Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) season 18

*Dancing with the Stars*
Dancing with the Stars
Season 18
Hosted by	Daryl Somers; Sonia Kruger
Judges	Todd McKenney; Paul Mercurio; Helen Richey; Mark Wilson
Celebrity winner	Luke Jacobz
Professional winner	Jorja Freeman
Release
Original network	Seven Network
Original release	11 April –; 25 April 2021
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 17 Next →; Season 19

The eighteenth season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars, also known as Dancing with the Stars: All Stars, debuted on 11 April 2021.

Following the conclusion of the

seventeenth season, it was announced that the show would not return for another season on Network 10.^[1] However, in December 2020, Seven announced that the channel had regained the rights to the series, and would be bringing the show back with an All-Stars edition in 2021.^[2]^[3] For the first time in the show's history, the series was pre-recorded at the ICC in Sydney in March 2021 instead of aired live. The series also aired nightly instead of weekly.^[4]

Daryl Somers and Sonia Kruger, who hosted the show from its inception in 2004, until 2007 and 2011 respectively, replaced Grant Denyer and Amanda Keller as hosts. Meanwhile, original judges Todd McKenney, Paul Mercurio, Helen Richey, and Mark Wilson replaced Sharna Burgess, Craig Revel Horwood, and Tristan MacManus on the judging panel.^[5]

Couples

The line-up was announced on 16 March 2021, consisting of ten former contestants, including five former winners, as well as four wild card contestants who hadn't previously competed on the show.^[6]

Celebrity	Notability	Professional partner	Status
Season 6	Radio broadcaster	Jeremy Garner	Eliminated 1st on 11 April 2021
Season 12	Model	Julian Caillon	Eliminated 2nd on 12 April 2021
Schapelle Corby	Drug smuggler	Shae Mountain	Eliminated 3rd on 13 April 2021
Jessica Gomes	Model	Lyu Masuda	Eliminated 4th on 18 April 2021
Matty Johnson	The Bachelor Australia star	Ruby Gherbaz	Eliminated 5th & 6th on 19 April 2021
Season 2	TV presenter	Alexandra Vladimirov	Eliminated 5th & 6th on 19 April 2021
Season 6	Horticulturist	Siobhan Power	Eliminated 8th & 9th on 20 April 2021
Renee Bargh	TV presenter	Jarryd Byrne	Eliminated 8th & 9th on 20 April 2021
Season 3	Actress	Aric Yegudkin	Finalists on 25 April 2021
Season 14	Model	Gustavo Viglio
Season 9	Film & television actor	Lily Cornish
Season 11	Chef	Katrina Patchett
Season 1	Actress	Craig Monley	Runners-up on 25 April 2021
Season 8	Actor & television presenter	Jorja Freeman	Winners on 25 April 2021

Scoring chart

The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).

Color key:

Winners

Runners-up

Finalists

Bottom two or three

Eliminated

*Dancing with the Stars* (season 18) - Weekly scores
Couple	Pl.	Night
Couple	Pl.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Luke & Jorja	1st	—	31	—	38†	—	40+10=50†	40†^[a]
Bec & Craig	2nd	31	—	31	—	39+10=49†	—	40†^[b]
Lincoln & Lily	3rd	29	—	29	—	36+9=45	—	38^[c]
Ada & Aric		—	30	—	37	—	37+9=46	37^[c]
Kyly & Gustavo		33†	—	37†	—	38+8=46^[d]	—	37^[c]
Manu & Katrina		—	23‡	—	33	—	29+7=36‡^[d]	32‡^[c]
Jamie & Siobhan	7th	—	28^[d]	—	29^[d]	—	31+6=37^[e]
Renee & Jarryd	7th	—	36†	—	35	—	34+8=42^[e]
Matty J & Ruby	9th	23^[d]	—	26^[d]	—	31+6=37^[e]
Tom & Alexandra	9th	28	—	27	—	28+7=35‡^[e]
Jessica & Lyu	11th	—	28^[d]	—	19‡^[e]
Schapelle & Shae	12th	26	—	20‡^[e]
Erin & Julian	13th	—	26^[e]
Fifi & Jeremy	14th	22‡^[e]

Notes

^ This couple finished in first place.
^ This couple finished in second place.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d This couple competed in the Finals.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g This couple was in the bottom two or bottom three, but was not eliminated.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h This couple was eliminated.

Nightly scores

Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Paul Mercurio, Mark Wilson.