Richie Strahan Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Richie Strahan

• Richie Strahan spent his childhood in Perth, Australia.
  

  Childhood picture of Richie Strahan with his sister

• His parents separated when he was 13. After that, he and his sister were raised by their mother.

• Strahan is a Perth-based FIFO worker who is an industrial rope access technician. FIFO (fly-in fly-out) refers to the method of employing people in remote areas by temporarily sending them to the work site instead of permanently relocating employees and their families.

• Strahan struggled to find love due to his FIFO work status.

• In 2014, he was a finalist in Cleo’s Most Eligible Bachelor search. He was nominated for it by his sister.

• Strahan had announced that if he won Cleo’s Most Eligible Bachelor competition, he would donate the prize money to two charities, White Ribbon Campaign and zero2hero. White Ribbon Campaign works towards the prevention of domestic violence. zero2hero works to prevent youth suicide.

• In 2015, Richie Strahan came into the limelight when he appeared as a contestant on the reality TV dating game show The Bachelorette Australia. In the show, he was among the 14 men who tried to win the heart of the single bachelorette Sam Frost. Strahan finished in third place.
  

  Richie Strahan and Sam Frost

• In 2016, Strahan rose to popularity after being featured in The Bachelor Australia. In the show, 25 women competed to win Strahan’s heart. In the finale, he chose single mother Alex Nation as his soulmate.
  

  Richie Strahan and Alex Nation during the finale of The Bachelor Australia (2016)

• In 2017, Strahan and Nation parted ways after Nation got into a same-sex relationship with her AFL teammate Meagan Luxa.

• There was a spike in searches related to rope access technicians after Strahan featured on The Bachelor Australia (2016). The job requires individuals to be suspended from harnesses to gain access to remote work areas.

• In 2016, he appeared in the Australian game show All Star Family Feud on Network Ten.

• In 2016, he participated in the Karma Resorts Rottnest Channel Swim event (a 19.7-km open water swim from Cottesloe Beach to Rottnest Island) and even helped to raise funds for a few Western Australian charities.

• In 2018, he participated in a boxing event by the Perth Corporate Rumble.
  

  Richie Strahan during a boxing event

• In the same year, he also promoted the Happiness & Co Man Enough movement.

• In 2019, Strahan appeared as a contestant in the second season of Bachelor in Paradise Australia. His ex-girlfriend Alex Nation also appeared on the show. Strahan teamed up with Cass Wood in the show but got eliminated after a split in episode 10.
  

  Richie Strahan and Cass Wood

• During an interview in 2019, Nation revealed that she dumped Strahan over a text message in 2017.

• He has a habit of making thumbs-up poses while getting clicked.
  

  Richie Strahan thumps up the pose

• He is a huge fan of British Chef, Gordon Ramsay.

• His father passed away in 2023.

• He enjoys consuming alcohol occasionally.
  

  Richie Strahan enjoying a Corona beer

• He is a fitness freak and regularly works out to maintain his physique.
  

  Richie Strahan lifting weights