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7NEWS
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
Aussie actor Matt Nable to honour late brother Aaron as Big Freeze slider
Former rugby league player turned Australian actor Matt Nable has been unveiled as a Big Freeze slider alongside cricket great Mark Taylor. Nable will take the plunge at the King's Birthday AFL blockbuster next week just over a year after his brother Aaron died from MND. Aaron was diagnosed in July 2022 and died in March 2024 aged just 46. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Nable first spoke with the Daniher family in the weeks after Aaron's death, teaming up with FightMND in the lead-up to Big Freeze 11. The looming occasion has already weighed heavily. 'These were good days,' he wrote, sharing an old photo of his brother in the boxing gym. 'Boxing unearthed a toughness in Aaron that kept him alive. His fight will never be forgotten. 'I've missed him this last week so very much. 'Next weekend is the Big Freeze, and I'm honoured and humbled to be a part of it with Bec Daniher, FightMND and her warrior dad Neale Daniher.' Nable, who has also taken on NRL commentary and voiceover roles in recent years, featured in FightMND promotions with fellow actors Asher Keddie, Eric Bana and Channel 7's own Abbey Holmes last month. He will be joined as a slider next Monday by Taylor, AFL great Peter Daicos and Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus. This year's theme is 'iconic Australians' in a nod to Neale Daniher's Australian of the Year honour. Unfiltered on Wednesday night.
7NEWS
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
Neale Daniher delivers special message to latest Big Freeze slider Peter Daicos
Collingwood legend Peter Daicos has been unveiled as the second slider for Big Freeze 11 on King's Birthday. The latest edition of the FightMND will be a special occasion after Neale Daniher was named Australian of the Year in January. Daicos joins Olympic great Ariarne Titmus has confirmed slider's for the annual event. Daicos lit up the AFL in the 1980s, kicking 549 games from 250 games. He was known for producing the spectacular on the field and Daniher is expecting some magic down the slide. 'He played many great games in the cold and wet in the 80s, this is another level, but expecting some magic from you, Daics,' Daniher said in a pre-recorded message. Daicos, who these days watches sons Nick and Josh light up the MCG, didn't hesitate in expecting the honour. 'It is an honour. Thank you so much. I am so chuffed to be included. I don't know too much about the challenge of it but I know it is something that I will always look back on with a lot of fond memories of. 'It is going to be a great experience. 'I didn't need too much convincing to do it. From afar having watched it over the years, you have nothing but admiration. 'I know it has all been used before, but how can you not get involved and support it?' The theme this year is iconic Australians and Daicos already has idea locked in that he is 'pretty happy' with. But he did admit to being terrified of taking the icy plunge. 'The more I have thought about it of late, the more it terrifies me,' he said. 'It is one of those things, it is an experience, it is like bungee jumping. A bit terrifying bu thaving said that, it is something that I will enjoy year-on-year after it is well and truly gone.' Ahead of Big Freeze 11, Neale Daniher will sit down with Hamish McLachlan for a special edition of Unfiltered next Wednesday night.
7NEWS
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
Australian icon Ariarne Titmus unveiled as first Big Freeze 11 slider: ‘I started crying'
Australian Olympic swimming legend Ariarne Titmus has been unveiled as the first slider for Big Freeze 11 at the MCG, revealing the emotional moment she was asked by Neale Daniher to take the plunge. The latest edition of the FightMND will be a special occasion after Daniher was named Australian of the Year in January. And it was at that ceremony that Titmus first learned she was in the family's sights to head down the slide at the King's Birthday AFL clash next month. 'This is an unbelievable honour,' she told Channel 7 on Thursday night. 'It's not about me being a slider, it's about the cause we're sliding down the slide for.' Titmus was quite literally tapped on the shoulder by Daniher's daughter and FightMND leader Bec. 'I actually met Neil at the Australian of the Year (ceremony) and we were just in a line-up to get head shots,' she said. 'Basically Bec tapped on my shoulder and he asked me to be a slider. 'I got so emotional and started crying because it was just a really big moment for him becoming Australian of the Year, and being asked — it's been amazing working with them.' Titmus has been a familiar face around the AFL supporting her beloved Hawthorn since taking a break from the swimming pool after the Paris Olympics. The Big Freeze secret has been difficult to keep. 'Six months almost,' the four-time gold medallist laughed. 'But it's important to keep the secret because the cause we are fighting for is so important and what the Danihers have done for MND is incredible.' Titmus revealed this year's Big Freeze theme as 'iconic Australians' in honour of Daniher's status as Australian of the Year. She would qualify to go down as herself, of course, but already has an idea in mind. 'Hopefully the costume I'm wearing is going to keep me nice and warm,' she said. 'I'm not telling. No hints!' Unfiltered next Wednesday night.
