SAS Australia: Bonnie Anderson quits the show after saying her experience was ‘traumatic’

SAS Australia’s Bonnie Anderson tearfully quits the show after branding the experience as ‘traumatic’ and saying she felt like ‘crying every day’


Bonnie Anderson tearfully quit SAS Australia during Wednesday night’s action-packed episode.

The singer, 27, had been struggling with the gruelling challenges for days before her departure – but finally admitted she’d had enough when reflecting on her experience with her fellow recruits.

‘It’s just a lot. It’s kind of a bit… traumatic for me,’ she told Bra Boy Koby Abberton.

Out: Singer Bonnie Anderson tearfully quit SAS Australia during Wednesday night’s action-packed episode, after branding her experience on the show as ‘traumatic’

‘I’ve never felt anxious, but holy s**t. I don’t feel good. I’m always stressed and I’m just feeling really s**t.’

‘If you really want to go, walk out there and go. Just leave,’ Koby responded.

Through tears, Bonnie added: ‘I just feel like s**t. I’ve never felt like this before. Every day I feel like I want to cry. I’m just not happy.’

After crying again in the arms of Jana Pittman, Bonnie called chief instructor Ant Middleton to the courtyard – and announced she wanted to leave immediately.

'I just feel like s**t. I've never felt like this before. Every day I feel like I want to cry. I'm just not happy,' she said. Pictured with Jana Pittman

‘I just feel like s**t. I’ve never felt like this before. Every day I feel like I want to cry. I’m just not happy,’ she said. Pictured with Jana Pittman 

‘You’re ready, are you?’ Ant responded, before sweetly adding: ‘You’ve been amazing.

‘I’m gutted that you’re going. Now you can go and inspire others, and inspire yourself to be a better version of who you are – which I know you have been on this course.

‘I’ve seen the transformation over the last seven days, it’s been really, really cool.’

The show then cut to a clip of Bonnie speaking prior to arriving on the series, where she said: ‘I’m not usually a quitter.

'I'm gutted that you're going. Now you can go and inspire others, and inspire yourself to be a better version of who you are - which I know you have been on this course,' chief instructor Ant Middleton (pictured) said to Bonnie, before giving her a hug

‘I’m gutted that you’re going. Now you can go and inspire others, and inspire yourself to be a better version of who you are – which I know you have been on this course,’ chief instructor Ant Middleton (pictured) said to Bonnie, before giving her a hug 

‘If I do, I feel like it will be my time. I will be at my absolute peak at what I’ve pushed my body and my mind through.

‘It’s important to be happy with the decision that I make, and I will be at that level if I have to come to that.’

Earlier in the episode, Bonnie had failed in two tasks – including one involving stealthy shooting and another being engulfed in a giant ice pool.

SAS Australia continues Monday at 7:30pm on Channel Seven

Challenge: Bonnie had failed in two earlier tasks, including one involving stealthy shooting and another being engulfed in a giant ice pool

Challenge: Bonnie had failed in two earlier tasks, including one involving stealthy shooting and another being engulfed in a giant ice pool

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