Gold Logie winner Samuel Johnson reveals his very surprising career change and it’s not what you’d expect: ‘It’s the perfect gig’

By Stephen Bisset For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 07:27 BST, 29 July 2024 | Updated: 08:13 BST, 29 July 2024

Gold Logie winner Samuel Johnson has revealed a very surprising career change.

The Secret Life Of Us star, 46, has announced he is set to become a part-time postman.

Sharing the announcement on the Instagram account of his cancer charity Love Your Sister, Samuel admitted the life of a postman was one that he had always wanted to live.

‘I’ve wanted to be a postie forever and this is my chance,’ Samuel wrote.

‘It really is the perfect part-time gig for me.’

Samuel explained he would take on the job in the small central Victorian town of Tallarook, which has a population of 925, and will be required, rain hail or shine, to deliver mail across three streets, three days a week.

‘In Tallarook, the mail is delivered in the early morning on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. It’s only three streets, three mornings a week, but it’s a 32km round trip,’ Samuel’s post explained.

Samuel admitted that despite already nabbing the job, there was one small hurdle still standing in his way .

Gold Logie winner Samuel Johnson has revealed a very surprising career change. The Secret Life Of Us star, 46, has announced he is set to become a part-time postman 

‘Much of it is off-road too. I have to ride a rail trail there, for example, and most all of the mail boxes are along dirt driveways,’ he added.

‘The surfaces are not too chunky or anything, but I’m looking for a sturdy bike.

‘I’m also not looking for a mountain bike. I already unicycled around the country and I’m a little older now, so I’m chasing a sturdy electric bike.’

Samuel is best known for his role as Evan Wylde in the television series The Secret Life of Us and appeared on the show from 2001-2004

Samuel finished the post calling on fans to offer suggestions for suitable electric bikes.

‘I’m looking for advice. I don’t really know where to start! I need recommendations for the best electric bike for a part-time Postie on slightly dodgy roads! One with a battery that will last for all 32ks? Suggestions?’ the star asked.

The post was met with a flurry of congratulations from fans, with many offering suggestions for vehicles that would be up to the task.

In 2014, Samuel unicycled around Australia, raising $1.4million for breast cancer research.

Samuel’s older sister Connie passed away after battling the disease in 2017, and the Love Your Sister charity was established in her honour. 

In 2014 Samuel unicycled around Australia, raising $1.4million for breast cancer research before his sister Connie passed away after battling the disease  

Speaking about his sister’s death in 2018, Samuel opened up about the grief he still felt at losing his beloved sibling.

‘I can’t just bounce back from burying her and push forward blindly,’ an emotional Samuel told 9Honey.

Samuel received his Most Popular Personality Gold Logie in 2017  for his portrayal of Aussie music guru Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum in the Channel Seven miniseries Molly.

He is best known for his role as Evan Wylde in the television series The Secret Life of Us and appeared on the show from 2001-2004.

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Gold Logie winner Samuel Johnson reveals his very surprising career change and it’s not what you’d expect: ‘It’s the perfect gig’

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