Appearing on reality TV is sometimes a way of thrusting celebrities back into the limelight who, for one reason or another, have somewhat disappeared.
However, the same cannot be said of one star who has joined the camp at I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.
Among those who have joined the Channel Ten reality TV show is Beau Ryan.
Ryan made 104 appearances for the Wests Tigers between 2004 and 2012, scoring 46 tries before making the move to the Cronulla Sharks in 2012.
There he registered another 22 NRL appearances, scoring seven tries, but was forced to retire midway through the 2014 season due to a severe neck injury.
Since then, Ryan released his own music single in September of that year alongside the Justice Crew and has even advertised contracts for several clothing lines.
To add even more impressive accolades to his CV, Ryan starred NRL/AFL cross code movie called Chasing Comets which was written and produced by fellow ex-NRL player Jason Stevens.
That film was released in Australian and New Zealand cinemas in 2018 and premiered on Network Ten in 2019.
He has also co-hosted a breakfast radio show as well as hosting Network 10’s revival of The Amazing Race Australia – quite a world away from rugby league!
But, his reason for doing it is incredible – in order to contribute to charity.
Ryan makes unpublicised hospital visits, according to the Daily Telegraph to put smiles on ill children, with his time on the reality TV program set to garner awareness for the Mark Hughes Foundation – a charity for children with brain cancer.
