SAS Australia‘s full season two celebrity cast revealed

A celeb chef, a pampered socialite and even controversial NRL star Sam Burgess are among the celebs cast for SAS Australia season two.

Channel 7 has today announced the full cast of celebrities set to compete on season two of gruelling reality TV contest SAS Australia.

There are plenty of athletes in the mix – among them, controversial NRL star Sam Burgess – as well as a celebrity chef, several actors and even a pampered socialite.

The cast of SAS Australia season two.

Here’s the full cast list:

Alicia Molik – Tennis Champion

Alicia Molik. Picture: AAP

The 40-year-old mum-of-two was once ranked No. 8 in the world for singles. She also won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, beating out then-world No. 3 Anastasia Myskina.

Bonnie Anderson – Singer / Actress

Bonnie Anderson. Picture: Alex Coppel.

No stranger to the small screen, Anderson is best known for her role as Bea Nilsson in Neighbours. Starting out as a singer, she first burst into the spotlight as the first winner of Australia’s Got Talent in 2007 at age 12. She also took out the crown in last year’s season of The Masked Singer on Channel 10.

Brynne Edelsten – Socialite

Brynne Edelsten. Picture: Julie Kiriacoudis

Once married to Australian billionaire Geoffrey Edelsten, 78, in a lavish, star-studded ceremony at Crown Casino, the American socialite, 38, has made headlines over the years for her string of high-profile relationships and a drug charge in 2015. In 2016, she declared bankruptcy after her split from Edelsten, and just last year told Stellar she’d like to be the next Bachelorette.

Dan Ewing – Actor

Dan Ewing. Picture: Scott Powick/Daily News

Home And Away star Ewing first appeared on the series at Reuben Humphries in 2007. In 2011, he returned to the beloved soapie to play Heath Braxton.

Emma Husar – Former Politician

Emma Husar.

The former Labor Party member was disendorsed in 2019 after an internal investigation into the culture in her office. Claiming she was “slut shamed” by her party as well as a Buzzfeed article which listed the allegations of her behaviour, she sued the publication for defamation, with the matter settled out of court. Husar recently made headlines for her support of Brittany Higgins, slamming the Labor Party for “poor treatment of women”.

“I have been galled watching my former colleagues speak out, yet were silent bystanders when I endured such horrendous treatment,” Ms Husar wrote.

Erin Holland – TV Presenter

Erin Holland. Picture: Hanna Lassen/Getty

Former Miss World Australia Holland is a singer, model, dancer and TV host. She’s just launched her own fitness app, Shift with Erin, so she’s in top shape for the gruelling competition.

Heath Shaw – AFL Star

Heath Shaw. Picture: David Swift

The footy star has played for Collingwood and the Greater Western Sydney Giants. This year, the 35-year-old joined the East Keilor Football Club.

Isabelle Cornish – Actress

Isabelle Cornish. Picture: Richard Dobson

The actress is best known for TV roles in Puberty Blues and Home And Away. She also scored the role of Crystal in US TV series Inhumans back in 2017.

Jana Pittman – Dual Olympian

Jana Pittman. Picture: Matt Sullivan

Pittman is a two-time world champion in the 400m hurdles. She’s represented Australia at three Olympic Games, and is the first Australian woman to compete in both a summer and Winter Olympics.

Jessica Peris – Sprinter

Jessica Peris. Picture. Phil Hillyard

Sprinter Jessica Peris, who is the daughter of Olympic gold medallist Nova Peris, made headlines last year for a drug scandal after a banned substance was detected in a sample taken by ASADA. According to the Herald Sun, the 30-year-old intends to continue fighting against the four-year ban for taking steroids.

Jett Kenny – Ironman

Jett Kenny.

The ironman, model and television personality is the son of ironman Grant Kenny and swimmer Lisa Curry. Last year, the family was rocked by tragedy after the death of his sister Jaimi Curry, who died age 33 after a secret eating disorder battle.

John Steffensen – Olympic Runner

John Steffensen. Picture: Julie Kiriacoudis

The 38-year-old track and field athlete won silver at the 2004 Athens Olympics. He specialises in 200 and 400 metres.

Kerri Pottharst – Beach Volleyball Olympian

Kerri Pottharst. Picture: Kelly Barnes

The 55-year-old is an Olympic gold medallist and Order of Australia recipient. Now retired, her career spanned over 22 years including three Olympic Games.

Koby Abberton – Former professional surfer

Koby Abberton. Picture: Craig Wilson

Former professional surfer Abberton made international headlines as the leader of the Bra Boys when a member of the surf gang, Tony Hines, was murdered in 2003. His brother Jai admitted to shooting him in self-defence, and Koby was charged with accessory to murder. The story of his life was captured in a film by Russell Crowe, Bra Boys: Blood is Thicker than Water.

Manu Feildel – Celebrity Chef

Manu Feildel.

Best known as the charismatic judge of My Kitchen Rules up until the show was cancelled last year, French-Australian chef Feildel also joins the bursting cast of the show.

Mark Philippoussis – Tennis Legend

Mark Philippoussis. Picture: AAP

The retired tennis player won two Davis Cup titles in 1999 and 2003. Since leaving the sport in 2015, he has been living a relatively low-profile life with his wife and two kids. Last year, he was the very first contestant to be booted off The Masked Singer as the echidna.

Pete Murray – Singer-Songwriter

Pete Murray. Picture: Brad Fleet

The singer-songwriter has had three albums reach number 1 on the Australian charts, and has been nominated for several ARIAs. The So Beautiful hit maker has been laying low in recent years.

Sam Burgess – NRL Star

Sam Burgess. Picture: Instagram

Burgess has been making headlines for months after the breakdown of his marriage to Phoebe Burgess and ugly falling out with her family. The 32-year-old was also allegedly caught driving under the influence of cocaine in February while on the way to pick up his children.

He was pulled over three weeks after he was found guilty of intimidating his father-in-law Mitchell Hooke during a heated clash at the family’s home near Bowral.

He recently quit booze and plans to stay alcohol-free for a year.

No word on an air date yet for SAS Australia season two. The first season of the reality show was a runaway hit for Seven – but a bumpier ride for the celebs who took part, who were met with frequent social media controversies about their behaviour on the show.

Industry site TV Blackbox went as far as to say that actor Firass Dirani’s behaviour as a contestant had “killed his TV career”.

Despite all that, a Seven spokesperson last November insisted they had been inundated with celebrities “begging” to take part in the show.

“We have been inundated with Aussie celebs wanting to take part and there are some good surprises on the shortlist,” they said.

SAS Australia’s Ollie Ollerton, Ant Middleton, Jason 'Foxy' Fox, Mark 'Billy' Billingham.

And you can expect today’s announced celebs are already deep into training for the show, which will see them attempt to complete gruelling SAS-style physical challenges under the gruff tutelage of Ant Middleton and his team.

“Once cast they are given a training program. Ideally they need at least three months to get SAS ‘fit’ in a physical sense, but getting into the right mindset is up to the individual.”

And while season two hasn’t even aired yet, applications are now open for the third season of SAS Australia – and this time, they’re seeking everyday (non-famous) Aussies to apply.