Schapelle Corby bawls her eyes out as she quits SAS Australia after failing miserably at all of the challenges… but it’s all Firass Dirani’s fault
An emotional Schapelle Corby quit SAS Australia on Tuesday after being forced to run a series of laps as part of a punishment.
Chief instructor Ant Middleton initially singled out Firass Dirani, and referred to an incident earlier when the 37-year-old actor jeeringly said he’d hoped they’d be running.
Ant then directed the others to all run a series of sprints as punishment and ordered Firass to stand back and watch.
Gone: An emotional Schapelle Corby quit SAS Australia on Tuesday after being forced to run a series of laps as part of a punishment
But Schapelle, 43, struggled to keep up during the punishing exercise, turning in her armband and consequently quitting the show.
As the other recruits continued to run, a defeated Schapelle slowed to a walk as she made her way back to the DS (directing staff).
‘I feel like I have good mind control, but on an endurance level, I don’t think I’ve been pushed that far,’ she admitted.
‘I’ve had enough. I can’t run this far one second longer. I cannot,’ she said, before breaking down in tears
Approaching the DS, a resolute Schapelle informed them that her ‘time has come’, before ripping off her armband.
‘I’ve had enough. I can’t run this far one second longer. I cannot,’ she said, before breaking down in tears.
The DS told Schapelle to ‘pull yourself together’, before holding up her armband for Ant to see that she was out.
‘I feel like I have good mind control, but on an endurance level, I don’t think I’ve been pushed that far,’ she admitted
‘F**king hell. You’d better be f**king s**tting me,’ he told Firass, waving a furious finger at him.
The enraged DS then turned to Firass and the other recruits, and explained what had just happened.
‘Out of three VW’s (voluntarily withdrawal), two of them can thank this man here,’ he said, pointing at Firass.
Out of the running: Schapelle, 43, struggled to keep up during the punishing running exercise, turning in her armband and consequently quitting the show
Continuing to speak about Firass, Ant told the other recruits: ‘If we can’t keep him quiet, it’s over to you lot now. Because it will be one of you next that will go.’
Speaking about her short-lived experience on the show, Schapelle said it had taught her to trust people again, after a nine-year stint in a Balinese prison following her drug trafficking conviction back in 2005.
‘This is the reason I came to join this, to open doors for myself and to start to live in society better than I have been. So it’s time to create a new life for myself,’ she added.
SAS Australia continues Monday at 7.30pm on Channel Seven
‘If we can’t keep him quiet, it’s over to you lot now. Because it will be one of you next that will go,’ chief instructor Ant Middleton said of actor Firass Dirani after his punishment led to Schapelle’s departure