Producers address Bondi Rescue cancellation rumours - after domestic violence arrest of lifeguard Andrew 'Reidy' Reid

Daily Mail​

3 days ago

The producers of Bondi Rescue have rubbished claims that the series has been cancelled.
The Channel 10 reality series has been on hiatus for 2025, but will be around for 'many years to come', producers insisted on Wednesday.
Michael Cordell, creative director and co-founder of production company CJZ, told the Daily Telegraph in a statement: 'Season 18 was widely regarded as the best we've ever made and there's still plenty of important stories to tell about Bondi's professional lifeguards and the extraordinary work they do.'
Cordell also responded to comments made by lifeguard Andrew 'Reidy' Reid that seemed to imply that the series may be facing the axe.
'Reidy has been off-duty for some time and isn't privy to the show's financing. We love Reidy, but he isn't best placed to be making announcements about Bondi Rescue's future,' Cordell said.
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Bondi Rescue has aired on Channel Ten since 2006, clocking in an impressive 18 seasons.
It follows the daily lives and death-defying adventures of lifeguards tasked with protecting Bondi Beach's swimmers and surfers.
Whispers of a cancellation come after Andrew 'Reidy' Reid faced domestic violence charges late last year.
In December, the star avoided a conviction for putting his hand on a woman's neck 'in a fit of alcoholic rage'.
The lifeguard faced Hornsby Local Court after pleading not guilty to two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and one count of common assault.
According to the NCA Newswire, Magistrate Daniel Reiss dismissed both counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
However, he was found guilty of pushing a woman's neck for up to five seconds in 'an aggressive act that amounted to common assault' without proceeding to a conviction.
One assault charge related to an alleged incident in November 2022, while the other allegedly took place in January 2024, over a 15-minute period.
A visibly upset Reid was said to have told the court 'that's not the kind of man I am' as he addressed the allegation.
Both counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm were dismissed, though Reid was found to have made a 'fairly clear admission of assault' to his counsellor.
Reid was handed a 12-month good behaviour bond after being found guilty of pushing the woman's neck for up to five seconds.
He will also remain subject to a two-year apprehended violence order taken out in the woman's name.
Reid is best known for having been a star on Bondi Rescue since the popular series first aired in 2006.
He's patrolled the iconic beach for more than two decades.
Last year, Reid made headlines when he rushed to the aid of injured victims stabbed by Joel Cauchi in the Westfield Bondi Junction rampage that claimed six lives.
While Reid is no stranger to life and death situations, he admitted he had never before experienced anything so traumatic.
'I have seen some pretty gnarly stuff after working for 20 years on the beach, but nothing like this,' he said.