Sonny-Joe & Grace
Sonny-Joe, 37, NSW & Grace, 26, NSW
Having included Jane Fonda aerobics workouts amongst their Hunted training, no one can suggest that friends Sonny-Joe and Grace are ill-prepared for the adventure that awaits.
Planning on using their passion for fashion as a weapon of choice, personal shopper Grace says, “Our biggest strength will be disguising ourselves, morphing into new personas to confuse the Hunters - new voices, new stories, new outfits.”
While not keen on skipping showers and going hungry, for Grace, Hunted is about proving to herself how tough she really is. “I will refuse to give up when it gets really hard. The goal is to stay away from everything and everyone we know for as long as possible.”
For former music industry staffer Sonny-Joe, the appeal lies in the thrill of the chase. Disguises and decoys will throw the Hunters off their scent, and Sonny-Joe plans on wielding his charm to turn strangers into allies.
“We will avoid capture by sticking to the plan and improvising – getting strangers to help us and not getting comfortable along the way, that’s when fatigue and complacency can set in.”
What they may lack in survival skills and readiness to rough it, this pair make up for in heart and perseverance. “I don’t know how to change a tyre or put up a tent, but when you have faith, determination and drive, anything can happen,” says Sonny Joe.
“I’m doing this to push myself, to test myself. The Hunters will underestimate us, so we’re definitely underdogs. But they won’t expect how driven we’ll be to get down and dirty at all lengths to make it to the end. I have so much faith in Grace and I to pull this off.”