Celebrity Splash! (Australian TV series)
Celebrity Splash! was an Australian reality television series that follows celebrities as they try to master the art of diving. The program premiered on the Seven Network on 29 April 2013 and was hosted by Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies.[1] The celebrities performed each week in front of a panel of judges and a live audience in an Olympic-size diving pool with the result each week partly determined by home viewers.[2] After poor ratings, the show was moved from its original prime-time slot, with the second semi-final episode shelved. Instead, the show's final aired on 16 May 2013.
| Celebrity Splash! | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality show |
| Presented by | Larry Emdur Kylie Gillies |
| Judges | Matthew Mitcham Alisa Camplin Greg Louganis |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Homebush Bay, New South Wales |
| Running time | 90–120 minutes (including commercials) |
| Production company | Eyeworks Australia |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network |
| Original release | 29 April – 16 May 2013 |
The format for the show was a franchise developed by television production company Eyeworks.,[3] and was broadcast on SBS 6 as Sterren Springen (Dutch for Celebrities Jump). The British version is known as Splash!.
Cast
The cast was announced on 20 March 2013. Due to injury, Laura Csortan was forced to withdraw from the competition, with Derek Boyer coming in as a last-minute replacement.[4]
| Celebrity | Occupation | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Symonds | Former Queensland cricketer | Winner |
| Tamsyn Lewis | Olympic middle-distance runner | Runner-Up |
| Denise Drysdale | Television presenter | |
| Koby Abberton | Professional surfer | |
| Nick Bracks | Model | Eliminated 16 May |
| Adam Richard | Comedian, actor, & radio presenter | Eliminated 16 May |
| Paul Fenech | Actor | Eliminated 6 May |
| Brynne Edelsten | Socialite | Eliminated 6 May |
| Leisel Jones | Olympic swimmer | Eliminated 30 April |
| Demi Harman | Home and Away actress | Eliminated 30 April |
| Andrew Welsh | Retired AFL midfielder | Eliminated 30 April |
| Josh Thomas | Comedian | Eliminated 29 April |
| Renae Ayris | Miss Universe Australia 2012 | Eliminated 29 April |
| Derek Boyer | Australia's Strongest Man | Eliminated 29 April |
| Laura Csortan | Television presenter | Withdrew 29 April |
Scoring chart
| Eliminated by Default | Dive-off | Did Not Perform |
| Heat: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Averages | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live show date: | 29/4 | 30/4 | 6/5 | Rank | Total score | # of dives | Average | ||||
| Place | Celebrity | Result | |||||||||
| 1 | Andrew Symonds | 50 | style="background:#E0E0E0;" | – | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | ||||
| 2 | Tamsyn Lewis | 51 | style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#E0E0E0;" | – | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| 3 | Koby Abberton | style="background:#E0E0E0;" | – | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Nick Bracks | style="background:#E0E0E0;" | – | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Adam Richard | style="background:#E0E0E0;" | – | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Denise Drysdale | style="background:#E0E0E0;" | – | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | |||||
| 6-7 | Paul Fenech | 44 | style="background:lightblue;" | – | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | ||||
| Brynne Edelsten | 53 | – | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | ||||||
| 9-11 | Demi Harman | – | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Leisel Jones | – | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | |||||||
| Andrew Welsh | – | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | |||||||
| 12–14 | Josh Thomas | 38 | – | 38.00 | 1 | 38.00 | |||||
| Renae Ayris | 44 | – | 44.00 | 1 | 44.00 | ||||||
| Derek Boyer | 35 | – | 35.00 | 1 | 35.00 | ||||||
| 15 | Laura Csortan | Quit | – | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | |||||
| Dive-off | Paul Fenech | Nick Bracks | Tamsyn Lewis | ||||||||
| Josh Thomas | Demi Harman | Paul Fenech | |||||||||
| Louganis' vote to save | Paul Fenech | Nick Bracks | Tamsyn Lewis | ||||||||
| Camplin's vote to save | Paul Fenech | Nick Bracks | Tamsyn Lewis | ||||||||
| Mitcham's vote to save | Paul Fenech | Demi Harman | Tamsyn Lewis | ||||||||
| Eliminated | Josh Thomas 0 of 3 votes |
Demi Harman 1 of 3 votes |
Paul Fenech 0 of 3 votes |
Nick Bracks by default |
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| Renae Ayris by default |
Leisel Jones by default |
Brynne Edelsten by default |
Adam Richard by default |
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| Derek Boyer by default |
Andrew Welsh by default |
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Live show details
Heat 1 (29 April)
| Celebrity | Order | Dive | Louganis | Camplin | Mitcham | Total points |
Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Height | T | C | T | C | T | C | ||||
| Tamsyn Lewis | 1 | Armstand front somersault | 7.5-metre | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 51 | Through to semifinal |
| Josh Thomas | 2 | Forward 11⁄2 somersault tuck | 3-metre springboard | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 38 | Eliminated after dive-off |
| Andrew Symonds | 3 | Inward dive tuck | 10-metre | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 50 | Through to semifinal |
| Renae Ayris | 4 | Back fall-in | 3-metre | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 44 | Eliminated |
| Derek Boyer | 5 | Front jump straight | 10-metre | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 35 | Eliminated |
| Paul Fenech | 6 | Forward 11⁄2 somersault pike | 5-metre | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 44 | Through to semifinal after dive-off |
| Brynne Edelsten | 7 | Front fall-in | 7.5-metre | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 53 | Through to semifinal |
- Judges' vote to save
- Louganis – Paul Fenech
- Camplin – Paul Fenech
- Mitcham – Paul Fenech
Heat 2 (30 April)
| Celebrity | Order | Dive | Louganis | Camplin | Mitcham | Total points |
Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Height | T | C | T | C | T | C | ||||
| Koby Abberton | |||||||||||
| Nick Bracks | |||||||||||
| Denise Drysdale | |||||||||||
| Demi Harman | |||||||||||
| Leisel Jones | |||||||||||
| Adam Richard | |||||||||||
| Andrew Welsh | |||||||||||