Married At First Sight: Sam Ball looks VERY different a year after the show

Married At First Sight EXCLUSIVE: Sam Ball looks VERY different a year after his ill-fated marriage to Elizabeth Sobinoff

He became public enemy number one after cheating on Elizabeth Sobinoff during season six of Married At First Sight last year.

But Sam Ball has completely turned his life around since then and is now focused on improving his physique and staying positive.

The the 27-year-old fitness enthusiast looked almost unrecognisable on Tuesday while showing off his gym-honed physique in a photo shared to Instagram. 

Health kick: Sam Ball has turned his life around since his ill-fated appearance on Married At First Sight last year and is now focused on improving his physique and staying positive

Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, Sam revealed he was on a mission to beat the ‘isolation blues’ by getting into the best shape of his life. 

He described the extreme lengths he was prepared to go to achieve his dream body.

‘I’m training two times a day. I have bought lots, so now I have my own gym set up at home, and other days I improvise outdoors,’ he said.

Sam hasn’t put a time limit on his fitness goals and is instead aiming to become ‘more athletic’.

'I want to be more athletic': Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, Sam revealed he was on a mission to beat the 'isolation blues' by getting into the best shape of his life

'I want to be more athletic': Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, Sam revealed he was on a mission to beat the 'isolation blues' by getting into the best shape of his life

‘I want to be more athletic’: Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, Sam revealed he was on a mission to beat the ‘isolation blues’ by getting into the best shape of his life 

Remember me? In recent months, the MAFS star appears more tanned than ever. Sam credits his changing skin complexion to regularly having his shirt off and spending time in the sun

Remember me? In recent months, the MAFS star appears more tanned than ever. Sam credits his changing skin complexion to regularly having his shirt off and spending time in the sun

Sam added: ‘I’ll reach [my goal] it in a few months, it’s just for myself. I love it, so I’m just enjoying the process.’

In recent months, he has also sported a much deeper tan.

Sam credits his changing complexion to regularly going shirtless at home, at work and while training outdoors. 

Worlds away: 'I love being healthy and the lifestyle so if anything, the coronavirus is pushing me to chase my goals even harder'. (Pictured in 2016)

Worlds away: ‘I love being healthy and the lifestyle so if anything, the coronavirus is pushing me to chase my goals even harder’. (Pictured in 2016) 

Despite the construction industry slowing down, he is still working full time supervising a construction company.

‘I love being healthy and the lifestyle so if anything, the coronavirus is pushing me to chase my goals even harder,’ he added.

Sam also confessed he was in no rush to settle down after his ill-fated appearance on Married At First Sight. 

‘I feel like it’s healthy to have a little break’: Sam went on to explain that he took a six-month hiatus from Instagram and the spotlight to focus on his friends, family and self-growth

He said: I definitely want to have a partner one day and a family, but there is no rush. It has to be the right girl that I can protect and give my all too.’

It comes after Sam slammed his ex-‘wife’, Elizabeth Sobinoff, following her return to Nine’s social experiment earlier this year.

‘Good on her if that’s what she wants to do to find love,’ he said during an Instagram Q&A. ‘Everyone that’s been in the experiment [before] knows how set up [it is], and what goes on behind the scenes. I wouldn’t do it again.’ 

Sam admitted he was in no rush in looking for love, following his previous relationship woes,' explaining: 'No doubt I definitely want to have a partner one day and a family just but there is no rush, has to be the right girl that I can protect and give my all too'

Sam admitted he was in no rush in looking for love, following his previous relationship woes,’ explaining: ‘No doubt I definitely want to have a partner one day and a family just but there is no rush, has to be the right girl that I can protect and give my all too’