Timothy Robards is an Australian actor, chiropractor, model, and television personality. Robards worked as a chiropractor for seven years, before he was cast in the first season of The Bachelor Australia. He chose Anna Heinrich in the finale. The couple later appeared on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2015. Robards took part in the fifteenth season of Dancing with the Stars and appeared on Australian Ninja Warrior. In 2018, Robards had a guest role in soap operaNeighbours as Pierce Greyson, which led to him joining the regular cast in 2019. Outside of television, Robards has worked as a model, and has developed a fitness program called The Robards Method.
Early life and career
Robards was born and raised in Newcastle, New South Wales. He has two younger siblings. Robards planned on becoming a lawyer, however, he soon developed an interest in the health and fitness industry, and began pursuing a career in personal training after he graduated from high school. Robards did a physics degree at University of Newcastle, before he moved to Sydney and completed a Bachelor of Medical Science at University of Wollongong in 2006, and a Masters of Chiropractic at Macquarie University in 2009. Robards then worked as a chiropractor for seven years, before being cast in The Bachelor Australia. Robards also worked as a model. He was signed with male model agency Topless Events and Chadwick Models. He has appeared on the cover of DNA, been a brand ambassador for aussieBum, and nominated for the Cleo Bachelor of the Year.
Media career
In July 2013, it was announced that Robards would be starring in Network Ten's new reality series The Bachelor Australia, where 25 women would compete for the chance to be his wife. Robards was approached by the producers to star in the series. During the finale, broadcast on 20 November 2013, Robards chose criminal lawyer Anna Heinrich over model Rochelle Emanuel-Smith. In 2015, both Robards and Heinrich joined the first season of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! as "intruders". Robards became the second celebrity to be voted out. Robards then competed on the fifteenth season of Dancing with the Stars. He was partnered with professional dancer Camille Webb. When Webb was injured, Robards was paired with Giselle Peacock. They were eliminated in the third week, after finishing bottom of the table. Robards competed in the first series of Australian Ninja Warrior, but failed to advance past the heats. In 2018, he took on the course again. He fell on the penultimate obstacle and also reinjured his hamstring, which he had torn six weeks prior. However, he qualified for the second stage of the competition. Robards developed and launched a fitness program and app called The Robards Method in 2015. In 2017, he released a health and nutrition book titled The 7:2:1 plan. In July 2018, it was announced that Robards had joined the cast of Neighbours in his first acting role. He began playing wealthy investor Pierce Greyson in October. Executive producerJason Herbison stated that Robards went through a long audition process for the role. Robards explained that he had made acting a priority at the beginning of 2018 and he worked with various acting coaches prior to the Neighbours audition. He later said that he would return to the show if the writers came up with another storyline for his character. He also said he would consider joining the cast full-time and relocating to Melbourne. On 14 February 2019, Robards announced that he would be rejoining the serial in a full-time capacity.
Personal life
Robards and Heinrich announced their engagement in May 2017. They were married in Apulia, southern Italy, in June 2018, making them the first couple from The Bachelor Australia franchise to marry. Heinrich appeared as one of eight contestants in the Australian television series The Real Dirty Dancing in 2019. On 2 May 2020, Robards and Heinrich announced that they were expecting their first child.
