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“When I was growing up I wanted to be … a chef. I always loved sport as a kid, but I loved cooking more. Now I can’t cook my way out of a paper bag.
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nathan spurling
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Channel 7 journalist Nathan Spurling is mad about sport; on-air and off, regularly competing in triathlons, watching it on TV and even reporting about it for our local news. We find out what gets this self-proclaimed fitness-fanatic up each day.
I grew up in …
Most people don’t know that I …
the beautiful city of Manly in Sydney. My dad was in the federal police so we moved around a bit, eventually landing in the lovely Queensland when I was in high school. This is why I’m a major fan of Manly in the NRL ... and hence why so many people hate me during rugby league season.
am a diehard tragic fan of professional wrestling. And yes, I am fully aware that it is fake, and it’s quite sad for a 29-year-old man to still enjoy the entertainment side of this male soap opera. In fact, I regret admitting to this …
either going for a bike ride or a run. The day seems to go better knowing I’ve got that ‘evil exercise’ out of the way nice and early. I would love to be a better …
handy man. I am absolutely useless at trying to fix things around the house. I keep ‘rent-a-dad’ in business. I am at my happiest when …
I’m just relaxing with my fiancée Jenna and friends, either at a barbeque or somewhere we can kick back and chat. I wish I could …
“Most people don’t know that I … am a diehard tragic fan of professional wrestling.
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I start my day by …
travel around Europe. I’ve heard it is a fantastic experience, but unfortunately I’ve never had the time or the guts to do it. The best meal I have had was at …
a restaurant on the Gold Coast. I had the best rib-eye steak which was dripping with mushroom sauce and cooked to perfection at medium rare, just the way I like it. I’m drooling at the thought of it right now.
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When I was growing up I wanted to be …
a chef. I always loved sport as a kid, but I loved cooking more and did catering at school. Now I can’t cook my way out of a paper bag. My greatest achievement is …
getting engaged at the Noosa Triathlon last November and my lovely partner actually saying ‘yes’ – even though I was dressed in lycra. It was from the bike ride! I swear. In five years I hope to be …
still doing the best job in the world – covering sport and presenting it. The one person I would most like to meet is …
nathan spurling – is living every little (and big) boys’ dream as a sports reporter on the sunshine coast with a gorgeous fiancée and a tight group of friends, it seems that nathan really has got it all sorted, if only he could move las vegas a litle bit closer ...
Ric Flair – a professional wrestler who was the most over-the-top, charismatic performer I’ve seen on television. After hearing plenty of stories about his life on the road, I’m sure he would be interesting, to say the least. My hidden talent is …
well, I have to keep that a secret (code: this means I don’t have a hidden talent).
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