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Former Bachelor star Sam Wood charged with domestic violence

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Convery, S. (2026, October 5). Former Bachelor star Sam Wood charged with domestic violence. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/05/sam-wood-charged-domestic-violence-ntwnfb

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Fitness influencer and reality TV star Sam Wood was charged with domestic violence in Queensland over the weekend after an incident on Saturday night that led to his arrest and two nights in police custody. Police charged him with assaulting occasioning bodily harm and strangulation within a domestic setting, and he appeared before Maroochydore magistrates court on Monday without bail. In response to the charges, Wood and his wife Snezana posted a joint statement on their Instagram accounts acknowledging it as "a difficult time" for them and emphasizing that they are cooperating with authorities.

Written by AI on 2026-10-05, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Reality TV star Sam Wood, who gained fame from The Bachelor in 2015, was charged with domestic violence offenses after police were called to a property in Noosa, Queensland, on Saturday evening. Police accused the 46-year-old Victorian man of assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation; he was refused bail and is scheduled to appear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court. Wood's wife Snezana posted on Instagram that they were "working through this as a family." The couple's business, 28 by Sam Wood, has been sold for $71 million to genomics group myDNA, which is owned by Melbourne-based businessman Dennis Bastas, and the company has placed Wood on indefinite leave.

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Stephanie Convery

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Topics

Byron Bay Maroochydore Noosa Queensland Victorian

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Wood PERSON · 5× Queensland GPE · 2× Sam Wood PERSON · 2× Bachelor PERSON · 1× Byron Bay GPE · 1× Maroochydore GPE · 1× Noosa GPE · 1× Snezana Markoski PERSON · 1× Snezana Wood PERSON · 1× Victorian NORP · 1×

Narrative

He built a fitness and nutrition business, 28 by Sam Wood, off the back of his increased profile from The Bachelor, eventually selling the company in 2022 for $71.2m. Wood has recently launched a telehealth-based weight-loss platform aimed at middle-aged women, called Ollo for Women.

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🔮 Wood was refused bail and was expected to appear in Maroochydore magistrates court on Monday.

2026-10-05 · The Guardian

Former Bachelor star Sam Wood charged with domestic violence · assertive framing

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The fitness influencer and reality TV star Sam Wood has been charged in Queensland with domestic violence offences. asserted

influencer → charge → offences

The personal trainer and star of the third season of reality TV show The Bachelor was charged on Sunday and spent the weekend in police custody after an alleged incident on Saturday night. asserted

trainer → charge → night

Queensland police confirmed they had arrested a 46-year-old Victorian man and charged him with domestic violence offences. asserted

they → confirm → offences

A statement posted simultaneously to Wood’s personal Instagram account and that of his wife, Snezana Wood, on Monday morning, said: “This is a difficult time for all of us, we are working through this as a family and are thoroughly co-operating with authorities.” asserted

we → post → authorities

The arrest came after officers attended a Noosa address about 9pm on Saturday night after receiving reports of alleged domestic violence. asserted

officers → come → violence

The man has been charged with assaulting occasioning bodily harm (domestic violence) and strangulation in a domestic setting, police said. asserted

police → charge → setting

The alleged victim or victims have not been identified. asserted

victim → identify → ?

Wood was refused bail and was expected to appear in Maroochydore magistrates court on Monday. asserted

Wood → refuse → Monday

The personal trainer shot to national prominence when he starred as the eponymous Bachelor in the third season of the reality TV show franchise in 2015. asserted

he → shoot → 2015

He met Snezana Markoski when she was a contestant on the show. asserted

she → meet → show

The couple married in 2018 in Byron Bay. asserted

couple → marry → Bay

They have four daughters together, including one from Markoski’s previous relationship. asserted

They → have → relationship

Wood owns and runs personal training studio The Woodshed in Brighton East, Melbourne. asserted

Wood → own → East

Wood → build → Women

Guardian Australia has approached businesses connected to Wood for comment. asserted

Australia → approach → comment