Former Bachelor star Sam Wood charged with domestic violence

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The Guardian · collected 2026-10-05 · by Stephanie Convery

Quick Summary

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.
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Story summary

Sam Wood, a 46-year-old Victorian reality TV star, was arrested in Noosa, Queensland, after police were called to his address around 9pm on Saturday for alleged domestic violence. Police charged him with assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation. Refused bail, he is due to appear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court. Wood gained fame from season three of The Bachelor in 2015 and built a successful fitness and nutrition business that he sold for $71 million in 2022. The company's parent firm, DBG Health, placed him on indefinite leave following the charges. His wife, Snezana, posted an Instagram statement saying they are "working through this as a family" while cooperating with authorities.

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📰 Sam Wood Domestic Violence Charges
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The Sydney Morning Herald
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 17% hedged 1 of 6 📰 publisher trust 61
“Both articles report on the arrest and charges against Sam Wood, a reality TV star, for domestic violence in Queensland.”
ABC News (AU) · 0.95 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 5 📰 publisher trust 61
“Both articles describe Sam Wood's arrest and domestic violence charges in Noosa, Queensland on the weekend of October 1st.”
The Sydney Morning Herald · 0.86 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 10% hedged 2 of 21 📰 publisher trust 61
“Both articles describe the identical incident involving Sam Wood being charged with domestic violence in Noosa, Queensland on Saturday night.”
The Sydney Morning Herald
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 4 📰 publisher trust 61
“Both articles describe Sam Wood's arrest and domestic violence charges in Queensland, including his wife's statement released on Instagram.”
The Sydney Morning Herald
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 16 📰 publisher trust 61
“Both articles report on Sam Wood being charged with domestic violence in Queensland and his indefinite standdown from his fitness and nutrition empire.”

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Who wrote this

Stephanie Convery
2 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 The investigation will be the subject of an independent review by the professional standards command, overseen by the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission.
🔮 Wood was refused bail and was expected to appear in Maroochydore magistrates court on Monday.
Also by Stephanie Convery
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.

Topics

Byron Bay Maroochydore Noosa Queensland Victorian

Subjects

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.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-05
🔮 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

Claims (15 extracted, 0 hedged)

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
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. asserted
Wood → build → Women
Guardian Australia has approached businesses connected to Wood for comment. asserted
Australia → approach → comment
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