AFL legend Ben Cousins looks happy and healthy as he poses for photos with fans after arriving at Sydney Airport
He is the former AFL star who turned his life around after overcoming an addiction to meth.
And Ben Cousins looked happy and healthy as he landed at Sydney Airport on Saturday.
The 45-year-old football legend was spotted making his way through the arrivals hall, looking relaxed in a black T-shirt, printed shorts and a matching baseball cap.
He completed his look with black socks and sneakers, and carried two duffel bags with carry-on luggage.
At times, the former athlete happily posed for photos and stopped to chat with several excited fans.
AFL legend Ben Cousins, 45, (pictured) looked happy and healthy as he landed at Sydney Airport on Saturday
Ben won the Brownlow Medal in 2005 and captained the West Coast Eagles from 2001 to 2005, securing the club’s best and fairest awards for four of that season.
He played 238 games and scored 205 goals for the West Coast Eagles, winning a premiership with the club in 2006.
His dramatic fall from grace was well documented starting in 2007, when he publicly battled drug addiction and dealt with his failed relationship with Maylea Tinecheff.
The football legend was spotted making his way through the arrivals hall looking relaxed in a black T-shirt, printed shorts and a matching baseball cap
At times, the former athlete happily posed for photos and stopped to chat with several excited fans
He was later dismissed and banned from the AFL for a year for repeated offences.
In 2021, Susan Backshell, who has acted as a mentor to Cousins since his last stint in prison, told Ny Breaking Australia that he is focusing solely on his children.
Sitting in a cold, cramped prison cell for the sixth time in thirteen years, Cousins decided enough was enough after seven months behind bars in 2020.
Ben won the Brownlow Medal in 2005 and captained the West Coast Eagles from 2001 to 2005, securing the club’s best and fairest awards for four of that season.
His dramatic fall from grace was well documented starting in 2007, when he publicly battled drug addiction and dealt with his failed relationship with Maylea Tinecheff.
He told her he wanted to make amends and clean up his life and Backshell gave him an ultimatum: “Give it your all, or forget it all.”
Since Cousins was released from custody in December 2020, Backshell said she has never questioned his commitment to sobriety and improving his community.
Backshell also said that Cousins was always looking for new ways to bond with his children.
‘His children are everything to him, he really is a great father. He’s phenomenal,” Backshell said.
‘They love him. They are also very sporty, just like him. They’re like little mini-mes. They have his determination. I see a lot of him in it.’
He was later dismissed and banned from the AFL for a year for repeated offences
In 2021, Susan Backshell, who has acted as a mentor to Cousins since his last stint in prison, told Ny Breaking Australia that he is focusing solely on his children.