Peter Helliar and his wife Bridget have missed out on a place in the grand final of The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition.
The pair were eliminated from Sunday night’s show after struggling through a grueling stage of the competition in Thailand.
The episode started with the teams’ first stop, the Phuket Gateway, where they searched through turtle egg sculptures.
From there they traveled to an elephant sanctuary, where they treated the enormous animals to a spa day with a mud bath and shower.
Although the Helliars had a lead early in the race, they were held back by a particularly difficult challenge involving slingshots and cans.
The challenge was difficult for all teams, but it took so long for Peter and Bridget that it ultimately cost them a place in the grand final.
After his elimination, Peter said, “We tried to stay positive because we always reminded ourselves that strange things can happen on The Amazing Race and you’re never quite sure where you are.”
‘It was quite disappointing to get so close to the grand final. To say we got through every episode and experienced everything would have been amazing,” he continued.
Funnyman Peter Helliar and his wife Bridget have missed out on a place in the grand final of The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition
“That said, we were fortunate to survive a non-elimination. Sometimes luck went our way, sometimes against us, but we had a great time.”
It comes after the salaries of participants in the celebrity edition of The Amazing Race Australia were recently revealed.
Last month, Yahoo lifestyle reported that Channel 10 had “just over $1 million” to split between the 11 competing couples on the show.
Leading the pack was Olympian Ian Thorpe, who is believed to have paid the most with a generous salary of $350,000.
Not far behind was comedian and former Project presenter Peter, who is said to earn a few hundred [thousand]’.
After his elimination, Peter said: “We tried to stay positive because we always reminded ourselves that strange things can happen on The Amazing Race and you’re never quite sure where you are.”
It comes after the salaries of participants in 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 signees Brooke McClymont and Adam Eckersley and reality TV couple Cyrell Paule and Eden Dally were expected to take home $50,000 each.
It is 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 final 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 compete against each other for a grand prize of $100,000, which will go to the winner’s chosen charity.
Leading the pack was Olympian Ian Thorpe, who is believed to have paid the most with a generous salary of $350,000.
