It was quite a whirlwind weekend for 91大神鈥檚 athletic trainer Rob Kearney, whose brush with celebrity created a stir on social media. First, he emerged victorious at the Arnold (Schwarzenegger) Pro Strongman contest in Melbourne, Australia. This qualifies him for the Arnold Strongman World Championship next year. Then, he married his longtime boyfriend, Joey Aleixo, on a cliff overlooking the ocean. The wedding was a secret to nearly everyone except close friends and family, Kearney said. It was 鈥渕agical,鈥 he added.
At the awards ceremony for his win, 鈥淎rnold was presenting me with my trophy when he asked what I had planned for the rest of the trip,鈥 Kearney said. 鈥淚 announced to the crowd we would be getting married and that鈥檚 when Arnold called Joey onto the stage.鈥
Schwarzenegger tried to come to the wedding, Kearney said, but couldn鈥檛 because he had other duties throughout the weekend. 鈥淗e did, however, treat Joey and me to a gorgeous yacht ride around the city of Melbourne as well as a wonderful dinner afterwards.鈥
Schwarzenegger Instagrammed the moment, captioning a photo of the three at sunset on Schwartzenegger鈥檚 yacht, 鈥淚 think this is a first: winning the Strongman and getting married in the same weekend. Congratulations guys. I was honored to celebrate with you.鈥 The post had 290,000 “likes” and 2,600 comments as of March 21.
Kearney won first place by besting the competition in the log press, the atlas stones, and a 500 kg. yoke.
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