SAS Australia winner Sam Burgess has stripped off to disclose precisely what the gruelling present did to his physique – together with 8.5kg weight loss.SAS Australia winner Sam Burgess has stripped off to disclose the huge 8.5kg weight loss he underwent whereas collaborating within the gruelling present, which was filmed over two weeks earlier this 12 months.The former rugby league participant, 32, stripped to his underwear for an Instagram submit shared after Wednesday night time’s SAS reunion present.He revealed he’d taken the photograph at some point after he was deemed the season’s winner, and was “minus 8.5kg down”. “Safe to say I’ve managed to place just a few kgs again on,” he stated.“What a experience – thanks on your overwhelming assist.”Burgess was paid a reported $150,000 to $200,000 to look on the present – greater than double what a lot of the different celebs had earned. He was joined in Tuesday’s closing episode by twin Olympian Jana Pittman, Olympic medallist John Steffensen, Home And Away actor Dan Ewing and tennis legend Mark Philippoussis.But Burgess emerged victorious, the one celeb deemed to have handed ‘SAS choice’. It got here after a tumultuous time for the previous South Sydney participant, who went by way of a messy public break-up with spouse Phoebe that noticed explosive drug and home violence allegations levelled on the footballer final 12 months. Burgess strenuously denied the claims.In May, Sam pleaded responsible to a few driving prices following a February 22 police site visitors cease the place he examined constructive for cocaine. He landed two $581 fines and was ordered to finish a site visitors offenders program.Burgess opened up about his private issues throughout an interrogation scene early within the season, telling the instructors: “I’ve misplaced my profession, my children and marriage … there was a police investigation into me. Turned to consuming, medication. I’ve misplaced all of it.”Sam has since revealed he has stopped consuming fully in an try to vary his life for the higher.Meanwhile, fellow SAS finalist Jana Pittman lifted the lid on one of many present’s most cringe-worthy scenes, through which viewers had been proven Dan Ewing concocting a random story to inform the captors throughout one of many closing challenges, versus his fellow contestants who all spoke truthfully.Pittman, who simply missed out on passing the course, instructed 2DayFM’s The Morning Crew with Hughesy, Ed and Erin that each one recruits had been instructed to recite the identical fabricated story – however solely Ewing’s made it to air.She additionally stated Ewing was “fairly upset” about his portrayal on the present.