SAS Australia set to take place at a brand new base in 2022

SAS Australia is set to return in 2022 on Channel Seven and 7plus, with 17 star recruits who have volunteered for the toughest test of their lives – a series of physical and psychological tests from the real SAS selection process.

These Aussie celebrities will be cut off from the outside world at a brand new base in unforgiving jungle terrain, bordered by wild seas, dramatic cliff faces and rugged rocky outcrops.

There, they will eat, sleep and train together in punishing conditions, with no allowances or exceptions made for their celebrity status or gender.

Guiding recruits through the most gruelling course yet is Chief Instructor Ant Middleton and returning DS (Directing Staff) Ollie Ollerton, joined for the first time by retired US Navy SEAL Clint Emerson and former British Special Forces soldier Dean Stott.

The DS will push the celebrities beyond their limits, subjecting them to extreme physical endurance, sleep deprivation, interrogation and psychological testing. Some recruits will reach breaking point and withdraw. Who will have the mental strength to tough it out to the end?

The star recruits attempting to pass selection on the 2022 season of SAS Australia are:

Anna Heinrich, 34 – TV Personality
Barry Hall, 44 – AFL Great
Darius Boyd, 34 – Retired NRL Star
Ebanie Bridges, 35 – Professional Boxer
Ellia Green, 28 – Rugby 7s Olympian
Geoff Huegill, 42 – Olympic Swimming Legend
Locky Gilbert, 32 – Reality TV Star
Melissa Tkautz, 47 – Singer / Actor
Melissa Wu, 29 – Olympic Diver
Michael Zerafa, 29 – Professional Boxer
Millie Boyle, 23 – NRLW Player
Orpheus Pledger, 28 – Actor
Paul Fenech, 51 – Comedian
Riana Crehan, 34 – Motorsports Presenter
Richard Buttrose, 49 – Convicted Drug Dealer
Simone Holtznagel, 28 – Model
Wayne Carey, 50 – AFL Commentator

Earlier this year, In the finale of SAS Australia, 631,000 tuned in as Sam Burgess was the only one of the five final recruits to complete the course. Upon completing the course, Burgess said: “What I’m taking from it is I’m going to pour all of my time, my emotion, into the places that deserve it in my life. It starts with my kids and making sure I’m the best role model for them. It’s just a great lesson in life.”

SAS Australia, New in 2022 on Channel Seven and 7plus