SAS Australia's Ant Middleton teases a guest appearance on Home and Away: 'I've been watching it since I was a kid'

June 17, 2023

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He is well-known for playing the stern instructor on SAS Australia.

And now English-born Ant Middleton, 46, has announced that he wants to audition for a role on the venerable serial opera Home and Away on Channel Seven.

Earlier this month, the former member of the special forces made the startling admission in an interview for the TV Reload podcast.

Ant acknowledged to host Benjamin Norris that he was a “big fan of Home and Away” and had been following the drama since he “was a kid.”

Never say never, right? He said, “I would be honored to do a part in Home and Away.”

SAS Australia’s Ant Middleton, 46, has revealed he wants to test out his acting skills with a role on Channel Seven’s long-running soap Home and Away (pictured)

The former special forces soldier made the surprising confession during an interview on the TV Reload podcast earlier this month, adding he had followed the soap since he was ‘a kid’

The man famed for his severe training methods on SAS Australia, Ant, also discussed his new position as host of Million Dollar Island.

100 contestants compete for $1 million in a survival game on a remote island in the reality series, which was developed by the same team that brought you Wife Swap and Big Brother.

And Ant claimed that the new program had revealed his “softer” side, which he uses to teach the competitors survival skills so they can endure the grueling competition conditions.

“The majority of who you see of me on Million Dollar is who I am,” he declared.

“It’s who I am at my core.” I love assisting people and bringing the best out of people; I’m a family man,’ he concluded.

More than on SAS, “On Million Dollar Island you get to see the real me.”

In the meantime, Ant gave a sneak peek of SAS Australia’s upcoming season when he joined Katie Richie on Nova’s Fitzy & Wippa earlier this week.

“It is brutal, there are some very interesting characters on this one, more so the psychological side of how people work,” the SAS host remarked.

Ant, who is best known for his brutal training technique on SAS Australia, also talked about his new role as host of Million Dollar Island

He said, “There are some genuine psychological undoings and rebuildings.”

A few folks wanted to leave pretty quickly, but I told them, “No, I’m not done with you.”

Although Channel 7 has not confirmed an air date, it is anticipated to be in September or October. While some participants for the forthcoming season have already been revealed.

According to a story in The Daily Telegraph, Olympian Peter Bol, boxer Anthony Mundine, and former Roosters captain Boyd Cordner will all play major roles in the 2023 series.