A fake hero gets a dressing down before a real injury claims the next scalp.
Tonight on SAS Australia, Barry Hall’s time was cut short by a crushing injury, while Locky Gilbert’s reckless move put him on thin ice with the DS.
As the 10 remaining recruits passed the halfway mark on course, Pauly Fenech was again at odds with the other celebrities who believe he’s not pulling his weight around base camp.
The day’s first task saw recruits re-enact a hostage scenario, bound and placed in the boot of a moving car before trying to make their escape from the vehicle and their captors.
While some recruits waited for the right moment to break free, others like Locky Gilbert timed their escape too soon, drawing the ire of the DS: “You’re not Rambo!”
The DS decided to dig deeper into Barry’s motivations after noticing his calm approach to the task, but as the AFL great revealed, things weren’t always that way.
During an emotional interrogation, Barry admitted:
“My childhood was a little bit dysfunctional.
“There wasn’t much love in the household. I would go home to Dad and brag about the fights I was in and try and get his approval. Being a Dad myself now, I can’t get my head around how you could be the way he was.
“I’ve got a bit of an anger issue or I had an anger issue and it builds up, explodes and I go f***, what did I do that for? I’ve done some things I probably shouldn’t have but I don’t actually regret them because it’s got me to the place that I’m at now.”
The battle-weary recruits’ next task was rounds of hand-to-hand combat, designed to determine the King – or Queen – of the Ring.
Barry popped a rib out during a clash with Locky, the pain ultimately driving his reluctant decision to withdraw from the course:
“I didn’t want to go out with injury. Wiser heads prevail. I would have loved to have completed it but stuff happens.”
Despite his success in the wrestling battle, Locky’s reckless behaviour in the escape task angered the DS, who later questioned the “f***ing fake hero” about his selfish attitude.
Locky said:
“I totally 100% agree, I know I’m selfish.
“It kills me that I do it because I know that it hurts everyone. I know that people can’t work with me when I’m just thinking about myself. That’s the reason I’m here because I think I’m learning how to deal with it.”
The nine star recruits still on course attempting to pass selection are:
- Anna Heinrich, 34 – TV Personality
- Darius Boyd, 34 – Retired NRL Star
- Ebanie Bridges, 35 – Professional Boxer
- Geoff Huegill, 42 – Olympic Swimming Legend
- Locky Gilbert, 32 – Reality TV Star
- Melissa Wu, 29 – Olympic Diver
- Millie Boyle, 23 – NRLW Player
- Pauly Fenech, 51 – Comedian
- Riana Crehan, 34 – Motorsports Presenter
Monday 7.30pm, Pauly Fenech comes under fire, Darius Boyd reveals his painful past and the pressure intensifies when recruits navigate a helicopter ladder crossing while the DS show no mercy.
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