Fern Sutherland has added Muay-Thai fighter in training to her resume. Photo / Dean Purcell.
The Brokenwood Mysteries star Fern Sutherland tells Penny Lewis why she’s ready to do battle after a life-changing year.
When Fern Sutherland speaks to Reset two days after returning from a six-week stint in Thailand,
one thing is obvious straight away – there’s a ring of yellow and purple bruising around her right eye.
The actor is a keen Muay Thai fighter-in-training – and it shows.
“I absolutely love it. I was sparring with a 17-year-old Thai fighter. And he just got me straight in the face. It happened last week and to be fair it was a lot worse. It was bad.”
Sutherland’s learned Muay Thai for four years and travels regularly to Phuket to immerse herself in the combat sport. Also known as Thai boxing, competitors use fists, elbows, knees, and shins…
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