Real Housewives of Melbourne’s Anjali Rao and The Family Law creator Benjamin Law will join the cast of Australian Survivor in 2023
After weeks of speculation, Anjali Rao’s return to reality TV has been confirmed.
Channel 10 has announced that the controversial The Real Housewives of Melbourne star will join the cast of Australian Survivor: Heroes v Villains.
Famed author of the Family Law book series, Benjamin Law, will also be a player in the new season, which will premiere in 2023, reports TV Blackbox.
Channel 10 has announced that controversial The Real Housewives of Melbourne star Anjali Rao (pictured) has joined the cast of 2023’s Australian Survivor: Heroes v Villains
Rao, 48, a former CNN news anchor, made headlines during RHOM last year when she gained a reputation for criticizing her castmates. She later left the show sensationally.
Law, 40, who rose to fame with his SBS series The Family Law – which was based on his memoir – has been an outspoken critic of reality TV.
The host and screenwriter has primarily criticized dating shows for their lack of diversity.
It comes after Channel 10 announced former contestants Shonee Bowtell, George Mladenov, Nina Twine, Hayley Leake, Shaun Hampson and Jordie Hansen will return to Australian Survivor next year.
Famed author of the Family Law book series, Benjamin Law (pictured), will also be a player in the new season, which will premiere in 2023, reports TV Blackbox
TV Blackbox has also confirmed that filmmaker and activist Rogue Rubin, AFL star David Zaharakis and former Miss World Australia Sarah Marschke will survive in the new season.
Channel 10 has released a location trailer for the new season, which was filmed in Samoa, where the show was last filmed in 2016 and 2017.
The action-packed adventure reality series is set to air next January.
Rao, 48, a former CNN news anchor, made headlines during RHOM last year when she gained a reputation for criticizing her castmates. She later sensationally left the show Pictured: Rao with the cast of The Real Housewives of Melbourne
Fans can look forward to a twist that sets it apart from the US version of Heroes v Villains: new players have been thrown into the mix alongside former tribes players.
Earlier this year, host Jonathan LaPaglia said fans can expect great things in 2023.
“Playtime is over,” he wrote on Instagram Stories. “Back in the office to make the next season of Survivor… and it’s turning into a ripper.”
The new season will air on Channel 10 in January 2023 and was filmed in Samoa with presenter Jonathan LaPaglia (pictured).