Former Roosters and Rabbitohs forward Bryan Fletcher has revealed his new shredded gym body – only to have it flogged with a whip on national television.
Fletcher, one half of the comedy skit duo Fletch and Hindy with former NRL star Nathan Hindmarsh, had lost a bet on State of Origin I.
The 52-year-old Fox Sports host wrongly said all of the Penrith players in the New South Wales team would score tries in a rout over Queensland.
The Blues escaped with a 22-20 win after the controversial send off of Maroons fullback Kalyn Ponga, but Nathan Cleary was the only Panthers player who crossed for a try.
That meant a trip to Brisbane to visit popular Australian comedy duo and internet content creators Marty and Michael, who are known for their wild stunts, bodily science experiments, and outrageous pranks.
That had a series of whips – including an extension cord they claimed was the most painful – on display with Fletcher forced to spin a wheel to determine his punishment.
Bryan Fletcher removed his shirt to receive his punishment for losing a bet on State of Origin I
The former Roosters and Rabbitohs star inspects the damage with co-host Nathan Hindmarsh
Fletcher has become a popular personality on Fox Sports and SEN since his retirement from the NRL
He spun up the horse whip, then stripped off his shirt to receive his penance.
Hindmarsh was shocked to reveal his comedy co-host had obviously been hitting the gym, boasting a cut and ripped frame.
‘Just look at the size of you. You’re ripped at the moment. What have you been doing?’ Hindmarsh asked.
But Fletcher was in no mood to share his workout secrets and demanded the whipping was done and over with.
‘No, just do it. Just do it now. I want it done now,’ he said.
‘I’m going to faint. I’ve got a headache. I’ve been working out.’
After a false start, Fletcher received the sharp whack from the whip – cutting and bruising his chest, the area around his nipple and his arm.
‘Oh, he split me. He’s unzipped me,’ he said as he stumbled around trying to shake off the pain.
‘Come into the light. Let’s see the damage,’ Hindmarsh said.
‘It starts up here. It’s quite thick. Goes across your nipple.
‘You know what the worst bit was? When you baulked’.
Fletcher agreed, saying the anticipation was almost as bad as the actual whipping.
‘Yeah, exactly. I went to some weird place,’ he said.
‘Like I was at Christian Brothers Bondi again.
‘And Father Tom said, “Come to reconciliation, Bryan. You’ve been a bad boy.’
