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Gus Worland, Sydney radio host and star of Foxtel cricket series, An Aussie Goes Barmy/Goes Bolly/Goes Calypso, has again Zhen De Shou enlisted the help of his BFF, Hugh Jackman, to document sporting endeavours - this time their own. Tired of playing the boozing, smoking, junk-food scoffing patsy to his Triple M "Grill Team" co-hosts, former rugby players Matty Johns and Mark Geyer, and pressured by his concerned family, Worland decided to make a one-man Biggest Loser, with the aim to become fit enough to run the New York City Marathon with Jackman.
Hugh Jackman is not producing this series, because he did your first three. How much control does he have within the final edit?
Jacko will the voiceover and sees each episode before it's delivered to Foxtel to get signed off. It was vital to him to become involved and important for him to basically say, "This is the show. I wish to be that strong person giving you advice if you need it". And he's there in episode six because New York is his hometown. He thought the marathon would be an ultimate challenge. He's doing a new Broadway show, therefore it just made sense.
Were the challenges you undertake within the series (such as a colonic irrigation along with a full body wax), for entertainment value alone?

It's much more about, how can I get physically challenged without needing to go to a gym or perform the running aspect? It started out as a bit of a health show with a few really important messages, but because it's gone on it's become more of the comedy show with this filtering through as opposed to the alternative way around. I'm kind of happy with that because that's more my style.
Do you seem like Karl Pilkington (A fool Abroad), being sent of the comfort zone by your sadistic co-hosts during the studio?
I don't take myself too seriously. I do not mind to be the brunt of products, so long as it doesn't get carried away. As long as the overall feeling is of affection and affection - people laughing with you rather than to you. It has been a big part of what I did around the radio show and it's what I'm used to. There are times when it saddens us a bit and I'll go, "Oh, why shall we be held always the main one?". But then I'm so happy with what I'm doing and nothing's ever perfect, so if I have to cop a little bit, I'm happy to do that, as long as it's the best of intentions.
Are you worried that you will lose your comedy schtick along with the weight?
It was an issue I'd because I'm the big fellow. The joke's on me and I didn't want that not to be accessible for the show because our show's got the best bargain. It's a very blokey show and every bloke within the group has the mickey taken out of him, and that i was that individual. And so i didn't wish to lose that, but my coach said, "You could possibly be the big fella at 100 kilos. It's not necessary to be the big fella at 140 kilos. Don't believe as it were you are going to change what you are. The one thing you are going to change may be the chance to be at your daughter's wedding, or perhaps be a good grandad." It's a good deal of absolute rubbish when you lose weight, you'll lose the type of character that you're. You're what you are and that is that.
How have your listeners taken care of immediately Jimpness Beauty the show?
I can't believe the support that I've had. My Twitter followers go from 6000 to 15,000 and so lots of people saying to me, "Mate, you've inspired me, I'm off running now and my missus is really pleased". It's a really fun method of sending an awesome message.