Barry Lea

Barry Lea is a contestant from Australian Survivor (2016).

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Name (Age): Barry Lea (44)

Tribe Designation: Vavau

Current Residence: Cairns, Queensland

Occupation: Former Professional Rugby Player

Father of three boys, Cairns radio host Barry is a confident, articulate, laidback Aboriginal/South Sea Islander Aussie larrikin who has the gift of the gab. With a big personality, Barry sees himself going into the game as a team player who is both loyal and motivating. Planning to play the game with integrity and loyalty, Barry is hoping he will inspire people watching to have a go at life.

He says: “The reason I wanted to be on Australian Survivor is to show other indigenous people to believe in themselves and not sit back and wait for things to happen. Take the opportunity when it comes your way.” Barry says his main goal is to “get through each night without screaming too loud if something touches me on the foot, leg, arm, ear, hand or head. Sleeping in the jungle and being in the dark is freaking me out.” Barry says the closest he has come to roughing it is sleeping in the back of a car in a car park of a prestigious resort in Port Douglas.

He says: “I also camped in the backyard one night until I heard a noise, got scared and ran back to bed and slept with the lights on.”

While fear of the elements concerns him, Barry still thinks he has got what it takes to win.

“Money doesn’t drive me. I’ve told my partner that if I won, half of the winnings would be donated to charity. I’ve always been big on helping those less fortunate and I want my sons to carry on that legacy.”

Before working in radio, Barry was a rodeo clown and appeared in Australian feature films Paperback Hero and the television series The Straits. He has a professional sporting background, and has played Rugby Union for Australia in the Wallabies and the 7’s. He was also part of the Queensland Reds and the English Rugby club, Sacarens.