Tony Armstrong reveals he finds his status as a sex symbol ‘kind of weird’

Tony Armstrong is not keen on being called a ‘heartthrob’. 

The former AFL star-turned-TV host tells this week’s issue of Stellar Magazine that his sex symbol status makes him uncomfortable.  

‘I’ve got to be honest. I always find it kind of weird, that kind of stuff. I’m clamming up’ the 33-year-old said.

‘My hands are sweating now, because it’s not even on my mind. It’s not something I think about at all.’

He added: ‘It’s so left of centre for me. I mean, people need to see what I look like when I wake up. 

‘Then let’s see if they still think I’m a heart-throb because, Jesus Christ, it’s a sight to behold.’  

Tony recently announced that he is fronting a new ABC television show, Great Australian Stuff. 

‘Had fun making this – hope you have fun watching. Tonight 8pm on @abctv or catch up anytime on ABC iView,’ he wrote on Instagram. 

According to the ABC website, the four-part series ‘uncovers the surprising stories behind some of our most loved – and loathed – iconic Australian ‘stuff”. 

It comes after Tony revealed his new career ambition to be an actor. 

 Tony recently announced that he is fronting a new ABC television show, Great Australian Stuff

Tony said winning the 2022 Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent at the Logies has inspired him to chase his acting dreams.

Tony, 33, is currently a sports presenter on ABC News Breakfast as well as his role as the host of new four-part series, Great Australian Stuff. 

‘[A Logie] puts you in mind of people who puts shows together, for sure,’ Tony told The Sydney Morning Herald.

 ‘I still can’t believe I’ve got one. It wasn’t on the bingo card.’

He added: ‘It’s still weird to me, but I’m very humbled, and that was very much a vote for [ABC] News Breakfast, so my success is only as a result of the people who I’ve been lucky enough to work with.’

It comes after Tony revealed his new career ambition to be an actor. ‘[A Logie] puts you in mind of people who puts shows together, for sure,’ Tony told The Sydney Morning Herald

Speaking about his new show, he said the program looks on a deeper level at ‘the weird and whacky, wonderful stuff that makes us, us, warts and all’.

In October last year, Tony revealed his request for a pay rise was approved by ABC management just hours after he won a Logie Award.

Tony rose to fame on the footy field playing for the Adelaide Crows, Sydney Swans and Collingwood Magpies between 2010 to 2015.

He pivoted careers in 2020 when he joined the ABC as a sports presenter and commentator for Grandstand AFL and the host of Offsiders summer series.

Tony rose to fame on the footy field playing for the Adelaide Crows, Sydney Swans and Collingwood Magpies between 2010 to 2015