Brittany Hockley and Laura Byrne hit out at controversial SAS Australia cast trends now
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Channel Seven has caused quite the online storm after releasing its controversial cast for the upcoming season of SAS Australia.
Podcasters Brittany Hockley and Laura Byrne are fuming at the casting, saying the likes of Craig McLachlan, Cassie Sainsbury and Anthony Mundine don't deserve to have such a platform and be paid for it.
The Life Uncut hosts are particularly annoyed because the military-style show is known for its redemption storylines that allow 'cancelled' celebrities to crawl back into public life.
'Cocaine Cassie' spent 27 months in prison after being caught smuggling 5.8kg of cocaine out of Columbia in 2017.
Former professional boxer Anthony Mundine previously made hurtful comments about the 9/11 terrorist attacks among other divisive statements.
Brittany Hockley and Laura Byrne are fuming at the cast of SAS Australia, saying the likes of Craig McLachlan and Cassie Sainsbury don't deserve to have such a platform and be paid for it
The Life Uncut hosts are particularly annoyed because the military-style show is known for its redemption storylines that allow 'cancelled' celebrities to crawl back into public life
'Cocaine Cassie' Sainsbury (pictured) spent 27 months in prison after being caught smuggling 5.8kg of cocaine out of Columbia in 2017
A furious Brittany said: 'My problem lies with the people that are only known for being either the most controversial athlete of all time like Anthony Mundine, and people that are literally only known for drug smuggling.
'Literally, the only reason anyone knows [Sainsbury] is for drug smuggling in another country. Cocaine Cassie, [it's] is crazy we have even given her a cute nickname.'
Laura said she was most outraged by actor Craig McLachlan being cast on the show.
In 2018, three cast members that worked alongside him on The Rocky Horror Picture Show in 2014 put forward
