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Healthy meal company Foxes Den drops former The Bachelor star Sam Wood after domestic assault charge

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Nickel, A., & Australian Associated. (2026, October 5). Healthy meal company Foxes Den drops former The Bachelor star Sam Wood after domestic assault charge. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16183957/Foxes-Den-drops-former-Bachelor-star-Sam-Wood.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-05 · by Ashley Nickel, Australian Associated

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Meal company Foxes Den ended its partnership with fitness influencer and former The Bachelor star Sam Wood after he was charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation following an incident on Australia's Sunshine Coast. Wood, who faces domestic violence charges, has also been stood down indefinitely from his home fitness business "28 by Sam Wood." Foxes Den announced the decision via Instagram, expressing shock and sadness while emphasizing cooperation with legal proceedings.
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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Ashley Nickel
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🔮 Wood was refused bail in Maroochydore Local Court on October 9 but on Thursday lodged an application in the Supreme Court seeking bail. His lawyer Mathew Cuskelly had confirmed earlier this month that a new bail application was 'imminent' and that his client would fight the charges against him.
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Topics

28 By Sam Wood DBG Health Foxes Den Instagram Melbourne

Subjects

Wood PERSON · 10× Sam Wood PERSON · 6× Foxes Den ORG · 3× Melbourne GPE · 3× 28 By Sam Wood ORG · 2× DBG Health ORG · 2× Instagram ORG · 2× Maroochydore Magistrates Court ORG · 1× Matthew Cuskelly PERSON · 1× Noosa GPE · 1×

Narrative

'While this matter is before the courts, we've made the decision to step away from this partnership.' Sam Wood has been dropped from his partnership with meal supplier Foxes Den The family-run company issued a statement on Monday night The Melbourne-based company was founded in 2011. Wood's lawyer, Matthew Cuskelly, confirmed Wood would apply for bail after the matter appeared in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Monday.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-05
🔮 Sam Wood is set to spend several nights in custody before applying for bail on Thursday over his weekend arrest on the Sunshine Coast.

Claims (25 extracted, 1 hedged)

A ready-made meal company has ended its partnership with a fitness influencer and former The Bachelor star after he was accused of assaulting his wife. asserted
he → make → wife
Sam Wood is set to spend several nights in custody before applying for bail on Thursday over his weekend arrest on the Sunshine Coast. asserted
Wood → set → Coast
The Melbourne-based 46-year-old was arrested after police received reports of an incident at a Noosa property on Saturday night where he is holidaying. asserted
he → base → night
Wood was charged on Sunday with the domestic violence offence of assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation in a domestic setting. asserted
Wood → charge → setting
He has been stood down indefinitely by the online fitness empire he fronts on Monday and now another of his business ventures is in jeopardy. asserted
another → stand → jeopardy
Foxes Den said on Monday that it would end its partnership with 28 by Sam Wood 'effective immediately'. asserted
it → say → Wood
'We are shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the charges involving Sam Wood,' the company posted to Instagram. asserted
company → shock → Instagram
'While this matter is before the courts, we've made the decision to step away from this partnership.' Sam Wood has been dropped from his partnership with meal supplier Foxes Den The family-run company issued a statement on Monday night The Melbourne-based company was founded in 2011. Wood's lawyer, Matthew Cuskelly, confirmed Wood would apply for bail after the matter appeared in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Monday. asserted
matter → make → Monday
'He's simply worried about his family. asserted
He → worry → family
A bail application will be heard on Thursday,' he said. asserted
he → hear → Thursday
'The charges will be defended.' asserted
charges → defend → ?
A Wood family statement was posted on social media on Monday addressing the charges. asserted
statement → post → charges
It was shared with Wood's 253,000 Instagram followers, saying the family was 'working through this'. 'This is a difficult time for all of us,' the statement said. asserted
statement → share → us
'We are working through this as a family and are thoroughly co-operating with the authorities. asserted
We → work → authorities
The company makes ready-made meals focusing on clean eating His wife, Snezana - who he met on The Bachelor - also shared the statement on social media, marking her first comment since the arrest. asserted
he → make → arrest
Wood earned a national profile as a star of The Bachelor's third season in 2015, going on to launch a successful home fitness business, '28 By Sam Wood'. asserted
Wood → earn → Wood
He reportedly sold it in 2022 but remained the face of the online platform. uncertain
He → sell → platform
The wellness businesses behind the platform on Monday said Wood had been stood down indefinitely following the charges. asserted
Wood → say → charges
'DBG Health, the parent company of 28 by Sam Wood, has zero tolerance for domestic violence,' a DBG Health spokesperson said. asserted
spokesperson → have → violence
'Our thoughts are with the family and anyone in the community affected by domestic violence.' asserted
thoughts → affect → violence
Mark Watkins, 28 Group's Chief Operating Officer, would be leading the business in Wood's absence, it said. asserted
it → lead → absence
Wood with the Foxes Den founders at their Melbourne factory 'We have all been shocked and saddened by the matters involving Sam Wood,' Mr Watkins said in a separate statement posted across the fitness and nutrition business's social media platforms on Monday. asserted
Watkins → shock → Monday
Queensland Police on Monday confirmed Wood was charged after officers received reports of alleged domestic violence and attended a Hastings Street address about 9pm on Saturday. asserted
officers → confirm → Saturday
Wood did not appear in court when his matter was heard on Monday. asserted
matter → appear → Monday
It was adjourned until Thursday for the bail application. asserted
It → adjourn → application
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