Luke Toki Explained

Luke Toki
Birth Date:7 October 1986
Birth Place:Perth, Australia
Nationality:Australia
Years Active:2017–present
Spouse:Mary-Louise Toki
Children:3

Luke Toki (born 7 October 1986)[1] is an Australian television personality, real estate agent[2] and former mining technician who became known to reality television audiences as a contestant in the fourth and sixth seasons of the competition reality program Australian Survivor.[3] Since appearing on Survivor, he has co-hosted its spin-off companion aftershow, Australian Survivor: Talking Tribal, and has participated in and won the first season of Big Brother VIP.[4] [5] [6]

Career

Australian Survivor

Season 4

Toki was selected as one of twenty-four participants in the show's 2017 edition. Initially he was assigned to the Asaga tribe where he formed a close bond and alliance with Jericho Malabonga throughout the game. Toki survived forty-six days before being voted out in seventh place.[7] He voted for Jericho to win.[8]

Season 6

Toki returned in the 2019 edition in the second Champions vs Contenders iteration as a member of the Champions tribe. He maintained solid bonds with the majority of his tribe and formed an alliance with David Genat when gaining possession of a hidden immunity idol. Aware that he would become a late-game target, Toki began to win numerous individual challenges and orchestrate several eliminations. After narrowly being beaten at the final four immunity challenges by Harry Hills, he pitched to Pia Miranda to force a vote between himself and Baden Gilbert which would go to a fire-making challenge. The plan failed and Toki survived forty-seven days overall finishing in fourth place.[9] [10] He voted for Pia to win.[11]

Post-Survivor

Following his elimination from Champions vs Contenders, a GoFundMe page was created to raise funds.[12] [13] In under two days, upwards of A$500,000 had been raised (exceeding the grand prize of Australian Survivor).[14] [15] Toki has been branded by Australian Survivor fans as the "greatest player to have never won" the show.

Since 2020, Toki has co-hosted the Australian Survivor aftershow Talking Tribal, a companion series introduced in the All Stars season, which unpacks all of the castaway's strategies from the main show. The show aired weekly, after each Wednesday episode of the main show, as a web series on 10 Play and as an audio podcast on 10's podcast platform 10 Speaks.[16] [17]

In May 2023, Toki was announced as a contestant on the second season of the Australian version of The Traitors, which aired in August 2023.[18] [19]

Big Brother VIP

In August 2021, Toki was announced by Seven Network as a contestant on the first series of Big Brother VIP, a spin-off celebrity series of Big Brother.[20] On 23 November 2021, Toki was announced as the series' winner.[21]

Personal life

Toki worked as a mining technician in Western Australia.[22] In July 2022, he announced that he had changed professions and was now working as a real estate agent.

He is married to Mary-Louise Toki and has three children: two sons, born in 2012 and 2014, and a daughter, born in 2019, who has cystic fibrosis.[23] [24]

Controversy

In December 2021, Toki's home was raided by the police after it was revealed that he was a co-owner of trucking business Segano Holdings, which was directed and co-owned by biker gang commander Nikola Maksimovic who was convicted of methamphetamine trafficking and property and money laundering.[25] [26] Toki denied the allegations of links to bikie gangs and had not been linked by police to Maksimovic's offences.[27]

Filmography

Television

YearProgrammeRoleNotes
2017, 2019Australian SurvivorContestantSeason 4 and season 6
2017All Star Family FeudContestant
2020–2021Australian Survivor: Talking TribalCo-hostCompanion show
2021Big Brother VIPContestant
2023The TraitorsContestant

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Idea. Survivor's Luke Toki celebrated his birthday in the most unexpected way. 7 October 2019. New Idea. Are Media. 23 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Lynch. Jessica. Survivor winner Luke Toki announces surprising career change!. 18 July 2022. New Idea. Are Media. 11 November 2022.
  3. Web site: Cheeky Survivor star's very personal reason for returning. 29 July 2017. news.com.au. News Corp Australia. 18 September 2019.
  4. Web site: Knox. David. 10Play: Australian Survivor: Talking Tribal. 21 January 2020. TV Tonight. TV Tonight. 27 December 2021.
  5. Web site: Knox. David. Australian Survivor 2021: meet the cast. 17 July 2021. TV Tonight. TV Tonight. 27 December 2021.
  6. Web site: Knox. David. Luke Toki wins Big Brother: VIP. 24 November 2021. TV Tonight. TV Tonight. 27 December 2021.
  7. Web site: Dennehy. Luke. The most popular contestant on Australian Survivor is gone and the show won't be the same. 26 September 2017. news.com.au. News Corp Australia. 23 September 2021.
  8. Web site: Rigden. Claire. Australian Survivor winner revealed. 10 October 2017. news.com.au. News Corp Australia. 23 September 2021.
  9. Web site: Elshawarby. Nadia. Australian Survivor: Luke bitterly disappointed in Pia for voting him out. 17 September 2019. Who. Are Media. 23 September 2021.
  10. Web site: Bond. Nick. Australian Survivor heartbreak as favourite Luke Toki voted out. 17 September 2019. news.com.au. News Corp Australia. 23 September 2021.
  11. Web site: McLaughlin. Chelsea. 'We couldn't talk to each other.' Pia Miranda on what Survivor was really like behind the scenes.. 26 September 2019. Mamamia. Mamamia. 23 September 2021.
  12. Web site: Fans rally support for Luke Toki after devastating Survivor exit. 17 September 2019. celebrity.nine.com.au. en-AU. 18 September 2019.
  13. Web site: Survivor fans raise nearly $200k for failed contestant's family. Donoughue. Paul. 17 September 2019. ABC News. en-AU. 18 September 2019.
  14. Web site: Luke's shocking Survivor exit triggers an outpour of support and fundraising from fans. 16 September 2019. NewsComAu. 18 September 2019.
  15. Web site: P. Zoe. A Go-Fund-Me Has Been Set Up For Survivor's Luke Toki After Heartbreaking Loss. 17 September 2019. hit.com.au. Hit Network. 30 June 2022.
  16. Web site: Survivor After Show 'Australian Survivor Talking Tribal' Announced. 20 January 2020. 10 Play. Network 10. 23 September 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200131115836/https://10play.com.au/australian-survivor-talking-tribal/articles/survivor-after-show-talking-tribal-announced/tpa200110knvae. 31 January 2020. en-AU.
  17. Web site: Morgan. Michaela. 'I Do Have My Favourites': Luke Toki Is Going To Spill Survivor Secrets On 'Talking Tribal'. 20 January 2020. 10 Daily. 23 September 2021. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200311122352/https://10daily.com.au/entertainment/tv/a200119dshmn/i-do-have-my-favourites-luke-toki-is-going-to-spill-survivor-secrets-on-talking-tribal-20200120. 11 March 2020.
  18. Web site: Luke Toki, Princess Aussie And Paul de Gelder Set To Join The Traitors Season 2. 21 May 2023. 10 Play. Network 10. 24 May 2023.
  19. Web site: Knox. David. Returning: The Traitors. 1 August 2023. TV Tonight. TV Tonight. 4 September 2023.
  20. Web site: Knox. David. Big Brother VIP cast confirmed. 9 August 2021. TV Tonight. TV Tonight. 23 September 2021.
  21. Web site: Big Brother VIP: Luke Toki crowned as winner in grand finale. Yahoo!. Wolski. Gillian. 23 November 2021. 23 November 2021.
  22. Web site: Participants Australian Survivor. 30 July 2017. TenPlay. Network Ten. en-AU. 18 September 2019.
  23. Web site: Wang. Cynthia. King of the Jungle Luke Toki on Survivor, family and his daughter's health. 19 March 2020. Who. Are Media. 23 September 2021.
  24. Web site: Christie. Erin. Luke Toki is Australia's favourite family man. 1 October 2021. Who. Are Media. 27 December 2021.
  25. Web site: Harvey. Ben. Dietsch. Jake. Luke Toki: Police raid reality TV star over links with top Comanchero bikie Nikola Maksimovic. subscription. 14 December 2021. The West Australian. Seven West Media. 27 December 2021.
  26. Web site: Harvey. Ben. Dietsch. Jake. Luke Toki: Police raid reality TV star over links with top Comanchero bikie Nikola Maksimovic. 14 December 2021. news.com.au. News Corp Australia. 27 December 2021.
  27. Web site: Harvey. Ben. Dietsch. Jake. Devlin. Peter. Luke Toki: Reality TV star responds to links with top Comanchero bikie Nikola Maksimovic. subscription. 14 December 2021. The West Australian. Seven West Media. 27 December 2021.

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