From Target to touring the world: How a chance encounter turned Kev, Dorian and Teng into Logie-winning TV stars
When Kev, Dorian and Teng met in retail 10 years ago, their lives would change forever.
And they have the photos to prove it.
The three employees turned best mates would audition for the hit series Travel Guides, go on to travel the globe, win four Logie awards and become three of the show's biggest stars over the next decade.
Now, we couldn't imagine Travel Guides without the boys! Instagram / @kevdorianteng
Ahead of their eighth season (and Season 9 of the show), Kev, Dorian and Teng looked back on the year it all began.
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"It would be rude not to jump on this 2016 trend since it was the year the three of us first met and started working at Target together !!!" they retold the story of their chance encounter on Instagram.
Baby-faced and ready to see the world! Instagram / @kevdorianteng
"2016 Kev, Dorian and Teng definitely wouldn't have imagined they'd be auditioning for a travel show less than a year later let alone landing a spot on said show!!"
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The boys, who were working at Target and still living at home at the time, joined the hit series in Season 2.
Despite a change of careers, the boys were just as hilarious as they are now:
Catch their first clip in the video above.
Of course, they wouldn't be where they are without the show's fans to thank.
"Thanks everyone for the last decade of all your love and support!" they posted. "Hope you're all having a fantastic 2026 so far."
From Target to touring the world! Nine
Co-stars Kevin and Janetta, who have been with Travel Guides from day one, had one word to say: "Babies".
"I like to think we're still young and adorable thankyou very much ! 😆 😆," the boys responded.
Karly, one half of Karly and Bri, commented: "[Teng's] glow-up needs to be studied."
While one fan wrote: "You guys are the best thing that ever happened to that show 🫶🏻."
Safe to say, they've said goodbye to their Target days.
Becoming the stars of Travel Guides isn't the only way their lives have forever changed.
Travel Guides' Kev, Dorian and Teng on the set of The Block back in 2022. Nine
Outside the show, the boys don't just spend time in front of the camera – they also work behind it.
Kev, Dorian and Teng worked as camera and sound assistants, show runners and producers behind the scenes of Australia's biggest renovation competition The Block.
A whopping 68 destinations later, they will also be retuning for the brand new season of Travel Guides!
What do we know about Season 9 of Travel Guides?
Travel Guides will be returning to Channel 9 and 9Now this year with the entire cast in tow – plus some new faces!
Celebrities and brand new faces are joining the hit series – including Married At First Sight brides Lucinda Light and Andrea Thompson, sisters Eliza and Liberty Paschke from The Block, mates Callum Hole and Mitch Hibberd from Love Island Australia and country music duo Brooke McClymont and Adam Eckersley.
Some of the new faces joining Travel Guides! Instagram/Supplied
It's not just the celebs tagging along for the ride, best friends Tash and Meryl, and Brisbane mums Nicky and Connie are also grabbing their passports and joining the fray.
We can't wait to find out where they head off to next!
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