''The Celebrity Apprentice Australia'' is an Australian

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series which aired on the

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. Based on

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's ''

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'', it first aired on 24 October 2011 and originally featured

Mark Bouris Mark Leigh Bouris is an Australian businessman who is best known as the founder and chairman of 'Wizard Home Loans', Australia's second largest non-bank mortgage lender behind Aussie Home Loans. He is now the chairman of Yellow Brick Road, a b ...

, the founder and chairman of Wizard Home Loans and Yellow Brick Road, as the

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(CEO). In July 2020, Nine reportedly commissioned Warner Brothers Australia, current owners of the franchise, to make a new season of The Celebrity Apprentice for 2021, with former series ''CEO''

not returning. In September 2020, Nine confirmed at their yearly upfronts that the series will officially return in 2021 with British business magnate and

The Apprentice UK ''The Apprentice'' is a British business-styled reality game show created by Mark Burnett, distributed by Fremantle and broadcast by the BBC since 16 February 2005. Devised after the success of the American original and part of the internatio ...

host and CEO, Lord

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leading the series, along with the reveal of Michelle Bridges, Michael "Wippa" Wipfli and

Olivia Vivian Olivia Vivian (born 13 July 1989 in Perth) is an Australian artistic gymnast who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics. After competing at the 2008 Olympics, Vivian competed for Oregon State University in NCAA gymnastics for four years. She also ...

as some of the competing celebrities. On 12 October, Nine announced the full list of celebrities competing in the season. In the same month,

Josh Gibson Joshua Gibson (December 21, 1911 – January 20, 1947) was an American baseball catcher primarily in the Negro leagues. Baseball historians consider Gibson among the best power hitters and catchers in baseball history. In 1972, he became the se ...

and

Scherri-Lee Biggs Scherri-Lee Biggs is a South African-Australian TV host, dancer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2011 and represented Australia at Miss Universe 2011 and placed Top 10. Biggs currently presents th ...

were also announced as competing celebrities. The season premiered on 23 May 2021. In September 2021, the series was renewed for a sixth season with Lord Alan Sugar returning as CEO, and revealing

Turia Pitt Turia Pitt (born 24 July 1987) is an Australian mining engineer, athlete, motivational speaker, and author. Accident and later life On 2 September 2011, Pitt was competing in an ultramarathon 100km through Western Australia's Kimberley regi ...

and

Will & Woody ''Will & Woody'' is a syndicated Australian radio show hosted by Will McMahon and Woody Whitelaw. The show in its current form first aired on the KIIS Network on 18 January 2018. History Hit Network McMahon and Whitelaw have hosted radio sh ...

as some of the competing celebrities. On 17 October 2021, Nine announced the full list of celebrities competing in the season. In September 2022, the series was cancelled for a second time by Nine and won’t return in 2023.

Timeline of Personalities

Series overview

Teams by season

Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

A celebrity version of the series began to air on the Nine Network on 24 October 2011. It was won by comedian

Julia Morris Julia Carolyn Margaret Morris (born 20 April 1968) is an Australian comedian, television presenter and actress who has worked extensively in Australian television and radio, touring the country with her solo comedy shows. She relocated to the Un ...

, who beat choreographer and ''

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'' judge Jason Coleman in the final Boardroom.

Season 2 (2012)

The second season of ''The Celebrity Apprentice Australia'' began to air on the Nine Network on 18 April 2012. It was eventually won by television and music industry personality Ian Dickson, who beat reality star

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in the final Boardroom.

Season 3 (2013)

The third season of ''The Celebrity Apprentice Australia'' began to air on the Nine Network on 30 April 2013. It was won by Olympic Gold Champion

Stephanie Rice Stephanie Louise Rice, OAM (born 17 June 1988) is an Australian former competitive swimmer. She won three gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2009. On 9 April 2 ...

, who beat fellow olympian

John Steffensen John William Steffensen (born 30 August 1982) is an Australian former track and field athlete, who specialised in 200 and 400 metres. He won silver at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. His personal bests were 20.79 and 44.73. Biography Born in Per ...

in the final Boardroom.

Season 4 (2015)

The fourth season of ''The Celebrity Apprentice Australia'' began airing on the Nine Network on 16 September 2015, following a one-year absence.

Kerri-Anne Kennerley Kerri-Anne Kennerley (née Wright; born 22 September 1953) is an Australian television and radio presenter, actress and singer. She has more than 50 years in the industry, and is an inductee into the Logie Hall of Fame. Kennerley was a co-host ...

and Shelley Barrett replace Dane Bouris and Deborah Thomas as advisors. This season ends with

Sophie Monk Sophie Charlene Akland Monk (born 14 December 1979) is an Australian singer, actress, model, and television personality. She was a member of the pop girl group Bardot, winners of the first season of '' Popstars Australia'' in 2000, and later r ...

reigning supreme and defeating former ''Big Brother'' champion Tim Dormer in the final Boardroom.

Season 5 (2021)

The fifth season of ''The Celebrity Apprentice Australia'' began airing on the Nine Network on 23 May 2021, following a six-year absence. The winning celebrity will receive $100,000 for their chosen charity. The season was won by

Shaynna Blaze Shaynna Blaze (born April 1965) is an Australian interior designer, television personality, writer and former singer. She is best known for her work as a co-host on ''Selling Houses Australia'' (2008–2020) and a judge on '' The Block'' (2012� ...

, who beat fellow celebrity

Ross Noble Ross Markham Noble (born 5 June 1976) is an English stand-up comedian and actor. Noble rose to mainstream popularity through making appearances on British television, particularly interviews and on panel shows such as '' Have I Got News for You' ...

in the final Boardroom.

Season 6 (2022)

The sixth season of ''The Celebrity Apprentice Australia'' began airing on the Nine Network on 22 May 2022. The winning celebrity will receive $100,000 for their chosen charity. The season was won by

Benji Marshall Benjamin Quentin Marshall (born 25 February 1985) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played at or . He previously played for the Wests Tigers in two separate spells, St. George Illawarra Dragons, Brisbane Bro ...

, who beat fellow celebrity

Darren McMullen Darren McMullen (born 10 February 1982) is a Scottish-Australian television and radio presenter and personality, music journalist and music critic. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and immigrated with his family to Australia at the age of 12. H ...

in the final Boardroom.

Ratings

References

External links

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Celebrity Apprentice on NineMSN Website

Celebrity Apprentice on 9Now Website

FremantleMedia Australia — Production Website

WBITVP Australia — Production Website
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