Hunted Australia: Nick and Lavinia say the show strengthened their relationship

They spent two gruelling weeks off the grid trying to evade capture on Channel 10’s hit reality show Hunted Australia.

And Bondi couple Nick Pembroke and Lavinia White have revealed that going on the run together, while stressful at times, actually strengthened their relationship.

Lavinia, 27, told Yahoo Lifestyle on Tuesday that taking on the challenge with fiancé Nick, 30, was the ultimate compatibility test – and he passed with flying colours. 

‘It was really nice to be able to rely on each other and have each other’s back and I think it made us really proud of each other,’ she explained.

She added: ‘We learned a lot about ourselves and each other and we just worked so well as a team.’

Nick echoed these sentiments, agreeing their time on the show was the ‘best’ thing they could have done before getting married. 

Lavinia, 27, told Yahoo Lifestyle on Tuesday that taking on the challenge with fiancé Nick, 30, was the ultimate compatibility test – and he passed with flying colours 

He said that after making it so far in the competition with Lavinia, he’d never been ‘more sure and excited to spend the rest of my life’ with her.

Lavinia and Nick were at the centre of controversy on Sunday’s episode when fans accused the hunters of bending the rules in order to capture them.

They spent a fortnight completely off the grid by avoiding friends and family, and not using the bank cards given to them at the start of the competition.

Lavinia and Nick were at the centre of controversy on Sunday’s episode when fans accused the hunters of bending the rules in order to capture them 

But eventually the pair found themselves in need of money because they were getting ‘cold, tired and hungry’. 

However, just as they went to withdraw the cash they were entitled to spend, as per the rules of the game, the hunters decided to throw a spanner in the works.

They froze the pair’s ATM card in a bid to catch them, even though all the other teams had taken advantage of this emergency cash resource.

The hunters ended up catching Nick that episode, leaving Lavinia on her own.  

Hunted is a thrilling series in which 18 contestants, grouped in pairs, must go on the run and avoid being captured for 21 days 

A prize of $100,000 awaits the winners, but they must first evade an elite team of ‘hunters’ comprising former intelligence agents and police officers 

Hunted is a thrilling series in which 18 contestants, grouped in pairs, must go on the run and avoid being captured for 21 days.

A prize of $100,000 awaits the winners, but they must first evade an elite team of ‘hunters’ comprising former intelligence agents and police officers.

Following several nail-biting captures, best mates Rob Harneiss and Stathi Vamvoulidis won the show on Tuesday night after being whisked away by helicopter at a beach in Inverloch before the hunters could catch them.

Best mates Rob Harneiss and Stathi Vamvoulidis won the show on Tuesday night after being whisked away by helicopter at a beach in Inverloch before the hunters could catch them