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Picture special: Neighbours star Matt Wilson’s former career as an underwear model

By Will Stroude

It’ll probably come as no surprise that we’ve grown rather fond of Neighbours’ resident gay male stripper Aaron Brennan, who stripped his way onto UK screens back in August around the same time our interest in Ramsay St. was reinvigorated. Funny that.

The middle brother of established residents Mark and Tyler is played by soap newcomer Matt Wilson, a 26-year-old former carpenter who, importantly, also used to work as an underwear model Down Under. Given that Matt’s stint on Neighbours is his first major television role, we thought we’d better give his CV an extensive going-over – and it’s fair to say he passed with flying colours…
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If you’re wondering where that, erm, head-turning last still is form, it’s from this glorious 2014 AussieBum promo vid:

And here’s one of Matt getting ready for a hard day’s work:

Okay, this one isn’t even from Matt’s modelling career he just posted it on Instagram yesterday and and it involves biceps and dogs. Can we live?!

https://instagram.com/p/8QN1Nckdi1/

Welcome to Ramsay Street Matthew. We think you’ll fit right in.

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