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Popular reality TV show exposed as fake in shocking behind-the-scenes video... and fans aren't happy

Popular reality TV show exposed as fake in shocking behind-the-scenes video... and fans aren't happy

Daily Mail​14-07-2025
Fans have expressed outrage after behind-the-scenes footage of The Amazing Race Australia was shared online, showing contestants 'staging' a challenge.
In the clip, a female contestant and her male companion can be seen reading instructions three times before heading off to their next destination.
A crew member can be seen telling the pair to 'go again' as the couple race away from the camera.
The pair can then be seen returning to their original position and redoing their exit.
The footage, which was first posted in 2022, was shared by TikTokker ' Kickforwards ' with the caption, 'If anyone says reality TV is real show them this.'
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It appears that the revealing behind-the-scenes moment was captured during the filming of the sixth season of the popular show and reposted.
In the clip the contestants are heading for the South Mole Lighthouse in Fremantle, Western Australia.
The stunning footage has attracted 674 comments from fans on TikTok, with many expressing outrage.
'As a lifelong fan of The Amazing Race I am appalled,' said one disappointed viewer.
'Wow this makes the show not so much an Amazing Race at all. Just shows that they aren't really racing at all,' added another fan.
'I did not need to know this,' wrote another TikTokker.
Still, a number of users on the platform showed support for The Amazing Race production team, and suggested that the show was a fair 'race' for all contestants.
'I worked one challenge on the third Amazing Race,' said one TikTokker.
They continued, 'It was nothing like this. If we missed the shot, that was it, we missed the shot.'
'They came to my workplace. Everything I saw was very real and not scripted,' explained another user.
'They are still racing, though,' explained another viewer.
'Think of these reshoots as hurdles in a race. Everyone has to do them. Reality TV shows are a hybrid or 'real' and 'production'.'
'It's not scripted with a set winner...but there has to be structure in production to air a polished tv show.'
The 2022 season was won by Toni Hilland and her husband, Heath Curry, with the couple walking away with $250,000 in prize money.
In 2023, the pair welcomed their first child, a baby girl, Amelia Hope Curry.
Toni has been living life to the fullest ever since she was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer and brain tumours.
She and Heath announced the incredible news back in February 2023 that they were expecting a child via surrogate.
The 41-year-old said her close friend Dea offered to be a surrogate mother for the couple after they were forced to give up their IVF journey due to Hilland's illness.
'The BEST is yet to come - we are PREGNANT! Baby girl Curry is due on the 9th of April! 2022 was a big, huge, AMAZING year for us, but we know 2023 is going to be the best yet!' Hilland said online.
Meanwhile, Beau Ryan is set to host the new season of The Amazing Race Australia which will screen on Channel Ten later this year.
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