Wednesday 5 October 2022 01:03 AM 'I don't watch it!' Ant Middleton hits out at SAS: Who Dares Wins trends now

Ant Middleton has hit out at SAS: Who Dares Wins, saying he thinks the show has gone 'soft' since he left.

The former chief instructor, 42, was dropped from his role on the Channel 4 series last year and admitted he was unimpressed with his replacement Rudy Reyes, who previously branded some of Ant's past comments as 'misogynistic'.

Speaking to The Sun, Ant claimed many celebrities refuse to take part in SAS now out of a 'loyalty' to him.

He said: 'SAS is a lot softer now. I don't watch it. A lot of celebrities ring me and tell me they've been asked to do the show but won't, partly out of loyalty to me and partly because they say, 'What would I get out of it? It's gone soft'.

Ant added that he is 'surprised' the show is still called SAS as Rudy is an ex-marine and not 'tier-one Special Forces'.

The star also hit back at comments Rudy has made, calling Ant 'misogynistic' and 'immature'.

Ant said: 'You know what? I was actually looking forward to meeting Rudy, then he brought up all these past things, saying I was misogynistic. 

He added: 'I don't know Rudy, so I don't dislike him and I don't like him, but I know to steer clear of him now because of that unfortunate article.'

Rudy previously said of Ant: 'It's obvious how narcissistic he is. And of course, you know what, if he was ever face to face with me he wouldn't say a thing. He'd have no chance against me.'

Since Rudy's comments, Ant has also made fun of his replacement on Twitter, calling the marine an 'uglier' version of him.

However, Ant insisted he doesn't take Twitter seriously and his remars should be considered tongue-in-cheek.

Ant also reckons he would beat Rudy in a fight as he is eight years younger than him, but insisted he 'wouldn't want a scrap'.