Who Won Dancing With The Stars Australia 2025?
Kyle Shilling, the actor from Home and Away, won Dancing With The Stars Australia 2025 alongside his dance partner Lily Cornish. The finale turned intense quickly, and it felt right seeing Kyle lift that Mirrorball trophy. He and Lily smashed their last performance, nailing a perfect score of 40. The judges, especially Helen Richey, said it was one of the best performances ever on the show—Kyle even played the didgeridoo live, doing justice to Mo’ju’s “Native Tongue.” That was a moment, can’t deny it.
On dancingau, the show’s Instagram page, they proudly highlighted Kyle Shilling and Lily Cornish’s freestyle dance. They mentioned how the routine was full of energy and emotion, getting a great reaction from both fans and judges. The post encourages viewers to watch their standout performance on Channel 7 or 7plus. It shows the duo really captured what makes Dancing With The Stars special this season.
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The Finale Face-Off
The competition was tight this season. Shaun Micallef, Felicity Ward, Trent Cotchin—they all brought their A-game, but when it came down to audience votes and the judges’ scores, only Kyle and Shaun were left standing at the top. The energy in the studio wasn’t like any other finale. It’s not every year you see a fusion of dance, culture, and raw nerves laid out like that.
Here’s the thing about Kyle this season: he wasn’t just technically sharp, he brought emotion and culture each week. You sort of saw it in the way the crowd—both in the audience and on socials—reacted after his last performance. Instagram was buzzing too. The official page posted:
On Instagram, the show’s account cheered for Kyle Shilling and Lily Cornish, calling them the champs and confirming their victory.
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Kyle’s win wasn’t just celebrated for the trophy, either. He gave $20,000 to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, showing how these big TV moments can actually make a difference.
Lily Cornish and That Winning Partnership
Lily Cornish, too, deserves credit—her second win as a pro on the show. She and Kyle clicked, and it showed in scores and audience votes both. If anything, their partnership stood out because they trusted each other to go for personal storytelling, not just big showbiz.
For fans, this season felt a bit different. Less about flash, more about heart. The routines, the judges’ call-outs, even the audience vote all seemed to line up behind Kyle and Lily. That’s not common in reality TV, and it’s maybe why people are still talking about that final dance—sometimes the right people do win.
So, Kyle Shilling and Lily Cornish are your 2025 champs, and it didn’t feel forced or over-produced. Just a solid, deserving win that left both audience and judges hyped heading into the next season.
