SAS Australia star Anna Heinrich on cold water challenge that left her on the brink of hypothermia

The contestants on SAS Australia were pushed to their limits on Monday’s episode, with a grueling cold water challenge leaving them on the brink of hypothermia. 

And celebrity recruit Anna Heinrich admits she wishes she had put on more weight ahead of filming the show to help with the cold. 

Anna, 33, said that most of her co-stars beefed up before filming as they knew they would shed the weight on the military-style show.

The former Bachelor star told Seven Entertainment: ‘I was kind of skin and bones at that point.’ 

‘A lot of other recruits actually did [put on weight] knowing that they would be losing a bit of weight going in.

‘So it would have been nice if I’d actually [put on] a bit more weight knowing that I was going to lose a bit and that potentially could have helped with the cold.’

Regret: Anna said she wishes she had put on more weight ahead of filming the show to help with the cold

Grueling: She said she was ‘pretty cold most of the time’ throughout filming and lost weight on the course

On Monday’s episode, Anna was pushed to her physical limits during a ‘cold water torture’ challenge, which involved swimming in a boat filled with ice and being sprayed with a hose. 

Despite being pushed to the brink of hypothermia, Anna managed to dig deep and complete the challenge.

Hypothermia is a dangerous drop in body temperature due to the cold, with symptoms including shivering, exhaustion and even slurred speech. 

Tough: On Monday’s episode, Anna was pushed to her physical limits during a ‘cold water torture’ challenge, which involved swimming in a boat filled with ice and being sprayed with a hose

To combat hypothermia, the body needs to be rewarmed with the likes of heated blankets and warm fluids. 

Anna spoke of her struggles with self-doubt while explaining her decision to join SAS Australia in a recent interview with Perth Now.  

‘I’m not a very confident person, I have a lot of self-doubt – if I don’t think I can do something then I don’t want to do it,’ she said.

‘The reason why I joined [SAS Australia] was to gain more confidence, and to show my little girl that when you say that you can’t do anything, you can,’ she added.

‘I wanted to gain more confidence’: Anna spoke of her struggles with self-doubt while explaining her decision to join SAS Australia in a recent interview with Perth Now