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Everything you need to know about Frances Abbott’s fiancé Sam Loch
They’re set to tie the knot after a whirlwind two-week romance saw him pop the question, but who exactly is Frances Abbott’s new fiancé Sam Loch?
The Sydney-born personal trainer is a keen athlete like his bride-to-be, competing in the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympics.
Now based in Melbourne, Sam shares endless pics of his workouts to his 17,000 Instagram followers, and offers “online coaching to a chosen few” with website The Watt Farm.
At 34, Sam is eight years older than Frances, and lists his height at 186 centimetres and weight at 112 kilos.
Proving he doesn’t just kill it in the gym, Sam was also a student at Sydney’s exclusive The Kings School, before studying overseas at Princeton Universaity in the US.
Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s 26-year-old daughter took to her Instagram account to make the shock engagement announcement, alongside a very cute stream of photos.
“Two weeks was all it took to know that forever with you was a mighty fine idea,” she wrote.
The news has come as a shock to many, with Frances telling Harper’s Bazaar just weeks ago that she was “so single”.
“Like, very, very single,” Frances said.
“But I also think it’s probably the best time to compete, because I don’t have a guy saying, ‘Let’s go get some dinner!’”.
However, it’s likely the duo bonded over their love for fitness, with Frances having recently competed in a bodybuilding competition and Sam also a keen weight lifter.
The personal trainer, took part in both the 'first timer' and 'sports model' categories at the Australian ICN Victorian State Titles competition in September.
She recently took to her Instagram account to share how hard it was on her body to get to the level of fitness she needed to compete.
“I weighed my food meal by meal for around three months,” she started the post.
“I woke up at 4.15AM most mornings to do fasted cardio and I also had to become a bit of a social recluse to get the results I achieved in the amount of time that I had.”
Frances went on to reveal that she was “training like an athlete to compete in a competition, not just to drop a few KGs ‘to get ready for summer’.”
However, she admitted that her competition weight wasn’t sustainable long-term and she would get “upset for not reason” or “be freezing” out of the blue.
“Currently I’m very lean. In terms of sustainability, in terms of hormones and just general health, it’s not an ideal place for me to be long-term,” she told news.com.au.
“You need to have body fat for your hormones, for menstruation, cortisol levels.
“I will slowly build my calories back up to a place where I can maintain a healthy body weight ... function optimally, have good energy levels, be happy.”
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