The Amazing Race Australia is returning for a sixth season in 2022

The Amazing Race Australia is returning to Channel 10 for a sixth season in 2022.

According to the official casting website, filming will commence in February next year.

Applicants must be in teams of two, aged over 18, available for up to seven weeks, and fully vaccinated against Covid.

Auditions are open! Channel Ten’s Amazing Race is returning to screens for its sixth season as auditions for are now open for 2022. Pictured, host Beau Ryan

The show will be filmed at a secret overseas destination. 

The last season was shot in Newell Beach, Queensland, due to Covid restrictions.

Despite filming abroad, the production company has confirmed strict Covid-safe protocols will be implemented on set.

The announcement comes after Beau Ryan claimed he was earning a whopping $800,000 to host the series.

But when Beau, 36, revealed the number last February, there were some rumblings of doubt among media insiders concerning the eye-watering six-figure sum.

Local season: The last season was shot in Newell Beach, Queensland, due to Covid restrictions

Numbers game: The announcement comes after Beau Ryan claimed he was earning a whopping $800,000 to host the series

There is no suggestion Beau was being dishonest when he disclosed his pay on The Kyle and Jackie O Show.

However, it seems unlikely $800,000 is his annual salary.

This figure is more likely his payment for a multi-year deal, which includes other duties at Channel 10 in addition to The Amazing Race.

Salary: There is no suggestion Beau was being dishonest when he disclosed his pay on The Kyle and Jackie O Show in February. However, the $800,000 figure is more likely his payment for a multi-year deal, which includes other duties at Channel 10 besides The Amazing Race

TV Blackbox editor and former 10 executive Rob McKnight told Daily Mail Australia: ‘It would have to be a multi-year deal. That’s a lot of money for a show that rates under 600,000 [metro viewers].

‘The hosts of The Project would be on just over half of that and they work all year round.’

Mr McKnight noted that $800,000 per season would amount to ‘around $1.50 for every viewer watching the show’.

He added: ‘Beau’s great but I just can’t see how 10 could justify such a cost in this environment for a short-run show. We know the [former] MasterChef judges were on a motza, but they delivered ratings and had been doing it for a long time.’

Analysis: TV Blackbox editor Rob McKnight told Daily Mail Australia, ‘It would have to be a multi-year deal. That’s a lot of money for a show that rates under 600,000 [metro viewers]. The hosts of The Project would be on just over half of that and they work all year round’

David Knox, the editor of TV Tonight, also said in the comments section of his blog that a ‘three-year deal sounds closer to the money’.

Beau told Daily Mail Australia in a statement at the time: ‘It is ridiculous that everyone believes I get paid $800,000 for hosting The Amazing Race Australia. 

‘Those who know me well know that I won’t get out of bed for anything less than $2million.’

Money matters: Beau had disclosed his pay during an appearance on The Kyle and Jackie O Show in February. Pictured with his wife, Kara, and their children, Remi and Jesse 

Beau had disclosed his pay during an appearance on The Kyle and Jackie O Show. 

‘When you are getting paid for something, you look at the hours… How long are we working here?’ he said.

Radio host Kyle Sandilands then asked: ‘Is that what you do? Do you look at that with The Amazing Race and consider how long [you’re away for]?’

‘Yeah… [I was away] for two and half to three months and I got paid $800,000,’ Beau revealed. 

On the road: ‘Yeah… [I was away] for two and half to three months and I got paid $800,000,’ Beau revealed