Koby Abberton was sensationally caught cheating during a challenge on Wednesday night’s episode of SAS Australia.
The 42-year-old, who was one of Sydney’s most notorious ‘Bra Boys’, did just 15 push-ups during an assault course when he was instructed to do 30 – something the directing staff (DS) discovered after watching the footage back later.
After initially denying any wrongdoing in front of the rest of the recruits, chief instructor Ant Middleton later pulled Koby into his office and showed him the evidence to his face.
Drama: Koby Abberton was sensationally caught cheating during a challenge on Wednesday night’s episode of SAS Australia
‘I’m going to ask you a simple question,’ Ant said. ‘Do you think we’re c**ts? We’re certainly not c**ts, so please don’t treat us like one.
‘What I’ve got on this laptop is so blatant, that your integrity has come into question with us.’
After Koby was presented with the footage, he still denied that he had meant to cheat, replying: ‘I didn’t mean it. No way. I just wouldn’t have cheated that much. But the evidence is there and I’ll take full responsibility.’
Not happy: The 42-year-old, who was one of Sydney’s most notorious ‘Bra Boys’, did just 15 push-ups during an assault course when he was instructed to do 30 – something the directing staff (DS) discovered after watching the footage back later
Denial: After initially denying any wrongdoing in front of the rest of the recruits (pictured), chief instructor Ant Middleton later pulled Koby into his office and showed him the evidence to his face
Koby then breezily told the rest of the recruits they were all set to be ‘tortured’ later that evening because of his failure to complete 15 more reps.
‘That’s a lot. That’s not like a mental blank, that’s a complete f**k up. I’ve had enough of Koby,’ ironman Jett Kenny said to some of the other celebrities.
Earlier in the day, the recruits were asked to rank themselves from the most to the least strongest to see who would go first on the assault course in question.
‘I didn’t mean it’: After Koby was presented with the footage, he still denied that he had meant to cheat, replying: ‘I didn’t mean it. No way. I just wouldn’t have cheated that much. But the evidence is there and I’ll take full responsibility’
Koby ranked himself as the strongest immediately, running to the front behind a clearly disgruntled Jett.
‘I’m a confident man. I’m good-looking, strong. I’m in this fit stage, I’m walking around with a six-pack all ripped and feeling great,’ Koby confidently told the camera.
After finishing the course, he looked over to Jett and said: ‘How did you go? I smashed that one. Did you smash it?’
Happy: ‘I’m a confident man. I’m good looking, strong. I’m in this fit stage, I’m walking around with a six-pack all ripped and feeling great,’ Koby confidently told the camera
Announcement: ‘I promise I can do as many push-ups as all of you together. I just f**ked up, I counted wrong and I didn’t keep counting. I didn’t mean to do that, but I promise I did that faster than every one of you’ Koby later added
Upon being caught out, Koby later made a second announcement to the recruits – which left many rolling their eyes in shock.
‘I feel pretty bad about this whole situation, but I want you to know – they’re basing my whole integrity on 15 push-ups in front of a camera,’ he said.
‘I promise I can do as many push-ups as all of you together. I just f**ked up, I counted wrong and I didn’t keep counting. I didn’t mean to do that, but I promise I did that faster than every one of you.’
‘Especially you, yeah?’ he added, pointing at Jett.
It was later revealed that Ant and the DS team didn’t punish any of the recruits for Koby’s actions, because ‘sometimes the threat of torture’ is just as bad.
SAS Australia continues Monday at 7:30pm on Channel Seven
Unimpressed: ‘That’s a lot. That’s not like a mental blank, that’s a complete f**k up. I’ve had enough of Koby,’ ironman Jett Kenny said to some of the other celebrities