Rivals Unveils Star-Studded Cast For 2027
Channel 10 has unveiled the full cast for Australian Survivor: Rivals, with sporting stars, actors and television personalities set to go head-to-head in the 2027 season.
The new format will divide the 24 contestants into two tribes, with each player matched against a rival on the opposing side based on their strengths, physicality, strategy and personality.
Former NRL player Robbie Farah will face former Wallaby Adam Ashley-Cooper, while AFL players Heath Shaw and Adam Cooney will revive the Collingwood and Essendon rivalry. Olympic beach volleyball gold medallist Kerri Pottharst and Winter Olympian Danielle Scott will represent the Summer and Winter Games, and former netballer Sharni Layton and athlete Sarah Yatim will also compete.
Actor Bernard Curry — who makes reality TV history as the first Aussie to compete on Australian Survivor, Big Brother and The Amazing Race — will go up against fellow Home and Away heartthrob Lincoln Lewis. Bernard will also be reunited with his Big Brother VIP co-star Ellie Gonsalves, who has been matched up against fellow “diva” Kaitlyn Souksamlane-Tan.
The Block twins Alisa and Lysandra Fraser are also competing alongside red carpet reporters Christian Wilkins and Mitch Churi. Rounding out the cast are vloggers Jorden Tually and Yusuf Omar, lawyers Portia Ferdinand and Emily Jones, “rebels” Josh Robinson and Louie Liu and “power mums” Kate Allan and Eva Bantin.
Shaw admitted in a statement that he was joining the series to test himself outside his comfort zone, saying: “I’m coming on Australian Survivor to put myself in an uncomfortable position again and test the boundaries, which I haven’t done for a while.”
Meanwhile, former I’m A Celebrity contestant Cooney said he has his sights set on settling an old sporting score.
“It’s time to see if I’ve got any competitive juices left in me,” he remarked. “Let’s bring back the Anzac Day rivalry between me and Heath. I never won a Grand Final, and I didn’t beat Heath on Anzac Day either. But this is where I get my revenge, on Australian Survivor!”
The full cast of Australian Survivor: Rivals
Here’s a full list of contestants competing on Australian Survivor 2027.
Adam Ashley-Cooper, 42, NSW
Adam Cooney, 40, VIC
Alisa Fraser, 42, SA
Bernard Curry, 52, QLD
Christian Wilkins, 31, NSW
Danielle Scott, 36, NSW
Ellie Gonsalves, 35, QLD
Emily Jones, 34, NSW
Eva Bantin, 51, NSW
Heath Shaw, 40, VIC
Jorden Tually, 32, NSW
Josh Robinson, 26, VIC
Kaitlyn Souksamlane-Tan, 36, NSW
Kate Allan, 36, NSW
Kerri Pottharst, 61, NSW
Lincoln Lewis, 38, QLD
Louie Liu, 37, NSW
Lysandra Fraser, 42, SA
Mitch Churi, 30, NSW
Portia Ferdinand, 27, NSW
Robbie Farah, 42, NSW
Sarah Yatim, 31, NSW
Sharni Layton, 38, WA
Yusuf Omar, 36, QLD
The season will mark Australian Survivor’s first trip to Malaysia, with David Genat returning as host. Contestants will compete for the $500,000 prize and the title of Sole Survivor, with the Rivals format adding another layer to the usual alliances, challenges and eliminations.
Australian Survivor: Rivals will air on 10 in 2027.
This article was written with Mediaweek.
