Amazing Race Asia Season 5 aired on October 13 on AXN. Actor Allan Wu returns to host another season, but this time around he will be joined by Indonesian actress Tara Basro in some legs of the race.
Filipinos have never been left out in this race. This season, there are two Filipino teams competing. Let us take a closer look at the two Filipino teams in this season’s adventure race.
Ex Beauty Queens Parul and Maggie
Parul Shah and Maggie Wilson Consunji met each other during beauty queen training, with Maggie, a former beauty queen and now trainer, took Parul under her wing. Parul is currently still active in the scene, while Maggie lists her occupation as a digital influencer.
In their Racers Reveal video on AXN, Parul described Maggie as a “headstrong person” who wants things done her way, otherwise “all hell will break loose.” At this moment in the video however, Maggie mildly protested by saying that Parul is making her “sound like a horrible person.” There was an awkward moment when Parul began struggling with her words. Maggie then finished the interview by saying that she was a “competitive” person.
WATCH: Racers Reveal of Parul and Maggie video via AXN Asia YouTube channel
Married Couple Rona and Eric
Eric is also known as “Eruption” Tai, a former host of the noontime show “Showtime.” His wife, Rona Samson-Tai joins him in the race. Eric is a Tongan actor from New Zealand, but he came to the Philippines as part of a missionary team. He later came back when he started playing rugby and eventually became part of the national team, the Philippine Volcanoes.
In their Racers Reveal video, Rona said that she wanted to “break the stigma that big women, big people are just lazy people.” She added that they wanted to “inspire and motivate them to get out there despite what other people are saying they can’t do it.” In a funny moment during the interview, she also complained about one trait of her husband that she did not like which is being slow or “taking his sweet time.” While Eric was explaining himself, she was visibly making faces as if to counter what her husband is saying.
WATCH: Racers Reveal of Eric and Rona video AXN Asia YouTube channel
Other Teams
The following teams are as follows: Rach and Vicky, Travel Hosts, Indonesia; Louisa and Treasuri, Childhood Friends, Indonesia; Yvonne and Chloe, Beauty Queens, Malaysia; Alex and Will, Brothers, Malaysia; Brandon and Alphaeus, Old School Mates,Malaysia; JK and Mike, Radio DJs, Singapore; Rei and Kenji, Siblings, Singapore; Tom and Anita, Dating, Thailand and Lisa and Nicole, Life Partners, Vietnam.
The race will take the racers to various locations in Indonesia, including Jakarta and Bali, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Minh City, Manila, and Taipei, according to the Ministry of Tourism of Indonesia.
The Amazing Race Asia Season 5 premiered on October 13, on AXN, at 9 p.m.