Where is the aussieBum hunk now? Lovable tradie turned-model you see every day on your morning commute has a surprise new job By Savanna Young For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:57, 21 September 2024 | Updated: 00:06, 22 September 2024 e-mail View comments He became an overnight sensation after posing for popular underwear brand aussieBum. And Matty Wilson is still the poster boy for the Australian men's swimwear and underwear manufacturer more than 10 years after his ripped physique was first plastered all around billboards and buses around the country. He has since transitioned into acting and has a surprise new business he co-founded last year.
The 36-year-old became the face of the brand after winning Tradie of the Year in 2010 and modelling as the Aussie 'Diet Coke Hunk'. Matty said his launch to stardom began when he was working as a tradie and his friend mentioned there was a competition for an underwear ad - which eventually lead to his successful career as a soap star and model. After his mother took photos of him and submitted them he quickly ended up as a model for the aussieBum underwear brand.
'The next day we got a call up saying "Are you free next Monday?." So, we went into the aussieBum headquarters and seven days after that we opened up the Sunday newspaper, where there was a full spread of me,' he told Nine Honey in 2022. After gaining success as a model, he joined Aussie soap Neighbours as Aaron Brennan in 2015, making history when he wed David Tanaka (.