The Amazing Race Australia: Vegan Warriors eliminated for refusing to skin a goat
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‘Vegan Warriors’ are eliminated from The Amazing Race Australia after being penalised for refusing to skin a goat in Marrakesh
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Amazing Race Australia contestants Bren and Anja were eliminated on Tuesday night after the pair refused to clean goat hide in Marrakesh.
The ‘Vegan Warriors’ decided they would rather be penalised on their last task because it went against their animal-loving nature.
It caused the duo to arrive at the Pit Stop in last place, and subsequently eliminated from the show.
Amazing Race Australia contestants Bren and Anja were eliminated on Tuesday night after the pair refused to skin a goat in Marrakesh
Despite missing out on the $250,000 cash prize they intended to give to animal welfare charities, the Sydney-based friends are happy with the decision they made.
‘I knew Anja wouldn’t do it,’ Bren said, ‘but I was thinking I’m going to see how I go, I’m just going to see how I go.
‘We could smell the stench of the tannery before we reached it, and when we reached there I just lost it.’
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The Vegan Warriors decided they would rather be penalised on their last task because it went against their animal-loving nature. It caused the duo to arrive at the Pit Stop in last place, and subsequently eliminated from the show
She added she felt very ’emotional’ but was confident they ‘absolutely 100 percent made the right decision’.
The team went into the show knowing there was a chance a task would confront their morals, but they thought they would give it a go anyway and see how far they could get.
‘It was just such a shame, but that’s life,’ Anja said. ‘Life goes on.’
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This comes after the much-hyped return of The Amazing Race Australia was a disappointment for Channel 10 in Monday night’s TV ratings. The premiere of the Beau Ryan-hosted (centre) adventure series drew just 451,000 metro viewers, down 25 per cent on last year’s launch
This comes after the much-hyped return of The Amazing Race Australia was a disappointment for Channel 10 in Monday night’s TV ratings.
The premiere of the Beau Ryan-hosted adventure series drew just 451,000 metro viewers, down 25 per cent on last year’s launch, reports TV Tonight.
Meanwhile, Nine’s The Block was the biggest entertainment program of the night.
Channel 10 had further disappointment with its comedy series Have You Been Paying Attention?, which is shedding viewers.
The panel show, in which comedians are quizzed on the top news events of the week, attracted 565,000 metro viewers.
But this was a significant drop from previous episodes this season, which have reached well over 600,000 viewers.
The Amazing Race Australia continues Wednesday night at 7.30pm on 10 and 10 Play.