‘I’m honest with what I’ve done’: SAS Australia’s Ant Middleton addresses his opening line on the show where he talks about having ‘saved and taken lives’ as a former British soldier
Former British soldier and SAS Australia’s Chief Instructor Ant Middleton states in the show’s introduction: ‘I’ve saved lives, and I’ve taken lives’.
Appearing on Monday’s episode of Australian radio show, The Kyle and Jackie O Show, the 39-year-old candidly addressed his opening remarks.
‘I don’t talk about it willy-nilly as such, but I’m honest with my career, I’m honest with what I’ve done. And I’m honest with the lives that I’ve saved and taken,’ he said.
‘I’m honest with what I’ve done’: SAS Australia’s Ant Middleton (pictured), 39, addressed his opening line on the show where he talks about having ‘saved and taken lives’ as a former British soldier, during an appearance on Monday’s radio show, The Kyle and Jackie O Show
Asked by radio host Kyle Sandilands how many lives he has taken, Ant cautiously chose his words, revealing how he has detailed his past career in a number of books he has written.
Having done ‘multiple tours in Afghanistan’ and completed ‘five tours operationally in total’, Ant said he has spoken about the ‘responsibility’ of both taking and saving lives in his literature.
‘Our job isn’t to take life, our job is to save life,’ he stressed. ‘We only take a life if it’s absolutely necessary. Either my life is in immediate threat, or my pal’s life is in immediate threat.’
Responsibility: ‘Our job isn’t to take life, our job is to save life,’ he stressed to radio host Kyle Sandilands. ‘We only take a life if it’s absolutely necessary. Either my life is in immediate threat, or my pal’s life is in immediate threat’
Ant went on to say that it’s not a topic he approaches ‘willy-nilly’ and is ‘honest’ with the lives that he has saved and taken.
SAS Australia is a remake of the hit British TV show SAS: Who Dares Wins, where Ant also acts as Chief Instructor.
Celebrities such as Nick Cummins and Candice Warner, are attempting to pass the selection process to join the Australian Army’s elite Special Air Service.
Not a light subject: Ant went on to say that it’s not a topic he approaches ‘willy-nilly’ and is ‘honest’ with the lives that he has saved and taken. He has spoken in greater depth in a number of books he has written
Ant previously revealed that one of the main reasons why celebrities sign up for the show is that it gives them the opportunity to ‘remake’ themselves after being involved in a scandal.
‘They have the opportunity to define themselves in front of their nation,’ he told industry website TV Tonight earlier this month.
Ant explained that some of the stars have been defined by their headlines, and SAS Australia gives them the chance to present a new side of themselves.
‘They have the opportunity to define themselves’: Meanwhile, Ant previously revealed to TV Tonight that one of the main reasons why celebrities sign up for the show, is that it gives them the opportunity to ‘remake’ themselves after being involved in a scandal
‘Maybe they’ve been misinterpreted by the media, by one story that’s defined their whole life [to the public],’ he said.
‘Misinterpreted by an article, by a photo that’s been taken of them, and they want to come out and prove that they’re not that person.’
SAS Australia airs Monday and Tuesday nights at 7.30pm on Channel Seven
Notorious: Several SAS Australia stars have been involved in scandals, the most notable being Schapelle Corby (centre), who spent nine years in prison in Bali for drug smuggling. She bowed out of the show last week