The other helicopter trip that changed Outback Wrangler’s life

Outback Wrangler Matt Wright has opened up about how he ‘discussed’ his glamorous wife after landing their helicopter on a remote island where she was partying with friends.

The 43-year-old reality star met his future wife Kaia Wright, 33, while drinking champagne on a boat near Rottnest Island in Western Australia in 2014.

“I was there to sort out our business partners at the time, not to pick up girls, but I got rid of the business partner and picked up a girl,” he told The Bailey Show podcast, which was recorded in October. but released last month.

Wright said there was a “group of seagulls” vying for his attention at the time, all of whom were “pretty unhappy when I turned up,” he added.

They quickly exchanged numbers, dated for two years, married in 2017, and are now the proud parents of two young children.

However, his picture-perfect life fell apart when he was charged in November for a helicopter crash in the Northern Territory in February that resulted in the death of his co-star Chris Wilson.

Matt and Kaia moved from the Northern Territory to the Gold Coast to raise their two children.

Police allege that Wright flew to the site with three others and interfered with evidence at the crash site in an attempt to pervert the course of justice. He strongly denies the charges and intends to plead not guilty.

Wright was granted bail at Darwin Local Court on 30 November and was granted permission by the judge to leave the territory and return to the home he shares with his wife, young son and newborn daughter in the Queensland Gold Coast.

Kaia has barely left her husband’s side during the ordeal, posting a series of Instagram stories showcasing their family vacations and weekend fishing trips.

On the podcast, Wright explained that Kaia was about to move to London when they met in 2014, but he convinced her to move to the Northern Territory with him.

“She had a job in London and I was like, ‘Oh, Jesus, if she goes to London, she’s going to meet a guy in London and live a mundane life there.'”

“So I talked her into it, I said ‘well London, or come try it here in the Northern Territory’ and she did.”

Chris ‘Willow’ Wilson (pictured) died in crash in Northern Territory while collecting crocodile eggs

Wright also broke her silence on the podcast about the day her co-star Chris Wilson died in February of last year, telling the host there was a media firestorm over her death due to her “high profiles.”

[Mr Wilson] He was a public figure and as soon as something like this happens, that’s all they want to insist on. [about]’ Wright said.

That’s, you know, on his profile and obviously on mine as well.

He said Wilson’s death was difficult to accept because his new Netflix series, Wild Croc Territory, premiered in April last year, two months after the tragic death.

“The show was coming out and Willow wasn’t there to enjoy what we had created,” he said.

“So we’ll go ahead and do another show, in memory of Willow.”

On the show, Wright revealed to host Jason Bailey what he and two others allegedly did at the crash site when they arrived before emergency workers.

“We had to cover his body and load it onto the flight, into the rescue helicopter and stuff,” he said.

Mr Wilson was collecting crocodile eggs in a remote area of ​​western Arnhem Land when the Robinson R44 helicopter (pictured) hanging 30 meters below collided with trees.

He explained that the police investigation was because Mellon, a former police officer who allegedly went to the site with Wright, “probably didn’t do exactly what the cops were supposed to do and was in the middle of the bush.”

“Other cops weren’t there, so they’re trying to figure out what was going on,” he said.

Wright explained that he did not know what the correct police protocols were at the crash site, describing it as a “learning” process.

“We’re learning a lot through this,” he said.

“What you can and can’t do at an accident site and unfortunately probably some of the things we did at the site were not in the protocol of what the police would have wanted us to do and that’s what they made”. ‘is investigating.’

Wright said the situation was “pretty shitty” because Wilson was hard to mourn while police investigated.

“They’re ongoing investigations, you know, they’ll run their course over time and the police will get what they want to get and we’ll move on.”

He said it was difficult for him to talk about the accident because Wilson had a wife and children.