Just when you thought Aussie reality TV had run out of ways to emotionally torment celebrities, along comes Shark! — a show that basically asks: “What if we sent famous people into shark-infested waters and called it reality TV?”
And honestly, this concept is inspired.
The new Channel 9 series drops six Australian celebrities into the crystal-clear but deeply terrifying waters of Bimini in the Bahamas, where they’re challenged to face their fears to swim with sharks.
But the new show has gotten off to a rocky start after the first two episodes were pulled from air in Western Australia in light of a shark attack off Rottnest Island two weeks ago, which took the life of 38-year-old father, Steven Mattaboni.
“Given recent events, we have made the decision to postpone the Perth broadcast premiere of Shark!” the spokesperson told Yahoo Lifestyle.
The series was supposed to be premiering in WA on Sunday, but 60 Minutes and a rerun of Live Aid: When Rock & Roll Took On the World aired instead.
In the premiere, one of the celebrities, Tammy Hembrow, had to abort her dive after she began lifting her legs and arms above the cage. “I was flailing around and screaming,” Tammy reflected afterwards. “I’m so dramatic.”
Among the brave — or possibly stitched-up — cast are two Gold Logie-winning TV icons: Home and Away legend Lynne McGranger and The Block host Scott Cam. Lynne, best known to generations of viewers as Irene Roberts, recently added Gold Logie winner to her already massive TV legacy, so naturally her next career move was… sharks.
Scott Cam, who won the Gold Logie in 2014, is also diving in, presumably after deciding renovating his and her bathrooms on a deadline was no longer stressful enough.
Shark! looks like exactly the kind of unhinged-but-watchable TV that Australia does best.
What is the Shark! TV show about?
Shark! is a new Australian reality-adventure series that sends six celebrities to Bimini in the Bahamas, which ICYMI: is a major shark-diving destination. The cast of celebrities face a series of underwater challenges, starting with cage dives before moving closer to open-water encounters.
It’s part fear test, part emotional journey, part shark conservation lesson and guaranteed to make you scream ‘arghhh shark!’.
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