Jett Kenny (born 1994) is an Australian ironman,

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and

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. The son of ironman

Grant Kenny Grant Hayden Kenny OAM (born 14 June 1963) is an Australian former Ironman, surf lifesaver and canoeist. Career Kenny made headlines in 1980 when, as a 16-year-old, he won both the Australian Junior and Open Iron Man Championship on the ...

and competitive swimmer

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, Kenny has competed in professional surf lifesaving competitions since the age of six. In 2016, Kenny was signed to Vivien's Models. In 2018, Kenny competed in the

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'' and was one of eight celebrities to appear on the

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's ''The Real Full Monty''. In 2019, Kenny competed in

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'', where he placed fourth. It was announced in 2021 that Kenny would be part of the SAS TV show.

Personal life

Kenny prompted some public debate about parental discipline in 2018 after posting a video to his

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account of a misbehaving child in a doctor's waiting room with the caption "give your kid a goddam smack". Media commentator

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criticised Kenny's attitude and said that parents already have a tough job without receiving gratuitous advice from strangers. In September 2020, Kenny's older sister Jaimi Lee died after a long illness.

References

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