Raygun Rachael Gunn cashes in on her sudden fame as she makes major move after Olympic breakdancing debacle
EXCLUSIVE
Australian Olympic flop Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn has signed with an influencer talent agency following her infamous viral breakdancing performance.
Gunn, 36, became an international star after failing to score a single point when breakdancing became an Olympic sport for the first time earlier this month in Paris.
Now Gunn has quietly signed a contract with influencer marketing agency Born Bred Talent, which represents some of Australia and New Zealand’s biggest social media stars.
Born Bred Talent manages the online comedy duo The Inspired Unemployed, which was recently dropped by streaming service Spotify after three seasons of their podcast.
This week, the agency’s general manager Stephanie Scicchitano’s contact information suddenly appeared in Gunn’s Instagram bio.
A public relations and marketing expert told Daily Mail Australia that Gunn may be using the agency in the hope of capitalising on her newfound fame.
But they warned that she has been too slow to maximise her earning potential after her moment in the spotlight.
βIf she took this seriously, she should have done five international talk shows a long time ago,β the expert said.
Dr. Rachael Gunn (pictured) has become an internet sensation after her disastrous performance at the Paris Olympics
Australian Olympian Raygun made a surprise guest appearance at the Logies
‘Raygun has heard some of the biggest stars in the world talk about her and do impersonations of her.
‘[But] the best her management has come up with [so far] is a pre-recorded message on the Logies.’
Gunn made a surprise appearance during Sunday’s TV Week Logies broadcast, encouraging the nominees to try out her “signature moves.”
βI would like to congratulate all the Logies nominees,β she said in the pre-recorded video message.
“Feel free to use one of my signature moves to celebrate. Have fun and take care of each other.”
Earlier in his opening monologue, host Sam Pang hit out at Raygun after he said the parents of Australia’s youngest Olympic gold medallist, Arisa Trew, had promised her a duck as a reward.
βRaygun’s parents have now promised that she will receive breakdancing lessons,β Pang said.
The combative winner recently broke her silence after all the commotion and negative reactions about her performance during the Games.
She said she “didn’t realise” that what happened in Paris “would also open the door to so much hatred”, which she called “quite devastating”.
Gunn denied the “allegations and misinformation circulating” about how she earned her place in Paris, including an online petition condemned by the Australian Olympic Committee.
Raygun featured in a TikTok video with Australian comedy duo The Inspired Unemployed
Gunn became the face of break in Australia β a top B-girl and an academic with a PhD in the cultural politics of sport
Although she didn’t score any points in her pool competitions, she went viral with her brave and creative routines.
βI would like to ask everyone to read the recent statement from the AOC, as well as the posts on Ausbreaking’s Instagram page and WDSF’s Breaking for Gold page,β she said.
The Macquarie University lecturer, who has a PhD in breakdancing and dance culture, made waves with her unique and energetic moves at the Olympics.
During this comedy show, participants jumped like kangaroos, writhed like snakes and even performed the iconic Australian ‘sprinkler’ move.
The Olympian did not return to Australia with the rest of the team last week and is now leaving for a planned European holiday with her husband, Samuel Free.