Wally Lewis’s shock career change revealed: Rugby legend, 60, becomes radio entertainment reporter… as he spends his first segment on-air discussing Married At First Sight
Wally ‘The King’ Lewis has proven that it’s never too late to start a new career.
The former professional rugby player, 60, surprised fans this Wednesday by taking on the role of an entertainment reporter for Brisbane’s 97.3 FM.
He joined the station’s breakfast team Robin, Terry & Bob on Wednesday to deliver his first showbiz bulletin.
During the tongue-in-cheek segment, Wally reported on one of the most talked-about shows in Australia at the moment – Married At First Sight – while making sure to include plenty of rugby jokes.
‘The Married At First Sight reunion had more heavy physical contact than the first 20 minutes of State Of Origin, with Stacey and Michael tearing up their marriage contracts to play with Mikey and Hayley,’ Wally said.
‘There was more dummy throwing, name calling and cursing than the end of season contract time at Red Hill [rugby league club],’ he joked.
Forget Hollywood, it’s all about Wallywood! Retired professional rugby league star Wally ‘The King’ Lewis, 60, (pictured) surprised fans on when he debuted as an entertainment reporter on Brisbane’s 97.3 FM this Wednesday
Earlier in the segment, Wally spoke about Tiger King – the star of Netflix’s popular docu-series Tiger King, going into lockdown amid coronavirus fears.
‘I know what it’s like to be the king and take some big hits. But, it’s the Tiger King Joe Exotic whose been hit by the coronavirus,’ the sporting icon said.
Giving Richard Wilkins a run for his money, Wally kept viewers entertained with a report on the upcoming season of Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
‘More heavy physical contact than the first 20 minutes of State Of Origin’: Wally reported on one of the most talked-about shows in Australia at the moment – Married At First Sight – while making sure to include plenty of rugby jokes
Taking the airwaves by storm! He joined the station’s breakfast team Robin, Terry & Bob (pictured) to deliver his first showbiz bulletin
‘The Kardashians, well they’ve done something that the NRL would love to do- and that’s, announce a new season,’ he joked.
Ending the segment on a very cheesy note, Wally declared: ‘When you can’t get to Hollywood, get the word from Wallywood!’
It has not been confirmed whether Wally will return with more entertainment reports.
That’s showbiz, baby! Ending the segment on a very cheesy note, Wally declared: ‘When you can’t get to Hollywood, get the word from Wallywood!’
However, radio host Bob Gallagher did confirm on-air that he would speak to Wally’s representatives about giving him an ongoing gig.
With a sporting career spanning between the ’70s to the ’90s, Wally is regarded as one of the greatest ever players and coaches of rugby league.
Since retiring, Wally has worked a sports presenter for Channel Nine and a rugby league announcer for Fox Sports.
Legend: With a sporting career spanning between the ’70s to the ’90s, Wally is regarded as one of the greatest ever players and coaches of rugby league