The Block maintained its dominance in the reality ratings wars attracting 1.333 million viewers nationally (988,000 metro).No-one was shocked when singing sensation Vidgen was unwrapped, well, except perhaps Dave Hughes who had picked Hollywood actor John Travolta behind the mask. Jackie O, who was certain it was Vidgen from the very beginning of the season, was ecstatic to learn she was correct. Dannii Minogue stormed off the set in faux outrage, handing in her Inspector Minogue badge, mortified that she didn’t pick the singer who she had helped crown as the winner of Australia’s Got Talent. Hidden within a gigantic Kebab costume, the 24-year-old Australian singer and recent star of I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here!, had us singing and dancing around the living room while craving a spicy falafel wrap.Despite a tasty rendition of Lizzo’s iconic hit Juice, Kebab was no match for Mullet’s take on Blame it on Me by George Azra.Host Osher Günsberg said: “You fooled all of us, but nobody more so than Dannii Minogue who was one of the team of people that discovered you.”Vidgen posted on social media shortly after the reveal, saying hearing the guesses “has been so funny” but his personal favourite was Minogue guessing he was RuPaul. “OK so you basically ALL guessit. I’m Kebab on themaskedsingerau.“Firstly I want to say sorry I lied to you all, This was the funnest/funniest, most bizarre, and fabulous show to be a part of. The whole experience was so camp and I’ve had the best time.“Jackie O you were on to me from the very beginning. Hughesy and Urzila you both had me in stitches every time. Farewell from everyone’s favourite late night snack.” The bonkers reality show wraps with the Grand Finale tonight with Vampire, Mullet and Dolly still in the running to be crowned winner of season three of The Masked Singer Australia.Meanwhile, SAS Australia’s brutal training course broke three more recruits – as Jett Kenny, Jessica Peris and Heath Shaw called time. The remaining eight recruits were broken, battered and running on empty when Chief Instructor Ant Middleton explained they had a “disgusting day ahead of them”. The first test of true grit saw recruits positioned on a narrow log, suspended over a torrent of rushing water, where they had to fight it out through a series of elimination rounds, in an effort to be the last man or woman standing.It was every recruit for themselves and, when encouraged by the DS to play dirty, both Peris and Steffensen chose to throw a handful of dirt at their opponents to get the upper hand, these ruthless tactics later sparking a healthy debate about one’s moral code on the course.Surviving on basic rations, Kenny had been struggling to fuel his depleted body and he chose to VW, telling mum Lisa on the phone: “The biggest thing I’ve learned is not to doubt myself as much or not to set my standards so high and if I don’t achieve them then I shouldn’t be so hard on myself.“I came into this trying to find where my limit was, I wanted to see if I could break through that mental barrier, to push myself and I think I really did that. I’ll keep testing that limit and make myself either a better athlete or a better person.”Recruits then faced a body-crushing log race, hauling a 150kg log through 5km of unforgiving terrain to a rendezvous point high on a mountain peak, all in one hour.Barely a kilometre into the backbreaking task, Peris separated from the group and handed in her number, telling mum Nova on the phone: “It’s been absolutely brutal, but it’s been awesome.“I’m happy, I’m one of the last girls so I did really well. I’m really proud of myself. Everything that I thought I couldn’t do, I did.”Shaw was next to falter in the excruciating log haul, handing in his number in a moment of weakness before being convinced to take it back.As Middleton debriefed recruits after the punishing task, an Shaw admitted he was empty and quit the course for good.“I’m done, I’ve given my all,” he said.“I’ve learned that when you think you’re done you can go a little bit more physically. If I could sum up my time on this course I would say it was the hardest, most uniquely positive experience I’ve had.”
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