Big Bad Barry’s in for a challenge when he faces Ant Middleton and his DS team.
The man they used to call ‘Big Bad Barry’ opens up in an all-new sneak peek of the upcoming season of SAS Australia.
The new season starts Monday, 21 February on Channel 7 and 7plus.
AFL great Barry Hall admits:
“I’ve got a bit of an anger issu. I think I’ve got it fully under control, but I haven’t been put under those pressure situations.”
Reflecting on his hardman reputation, Barry says:
“I was so young and immature, I had a chip on my shoulder. Your biggest asset is your brain, I tried to use my brawn.”
Barry chokes up when speaking about his family:
“No one likes to see a grown man cry. I didn’t realise how selfish I was until I had a wife and kids. I’m doing this course to make my boys proud.”
Barry is one of 17 Aussie celebrities embarking on a life-changing experience – a gruelling series of physical and psychological tests from the rest SAS selection process.
These Aussie celebrities will be cut off from the outside world at a brand-new base in unforgiving jungle terrain, bordered by wild seas, dramatic cliff faces and rugged rocky outcrops.
There, they will eat, sleep and train together in punishing conditions, with no allowances or exceptions made for their celebrity status or gender.
Guiding recruits through the most gruelling course yet is Chief Instructor Ant Middleton and returning DS Ollie Ollerton, joined for the first time by retired US Navy SEAL Clint Emerson and former British Special Forces soldier Dean Stott.
The DS will push the celebrities beyond their limits, subjecting them to extreme physical endurance, sleep deprivation, interrogation and psychological testing. Some recruits will reach breaking point and withdraw. Who will have the mental strength to tough it out to the end?
The star recruits attempting to pass selection on the new season of SAS Australia are:
- Anna Heinrich, 34 – TV Personality
- Barry Hall, 44 – AFL Great
- Darius Boyd, 34 – Retired NRL Star
- Ebanie Bridges, 35 – Professional Boxer
- Ellia Green, 28 – Rugby 7s Olympian
- Geoff Huegill, 42 – Olympic Swimming Legend
- Locky Gilbert, 32 – Reality TV Star
- Melissa Tkautz, 47 – Singer / Actor
- Melissa Wu, 29 – Olympic Diver
- Michael Zerafa, 29 – Professional Boxer
- Millie Boyle, 23 – NRLW Player
- Orpheus Pledger, 28 – Actor
- Pauly Fenech, 51 – Comedian
- Riana Crehan, 34 – Motorsports Presenter
- Richard Buttrose, 49 – Convicted Drug Dealer
- Simone Holtznagel, 28 – Model
- Wayne Carey, 50 – AFL Commentator
