DJ Havana Brown and bestie Stephanie Wood were the latest team eliminated from the race on Monday. Still racing around South Africa, our seven teams of celebs and their loved ones powered through a Virtual Pit Stop and continued racing. Havana and Steph had found their momentum and managed to make their way to the front of the pack in first place.

With high spirits, all the teams came together at a wilderness reserve to get some much-needed R&R, but it wasn’t long until the race was on again and Steph found herself at a Road Block, a challenge where only one team member could complete the task.

Digging through a small patch of dirt, teams had to play archeologist for the day and find a full set of 28 human teeth before receiving their next clue. Arriving at the challenge first, Steph and Havana had a front-row seat to watch as the other teams arrived, found their teeth and left again. Meanwhile, Steph was missing one tooth.

“It was almost like a nightmare,” Havana told 10 Play, “at the same time I was watching Stephanie doing what she was doing… she worked so hard to try and find that tooth, it’s not like she gave up she literally searched all over that pile of dirt.”

“And under it,” Stephanie added. “It felt a bit hopeless.”

“You kind of feel a little bit robbed because it’s not like you’re not good at something,” Havana continued, “you just couldn’t find one tooth.”

“I think we were getting better and better as well, rather than worse, if it just wasn’t for that tooth,” Stephanie agreed. “I’ve never been afraid of going to the dentist but I feel like my next dental appointment I’ll probably have nightmares,” she added with a laugh.

Knowing that the other teams had all come and gone from the Road Block, the pair knew they were in last place but once they received their next clue and saw that they were heading to a Pit Stop, they weren’t optimistic about their time in the race.

“We felt like we didn’t really have a chance to make up the time lost, so we felt pretty disappointed. We felt discouraged and pretty much knew we might be going home,” Havana admitted.

“But once you make peace with that, we’re still there together and having such an amazing time,” Stephanie added. “Everything happens for a reason and when it was our time it just meant we finished on a high, had a great experience and were doing well.”

“We never got to a point where we wanted to go home,” Havana continued, “we were enjoying every single day we were there and I think that was great.”

Aside from the fact that their backpacks were almost the same size as they were and the toll it took carrying those around on their travels, the pair said they never felt exhausted and still had so much more in them to keep competing.

At the beginning of the race, Havana and Steph said they both found themselves getting caught up in the competition and would occasionally have to take a step back and soak up the experience.

“We had to remind ourselves to slow down,” Havana said, “not in actual speed but just our mindset and to enjoy being there, have a bit of fun and not be so serious.

“I think you can tell in the episodes we’re enjoying ourselves more and were doing better!”

“We just had such a good time together,” Steph agreed. “I think if I could turn back time I’d have slowed down a little bit and enjoyed some of the moments. You just never know how close you are, so you don’t want to stop!”

Havana and Stephanie were competing in support of the Salvation Army Melbourne 614, an organisation that offers help to those in the city of Melbourne who may be experiencing homelessness or risks related to homelessness, mental health issues, addiction or social poverty.

“With all the cost-of-living pressures that are going on, people have an idea of someone who is ‘down and out’ and what they’re like or what they’ve been through,” Stephanie said, “but it can really be anyone.

“Anyone can find themselves on the street at any point in their lives and I think people forget that, and that’s why Melbourne 614 is about treating people with dignity and respect, giving them hope and community.”

“A lot of people who are experiencing homelessness feel isolated and this is a place where they can feel like they’re part of a community, have people to speak to and be respected not feel invisible,” Havana added. “This is an organisation where you are seen and you are part of a community, they’re there to listen to you and help you in any way they can.”

You can find out more about Salvation Army Melbourne 614 as well as all the charities our celebs are competing for here.

The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition continues on Sundays at 7 and Mondays at 7.30 on 10 and 10 Play