- Unfolded in 2015 at an establishment in Berlin
- Beau Ryan definitely came off second best
- Footage later deleted by Channel 9 producers
Former NRL star turned TV presenter Beau Ryan has revealed why producers at the Footy Show once previously refused to air a segment that featured him being tied up by a dominatrix at a sex club in Germany.
Ryan, 40, was in Berlin a decade ago for the Channel Nine show when he entered the risqué establishment with a film crew.
Speaking on Triple M Breakfast with Beau and Woodsy on Thursday, Ryan set the scene when the panel recalled colourful work trips.
‘It was 10 years ago and we had an idea,’ he said.
‘We saw (US talk show host) Conan O’Brien had gone to a bondage den, so we went in there and it was like the movie Taken.
‘A woman comes out dressed like Catwoman, and before I knew it, I was down to my Speedos.
Former NRL star turned TV presenter Beau Ryan has revealed why producers at the Footy Show once previously refused to air a segment he featured in from a sex club in Germany (pictured, with wife Kara)
Speaking on Triple M Breakfast with Beau and Woodsy on Thursday, Ryan set the scene (he is pictured, in Germany back in 2015)
Beau Ryan made his NRL name with the Tigers (pictured left), before a neck injury saw him retire from the sport in 2014
‘My safe word was Gallen [after Cronulla NRL great Paul Gallen] but then another woman took me into the room and she didn’t speak any English, so there was a language barrier.’
What followed next was utter chaos.
Ryan found himself whipped, spanked and hit with electric shocks – all while blindfolded.
What felt like an hour to him only took 15 minutes – and Ryan had multiple welts on his body to prove it.
‘Once we got back to Sydney, an EP (executive producer) from the Footy Show called me in for a chat,’ Ryan continued.
‘After watching the footage, they apologised for what happened over there and then said we can’t air that.
‘So I was left with all these welts and scars and I found out years later the guys at Channel Nine had to delete all the footage.’
Ryan retired from the NRL in 2014 due to an ongoing neck injury.
Next was a foray into television, starting on The Footy Show, before stints – mainly via Channel 10 – on The Amazing Race Australia, I’m a Celebrity….Get Me Out of Here, Top Gear Australia and a remake of Gladiators.
Ryan also features on Triple M Breakfast each weekday with fellow footy identity Aaron Woods plus new host Cat Lynch.
