Mike Whitney & Tania Zaetta ‘WE'RE BACK!'

With diehard fans demanding a reboot, the former daredevil hosts open up in their first joint interview in a decade

- Phillip Koch.

Former Test cricketer Mike Whitney cracks up remembering just how insane it was for he and Tania Zaetta when Australia fell in love with Who Dares Wins all those years ago, and their lives changed radically overnight.

“I was a professional cricketer for 15 years and thought my notoriety from that was at times huge, but this was just crazy. I couldn’t go anywhere without people daring me!” remembers Mike, 62, in an exclusive interview with Woman’s Day to mark the show’s 25-year anniversary.

He and Tania, 52, both became household names overnight. Mike even jokes that it made him realise that millions of people didn’t watch cricket because the fans didn’t know or care that he played for Australia.

“They asked me what I did before I got into TV!” laughs Mike, who has also hosted Sydney Weekender for the past 26 years.

WORLDWIDE FAME

Tania also happily admits Who Dares Wins put her on the map, eventually leading to a Bollywood film career and TV gigs in the UK. Not to mention the 80 countries that also fell in love with the show.