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Former AFL star Dani Laidley is ‘set to appear on Channel 10’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’
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Ex-AFL star Danielle Laidley is set to make her reality TV debut, as rumors circulate that she’s being headhunted to appear on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!.
According to the Herald Sunthe 55-year-old footy legend is ‘spoken out’ by Channel 10 series producers as they cast for the show’s next season.
The show will begin production in South Africa next year.
Ex-AFL star Danielle Laidley is set to make her reality TV debut, as rumors circulate that she’s being headhunted to appear on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
It comes from the back cover of Laidley’s issue of her all-encompassing memoir, Don’t Look Away, which tells her incredible story and has gained widespread popularity in recent weeks.
Hosted by Julia Morris and Chris Brown, I’m A Celeb returns to Channel 10 after the network announced the series’ renewal during their Upfronts presentation last week.
Laidley has been in the spotlight lately, recently attending book signings to promote her memoir and was also seen side by side with her childhood sweetheart Donna Leckie at the 2022 Brownlow Medal.
According to the Herald Sun, the 55-year-old footy legend has been “spoken out” by producers of the Channel 10 series as they cast for the show’s next season. Pictured here Chris Brown and Julia Morris
It comes from the back cover of Laidley’s issue of her tell-tale memoir, Don’t Look Away, which tells her incredible story and has gained widespread popularity in recent weeks.
The couple, who had been partners in both elementary and high school, got back together in 2017 and rekindled their romance last year.
Laidley recently spoke for the first time about the devastating moment when she learned that Victoria Police officers had leaked photos drawing public attention to her transition to a woman.
The former North Melbourne Premiership player and coach was arrested in 2020 for stalking and violating a family warrant, which resulted in an 18-month bond of good behavior with no conviction or fine.
The officers, who took her into custody, leaked a photo of her wearing a wig and makeup on social media, and it quickly went viral.
Laidley has been in the spotlight lately, recently attending book signings to promote her memoir and was also seen side by side with her childhood sweetheart Donna Leckie at the 2022 Brownlow Medal. Pictured: Danielle Laidley (left) and Donna Leckie (right) )
Laidley said she found the entire legal process “completely tedious” and rebuffed the officers who leaked the photos.
“The photos were an invasion of privacy,” she told 60 Minutes.
Born Dean James Laidey, Laidley played 151 AFL games for West Coast Eagles and North Melbourne before embarking on a 149-game coaching career with the Kangaroos.
While it wasn’t until five years ago that Laidley received a formal diagnosis of gender dysphoria, and it’s not until 2020, when the transition process began, that it’s something she’s carried with her for a long time.
Laidley recently spoke for the first time about the devastating moment when she learned that Victoria Police officers had leaked photos drawing public attention to her transition to a woman. “The photos were an invasion of privacy,” she told 60 Minutes
“My first memory is about six years old, a long time ago,” she told Triple M in June.
‘Now I’m 55, so what’s that, 49 years, god.
“It was really hard knowing that I felt so different on the inside from the outside and when I started playing league footy in high school, to have this persona, and some used to call me the Junkyard Dog it was that time removed from the person I really was and that was very difficult and it took its toll.
“I felt like I was walking around with a boat anchor on my head for many, many years, but I was too scared, ashamed, ashamed to find out, but I knew there was something different about how I felt.”