Nix Adams, Louis Davis and Portia Woodman-Wickliffe are competing on Celebrity Treasure Island. Photo / TVNZ, Matt Klitscher
Nix Adams, Louis Davis and Portia Woodman-Wickliffe are competing on Celebrity Treasure Island. Photo / TVNZ, Matt Klitscher
One Northlander is widely known as the GOAT, the greatest female rugby player of all time, another is an award-winning content creator, and the third is a winning TV Personality.
But next week Black Ferns rugby legend Portia Woodman-Wickliffe, 34, and content creators Louis Davis, 31, and Nix Adams, 39,will be pushed far out of their comfort zones when they join 14 others in Celebrity Treasure Island, premiering on April 27 on TVNZ.
This year’s treasure island is set on an isolated Far North property.
The duo will be joined by actors Ben Barrington, Liv Parker, Te Ao o Hinepehinga, Vinnie Bennett and Ria Vandervis, comedian David Correos, All Black great Frank Bunce, singer-songwriter Georgia Lines, radio hosts Harrison Keefe and Simon Barnett, media personality Polly Gillespie, Miss World New Zealand 2025 Sammi Poole and TVNZ sports reporter Zion Dayal.
Hosts Bree Tomasel and Jayden Daniels will put the castaways through their paces, aiming to win $100,000 for their chosen charities.
In a surprise twist for contestants this season, Woodman-Wickliffe and Barnett stay out of sight until a pivotal moment in the premiere episode marks their big reveal.
A confident Woodman-Wickliffe looks forward to the challenge of a team environment again.
She is one of the most recognisable names in rugby history, with two Rugby World Cup and two Sevens World Cup titles, Olympic gold and silver medals and Commonwealth Games gold and bronze. She’s also one of the few to have a Barbie made of her image.
Northland Black Ferns legend Portia Woodman-Wickliffe. Photo / TVNZ, Matt Klitscher
“I wanted to be a part of Celebrity Treasure Island as a challenge after the World Cup,” Woodman-Wickliffe said.
“There’s a big come down from that, so you’re looking for something exciting, something new.”
Woodman-Wickliffe said being in a World Cup meant travelling to new places and being with people for a long time.
“ ... I think maybe I was searching for that ... something new and exciting and being around the team again.”
Her charity is Te Rōpū Wāhine Māori Toko i te Ora, the Māori Women’s Welfare League.
Award-winning Northland content creator Louis Davis. Photo / TVNZ, Matt Klitscher
Davis is best known for his social media content about life in Northland.
From diving, fishing, and spending time with his whānau, his videos reach 300 million views a month. He is also 2025’s NZ TikTok Creator of the Year.
Davis said he’s taking part to prove he has the grit to win.
“I’m a competitive person. I always wanted to play. I love being in the outdoors and it’s a merger of those two worlds to compete, to try, to have fun and hang out with other people and do your best.”
Davis said his mum had raised him to always try his best and that’s what he plans to do. As well as hopefully raise some money for his charity Te Ora Hau.
Social media star, mum and one-time media personality of the year, Nix Adams is fearless, funny and totally unfiltered.
Content creator and TV personality of the year winner Nix Adams. Photo / TVNZ, Matt Klitscher
She’s battled addiction and documented her inspirational journey, but says none of her struggles or triumphs are directly transferable to this game.
“I can’t say, ‘I came out of addiction, so I can beat this’. Bro, you didn’t have to climb over a f******g wall when you came out of addiction. You didn’t have to do an endurance f*****g thing when you came out of addiction. I’m screwed.”
Her charity is the Child Abuse Prevention Foundation.
