Ant Middleton in furious rant as he slams ‘fake’ SAS Who Dares Wins and calls it ‘woke patrol’

Ant Middleton has launched into a furious rant as he slammed ‘fake’ SAS: Who Dares Wins after four ‘deluded’ female contestants made the show’s finale.

The former chief instructor was dropped from his role on British reality show SAS: Who Dares Wins earlier last year for misconduct, going on to call it the programme too ‘scripted’. 

The latest series of the Channel 4 has been airing, with 20 ordinary men and women volunteering for the extreme training programme under the watchful eye of new instructors, former United States Recon Marine Rudy Reyes, 49, and former US Navy SEAL Remi Adeleke. 

However it appeared Ant was unhappy with the latest episode of the series, which saw four women make it into the final, knocking out the two remaining men competing for the title. 

Posting on Twitter, he commented: ‘The woke patrol have finally taken full control and not even hiding it!’

Posting on Twitter, Ant said the ‘woke patrol’ had taken ‘full control’ of the Channel 4 series following the semi-final 

He added: ‘What have I just seen?…I don’t know what’s more dangerous, woke culture (false and deluded hope and praise) or cancel culture (guilty by hearsay or offending feelings).’ 

Contestants Paige Zima, Claire Aves, Cat Turnbull and Shylla Duhaney are part of the first ever all-female finale on the show. 

The series will come to an end this Sunday, with the four recruits putting their mental and physical strength to the ultimate test. 

In early March 2021, Ant’s abrupt departure from the British version of the show was confirmed by Channel 4, apparently due to his ‘personal conduct’. 

Exit: In early March 2021, Ant’s abrupt departure from the British version of the show was confirmed by Channel 4, apparently due to his ‘personal conduct’

A spokesperson for Channel 4 told MailOnline at the time: ‘Ant Middleton will not be taking part in future series of SAS: Who Dares Wins.

‘Following a number of discussions Channel 4 and Minnow Films have had with him in relation to his personal conduct it has become clear that our views and values are not aligned and we will not be working with him again.’

His departure came months after Ant sparked controversy by referring to Black Lives Matter protesters as ‘absolute scum’, and urging people to ‘carry on as normal’ and not change their habits during the Covid pandemic.

Ant previously hit back at claims his exit was due to him allegedly making a lewd comment to a female that was picked up on his microphone.

His spokesperson said: ‘Ant has worked on TV sets around the world for many years and has never at any point been accused of speaking inappropriately by anyone.

‘He has only ever been informed of these allegations, which he wholeheartedly and emphatically rejects, via the media.

Controversy: His departure came months after Ant sparked controversy by referring to Black Lives Matter protesters as ‘absolute scum’, and urging people to ‘carry on as normal’ and not change their habits during the Covid pandemic 

If anyone felt that he did say anything verbally offensive we would have expected a formal process of review but no such discussion has ever taken place either via any of the networks he works for or via bodies such as Bectu.’

Speaking on Good Morning Britain in March, Ant denied claims he’d made ‘inappropriate’ comments to female staff which were subsequently investigated by Channel 4 bosses.

He said anonymous complaints had been made about ‘indirect’ behaviour that was typical of the hosts’ military backgrounds, and said ‘snowflakes’ do not belong on the set of SAS: Who Dares Wins.

Following Channel 4’s statement of his exit, Ant posted on Instagram: ‘Hi guys, I’ve got some news which is that after five incredible years I’ve decided it’s time to move on from SAS Who Dares Wins UK.

The latest series of the Channel 4 has been airing, with 20 ordinary men and women volunteering for the extreme training programme under the watchful eye of new instructors, former United States Recon Marine Rudy Reyes, 49, and former US Navy SEAL Remi Adeleke 

‘Big respect to my fellow DS – its been a journey I’ll never forget. Thanks to everyone that took part and made the show what it is.’

He added: ‘Really excited about the future and what’s coming this year. Stay positive.’

And fans haven’t been won over by the series new instructors, posting online to complain they wanted Ant to come back.

One person wrote: Bring back Ant and Scotland. No more Americans please.’

Meanwhile a second commented: ‘What a disappointment. What’s this American twist? SAS is supposed to be about the British special forces.

‘American twist totally spoilt it. Garbage.’ 

Ant later responded to fans, saying: ‘I am gutted about that to be fair! All that hard work down the drain, but on a super positive I can continue with my format and my show over in Australia. #everycloud.’