SAS Australia star reveals they made a secret 'off-screen deal' with a fellow recruit before the show
A recruit on this year's SAS Australia has revealed they made a 'secret pact' with a fellow contestant before the show had even started filming.
Dan Ewing, 36, revealed on Wednesday he'd spoken to Bra Boy Koby Abberton, 42, off-camera about the boxing match they knew would take place later in the season.
After the ruthless fights between recruits took centre stage in the 2020 season, Dan told news.com.au he and Koby had agreed to not 'try to kill each other' if they were paired, but not necessarily to 'just [go] through the motions' either.
Off-screen deal: Dan Ewing revealed on Wednesday he'd spoken to Koby Abberton off-camera about the boxing match they knew would take place on SAS Australia
'We knew they were going to do the boxing thing, so I said, "You know what’s going to happen here. Our boys are the same age. I don’t want them to see their dads knocking each other’s heads off,"' Dan said of his pre-show conversation with Koby.
Dan know they would most likely be paired in a fight because his character on Home and Away is a member of the River Boys gang, which is based on the Bra Boys.
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But when the two men were eventually ordered to face off, the actor said their off-screen vow went completely out of the window.
'When we stepped out, I saw [Koby's] eyes and they were just red,' he revealed.
'I was just like, "I’ve made a mistake here". He’s smaller but he’s a trained fighter, so I was just like… protect the face!'
Ouch! After the ruthless bouts between recruits took centre stage in the 2020 season, Dan told news.com.au he and Koby had agreed to not 'try to kill each other' if they were paired. However, their off-screen vow went completely out of the window when it came time to fight
Koby was eventually declared the winner of the challenge.
However, he later left the show due to an ongoing back injury, while Dan has made it to the final five recruits.
Indeed, the boxing challenge has caused a huge amount of controversy on SAS Australia.
Roxy Jacenko ended her friendship with Candice Warner after they faced off against each other in the 2020 season.
Champion: Koby was eventually declared the winner of the challenge. He later left the show due to an ongoing back injury, while Dan has made it to the final five recruits
Hitting headlines: The boxing challenge has caused a huge amount of controversy on SAS Australia. Pictured: Chief instructor Ant Middleton
Fight: Roxy Jacenko (right) ended her friendship with Candice Warner (left) after they faced off in a boxing match on SAS Australia in the 2020 season
While Candice happily took several swipes at Roxy, the Sydney publicist refused to retaliate because of their longstanding friendship.
It's believed the pair still haven't made up to this day.
Meanwhile, singer Pete Murray was forced to pull out of this season's course after dislocating his elbow following his fight with tennis player Mark Philippoussis.
The final week of SAS Australia starts Monday at 7:30pm on Channel Seven
Coming soon: The final week of SAS Australia starts Monday at 7:30pm on Channel Seven
