Mastermind host Marc Fennell sends fans into a frenzy with 'thirst trap' gym photos
Marc Fennell has sent fans into a frenzy after sharing a series of jacked gym photos.
The Mastermind Australia host, 39, was not afraid to show off his chiselled form to his 66,000 Instagram and TikTok followers this week.
The photos showed the journalist and podcaster hard at work in the gym, working out on a black tank top that showed off his well-honed biceps.
Marc was not afraid to work up a sweat, either, with one photo showing him exerting himself to the limit as he worked on his upper body.
The Feed co-host looked all business as he took his body through its paces, sporting a stoic expression as he adjusted weights on a bar bell.
It wasn't all work for Marc, however, as one photo showed him smiling during his gruelling workout.
Captioning the post, Marc joked that he had returned to the gym as he was a fan of the lighting.
'After weeks away filming, I've returned to the gym. Mostly for the lighting,' he quipped.
Marc's fans were quick to gush over the pulse-raising pics with one suggesting a lucrative side-hustle.
'You should bring out a calendar,' they wrote, while another chimed in with: 'The real question is, did you steal the 'gains' from the British?' referring to Marc's podcast and ABC series Stuff The British Stole.
Another suggested that Marc may just have the goods to compete with another musclebound Aussie.
'Time to give Thor Hemsworth an arm wrestle I think young marc!' they offered.
It was much the same vibe over on TikTok, with one follower admitting they struggled to believe it was Marc in the photos.
'Wow, is that the same Mark Fennell I'm watching hosting Mastermind??' they asked.
The photos showed the journalist and podcaster hard at work in the gym, working out on a black tank top that showed off his well-honed biceps
Another swooned: 'Was I expecting a thirst trap from our Mastermind presenter? No. Do I appreciate a thirst trap from our Mastermind presenter? Yes.'
Marc is perhaps best known as quizmaster on the popular SBS game show Mastermind Australia.
He took over the role from famed journalist and presenter Jennifer Byrne in 2021.
Having previously appeared on the show as a fill-in host in 2019 and starred as a celebrity contender, he told SBS at the time that he knows just how 'intimidating it can be'.
'While I may be the one holding the questions, I truly marvel at the gumption of the contenders. It's going to be intense,' he said.
'The best part of being the quizmaster is seeing the wild diversity of obsessions and topics that the contenders bring with them.
Back in 2019, the award-winning journalist revealed the one interview that moved him to tears.
Speaking to News Corp, Marc said that it was a 2017 interview with famed children's author Paul Jennings' that had made him cry.
'He casually mentioned in the interview that his dad didn't love him,' Marc said.
'It was a really raw moment for everyone involved,' he continued.
'I still look back at that interview and it moves me tears, because it is so sad that this person that was so instrumental in the childhoods of so many Australian kids.
'Millions of us were raised with Paul Jennings' books and the TV show — to know that deep underneath that was a really unhappy childhood broke my heart.'
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