Erin Mcnaught: Tough Stuff

The model’s battled injuries, weight loss and mental trauma on a brutal TV show

- Melissa Field

Roughing it on one of the world’s toughest reality TV shows is a long way from walking the catwalk, but it’s a challenge former Miss Australia Erin McNaught says she relished. “This show was tougher than I ever could’ve imagined – but that’s what I loved about it.”

The 38-year-old mum-of-two is currently appearing on SAS Australia, which was filmed earlier this year, and – as she reveals here – she put her body on the line. “I’m still recovering from my injuries,” she tells WHO. “I passed out underwater, I got black eyes, tore muscles in my left shoulder and I lost something like 7kg,” she says. “It was undoubtedly the hardest, most brutal and challenging thing I’ve ever done.”

Why did you decide to do something so hard?