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Bachelor Star Sam Wood Arrested for DV Charges
5 Oct
Summary
- Fitness influencer Sam Wood was charged with domestic violence offences.
- He faces charges of assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation.
- Wood was refused bail and expected in court on Monday.
Fitness influencer and reality TV personality Sam Wood was arrested in Noosa and subsequently charged with domestic violence offences. The 46-year-old, widely known for his role in the third season of The Bachelor, was taken into custody on Sunday following an alleged incident on Saturday night.
Police confirmed the charges against Wood include assaulting occasioning bodily harm and strangulation in a domestic setting. The alleged victim or victims have not been publicly identified. Wood was denied bail and was scheduled to appear before Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Monday.
Wood gained national recognition on The Bachelor in 2015, where he met his wife, Snezana Markoski. The couple married in 2018 and have four daughters. Beyond his television career, Wood built a successful fitness and nutrition business, '28 by Sam Wood,' which he sold in 2022 for $71.2 million. He recently launched a new weight-loss platform called Ollo for Women.
