Kiwi Kid Filo Scores Big with Weet-Bix and Rugby Legends

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Reporter Filoialii caught up with Black Ferns Alana and Chelsea Bremner, and All Blacks Scott Barrett and Ardie Savea, to find out who was the biggest Weet-Bix kid. Sanitarium is now taking the
mic and interviewing Filoialii about his experience.

What is the best thing about being a Weet-Bix Kiwi Kid? I love Weet-Bix, they are so yum.

You were recently a Kea Kids reporter is that your first time reporting for the media? No, I have been in many Kea Kids videos.

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What was your favourite part about interviewing a couple of All Blacks and Black Ferns? Meeting the All Blacks in general, learning about them. The Black Fern sisters were cool too, you could see that they loved each other and did so many things together that it made it easier for the job.

Were you nervous about giving reporting and interviewing a go? No, not really, no.

What is your advice to other Kiwi kids who also want to try something new? One step at a time.

We also heard you on the radio. How was that experience? Amazing – that was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

What’s your favourite breakfast? Truthfully, Weet-Bix is up there, but chocolate cake!

How do you like to have your Weet-Bix? First of all, I put three in if I’m hungry, two if I’m not, then I put the milk in, then a truck load of sugar.

How many kids get to meet their sporting heroes and ask them the hard questions? For Filoialii, a young Kiwi reporter with a big smile and even bigger confidence, it was just another day on the job with Kea Kids News.

Filo recently joined a commercial shoot to interview Black Ferns Alana and Chelsea Bremner, and All Blacks Scott Barrett and Ardie Savea, on a very important topic: who’s the biggest Weet-Bix kid!

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“I love Weet-Bix – they’re so yum,” says Filo, who’s already something of a veteran on camera, having starred in several Kea Kids News videos.

Asked what it was like to meet the All Blacks and Black Ferns up close, Filo lit up. “Meeting the All Blacks in general and learning about them was my favourite part,” he says. “The Black Fern sisters were cool too. You could tell they loved each other and did lots together – it made the job easier.”

He also recently took to the airwaves, appearing on radio to talk about his experience – another proud moment. “Amazing,” he says. “That was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

For other Kiwi kids thinking about trying something new, Filo keeps it simple: “One step at a time.”

And when it comes to breakfast, Filo keeps it real. “Weet-Bix is up there,” he admits, “but chocolate cake is pretty good too!”

His Weet-Bix method? “Three if I’m hungry, two if I’m not. Then milk… and sugar.”

Watch Filoialii in action here! Exclusive behind the scenes of an All Blacks and Black Ferns commercial shoot

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