce costume? Tick. Full commitment? Tick. But sadly, the routine didn’t quite stick the landing.
Judge Sharna admitted it was a tough draw. “Some dances just don’t suit us as much as others,” she said. While she’s usually captivated by Harry’s performances, this one didn’t quite click. Helen chimed in with praise though: “Your enthusiasm is infectious, and we just love you.”
Despite scoring 20 points, Harry was pipped by Michael Usher, who only scored 19, but with the studio audience vote twist, Michael danced on and Harry got the boot.
Osher Günsberg
Beloved Bachelor host Osher Günsberg has done his last cha-cha-cha on the dance floor. The enthusiastic dancer tried his best with a complicated tango set to David Bowie‘s ‘Fashion’ with partner Sriani Argaet, but judge Craig Revel Horwood described it as a “right royal mess”.
However, Osher clapped back at the judge, saying he wanted to take a “big risk”.
“Would you like to try going down that perspex ramp in those heels, sir? You are more than welcome to show me how to do it. But I need you to be doing it in a tango step while the person next to you is on one foot and you’re holding them,” Osher said. “Where’s the fun in trying something that’s not really risky?”
Sadly, Osher’s risk didn’t pay off, and Craig awarded him a 2. It was a bit harsh, but that’s how the cookie crumbles.
Rebecca Gibney
Rebecca Gibney was the third celebrity to be eliminated from Dancing with the Stars 2025. The Logie-winning actress danced a paso doble to Whitney Houston’s Queen of the Night with her partner Ian Waite and received a score of 28 points.
Paired with her earlier scores, Rebecca was safe from elimination and Harry Garside was at the bottom of the leaderboard with a score of 25. However, a twist came into play that saw a studio audience vote combined with the judges’ scores. The new approach saw Harry pushed up the leaderboard, and Rebecca was sent home.
Karina Carvalho
Sadly, in round two, it was Karina Carvalho and partner Andrey Gorbunov who bid farewell to the ballroom. Despite improving in leaps and bounds from round one, their stiff Cha Cha placed second-last in the judges’ scoring. Osher Günsberg was scored last, but, sadly, in the elimination, the audience decided that Karina and Andrey would shimmy and shake no more.
“It’s been such a thrill. We’ve had so much fun training,” Karina told hosts Sonia Kruger and Dr. Chris Brown. The newsreader couldn’t sing higher praise of her dance partner. “Andrey is not just a fantastic, highly qualified dancer, he’s such a great teacher and he’s so patient, and he’s put together the most beautiful choreography for us,” said Karina.
After both dancers thanked the audience, it was Andrey’s turn to gush about Karina. “Under her newsreader persona, she’s very fun and a good person, and I think she did great.”
Susie O’Neill
Susie O’Neill and Lyu Masuda’s round one tango didn’t go down well with the judges, and her score of 13 was the writing on the wall. Sadly, this is the second year in a row Lyu has been sent home first! Harry Garside and Siobhan Power narrowly avoided elimination, so they could potentially be next.
Susie said it was “really hard” to pull on her dancing shoes, but she seemed grateful for the experience. “I’ve never cried so much, honestly, but in a good way,” she said. “The stuff Lyu and I have learnt over time, it has been amazing. But it’s been a tough journey.”
Lyu was really encouraging and had a lot of love for Susie. “The change I’ve seen in Susie, even from day one, where she couldn’t even touch me, to now, she walks into the studio and has her chest held up high. She’s walking like a dancer,” Lyu said.
Sonia said Susie has brought “so much joy” to viewers around the country, so it’s sad to see them go.
Watch Dancing With The Stars Australia 2025 on Sundays from 7pm on Channel 7 and 7plus.
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