Age: 40 To prepare she did a lot of pack walking to ensure she could hold weight on her shoulders for long periods of time. Current Hometown: Sydney To prepare for this test he put himself through a regimented training program that included callisthenics to weighted 3 am runs. He also had to put time and energy into converting from a water-based athlete to a land-based athlete. Profession: Ex-Cricketer/ Self-Employed Did anything surprise you? There was no differentiation between male and female recruits, at all. My Qalb. Definitely more challenging. Gruelling and brutal as it was, there’s nothing else like this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It meant my six day a week training regime was halted immediately after putting six months into it. It was a great experience and a real eye opener and taught me a few lessons. Would you ever do it again? Schapelle Corby makes her reality TV debut on new reality TV show coming to Channel 7, SAS Australia. Billy joined the Parachute Regiment in 1983 and served until 1991 holding an array of positions, including Patrol Commander for operational tours in multiple locations and training instructor for the Regiments as a military specialist. Shannan Ponton – Fitness Professional I knew I needed to work on that so I went hard in the gym. My training included squats, burpee box jumps, squat jump, lunges and sprint training. Current Hometown: Sydney He was a point man/lead scout and also a primary fires operator and sniper. The premiere season of SAS Australia sees 17 Aussie celebrities take on one of the toughest challenges Absolutely. A very different and real reality experience to what I had expected. Profession: Comedian So much! I completely agree. Why did you enlist to SAS Australia? Current Hometown: Melbourne Ollie joined the Royal Marine Commando’s aged 18 and toured operationally in Northern Ireland and Operation Desert Storm in Iraq. She prepared during the Melbourne lockdown so no indoor or outdoor gyms were open and she couldn’t travel far from home for exercise which made long hikes and carrying weighted backpacks impossible. The big off base challenges the recruits must tackle, such as Heli Backwards Fall, Forward Abseil, Marksman, Pulk Pull, Murderball and Under Ice Challenge. Firass Dirani – Actor No personal items are allowed. • Temperatures at base range from a minimum 02 of -5°C to a maximum of 8°C. Current Hometown: Sydney Profession: Entrepreneur Being on SAS Australia appealed to Taylor because she saw it as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that not many people would ever get the chance to do, and knew she would regret it if I didn’t jump at it. Molly Taylor – Rally Car Champion What training did you do to prepare for the course? Erin McNaught – Miss Universe Australia And some lost their minds. I had a program from The Mill Gym which is owned and run by ex-Special Forces. Billy joined the SAS in 1991 as a Mountain Troop specialist and was responsible for planning and executing strategic operations and training at the highest level in numerous locations (Iraq, Afghanistan, South America and Africa). PARADE SQUARE • He wanted to know if I still had the ability to push past what’s reasonably assumed to be enough, to go further and be unbreakable in the face of adversity and stay true to the courage of your convictions under duress. On the first day after the helicopter fall, army crawling on our stomachs through the mudflats, I was watching the ends of my plaited hair slide through the mud thinking ‘good god, it’s started, I’m here, this is real’. Only 13 recruits have passed selection to date. These star recruits will be cut off from the outside world at a secret base in harsh but spectacular terrain, where they will eat, sleep and train together in punishing conditions, with no allowances made for their celebrity status, age or gender.