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AFL legend Ben Cousins reveals his ripped abs and famous stomach tattoo during shock act at Perth Telethon READ MORE: AFL legend Ben Cousins looks happy and healthy as he poses for photos with fans after arriving at Sydney Airport By Jade Watkins for Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:06, 21 October 2024 | Updated: 00:23, 21 October 2024 e-mail View comments Ben Cousins left his female fans hot on under the collar during the Perth Telethon on Sunday evening. The AFL legend, 46, showed off his ripped torso as he did an impromptu strip show. Channel Seven 's Telethon is an annual charity event held to raise money for sick and disadvantaged kids.
Several celebrities take part in the day - performing skits, answering phones to received donations and chatting with Seven stars about the importance of the cause. Cousins happily obliged to a caller's request to strip and playfully peeled his T-shirt off and span it in the air. With a broad smile on his face, Cousins' famous 'Such is Life' tattoo was prominently displayed across his abdomen and he also flexed his bulging biceps.
During the charity event, Cousins also performed a ballroom dance with his Dancing With The Stars partner Siobhan Power. The chemistry between the pair was undeniable as Ben looked into her eyes during the sultry performance. Ben Cousins left his female fans hot on under the collar during the Perth Telethon on Sunday evening.
The AFL legend, 46, showed off his ripped torso as he did an impromptu strip show With a broad smile on his face, Cousins' famous 'Such is Life' tattoo was prominently displayed across his abdomen and he also flexed his bulging biceps Cousins appeared as happy and as healthy as ever as he continues on his road to redemption after a long battle with drug addiction. The sports star recently shared how his need to 'escape' from his high pressure football career led to a downward spiral that saw him struggling with addiction. He said what started as blowing off some steam on the weekends soon became something far darker.
'It can happen so easily,' he told Ball Magnets podcast. Cousins happily obliged to a caller's request to strip and playfully peeled his T-shirt off and span it in the air He whipped his female fans into a frenzy with his sexy dance moves Several onlookers whipped out their phones to take footage of the dance 'Early in my career, I really embraced that concept of hard work and throwing myself into footy. I think there were some things about my personality or my nature that predisposed me to feeling like I needed an escape or to get away' he continued.
'For me, I did that in ways that, maybe not in the beginning, eventually became problematic. In the beginning it was the odd night out drinking with whoever, but pretty quickly for me that did not quite hit the spot and it was taking something.' Ben explained, 'You know, everyone's path is different, but for me it (addiction) didn't happen overnight.
'But there was a bigger picture and then eventually everything unravelled.' Cousins has been rebuilding his life in recent years after a fall from grace , but he says there is 'no quick fix' and he is willing to pay his dues. Cousins has been rebuilding his life in recent years after a fall from grace During the charity event, Cousins also performed a ballroom dance with his Dancing With The Stars partner Siobhan Power The chemistry between the pair was undeniable during the sultry performance 'It is certainly not lost on me, or forgotten, the hard work and commitment that it has taken to get back to where I am,' he explained earlier this year.
'It is the long game...
You don't just do something and then all of a sudden it changes overnight.' 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 four out of those season. He played 238 games and booted 205 goals for the West Coast Eagles, where he won a premiership with the club in 2006.
The sports star recently shared how his need to 'escape' from his high pressure football career led to a downward spiral that saw him struggling with addiction His dramatic fall from grace was well documented from 2007 as he publicly battled a drug addiction and coped with his failed relationship with Maylea Tinecheff. He was later sacked and copped a one year ban from the AFL for repeated infringements . In 2021, Susan Backshell, who has acted as a mentor for Cousins since his last stint on jail, told Daily Mail Australia that he remains solely focused on his kids.
Sitting in a cold, cramped jail cell for the sixth time in 13 years, Cousins decided enough was enough after seven months behind bars in 2020. Read More Ben Cousins says starring on Dancing With The Stars made him realise he misses being athlete He told her he wanted to make amends and clean up his life and Backshell gave him an ultimatum: 'Give it his all, or forget it entirely'. Since Cousins was released from custody back in December 2020, Backshell said she's never once questioned his commitment to sobriety and bettering his community.
Last year, Cousins announce that he will partake in several speaking engagements on his Such Is Life Tour, which kicked off in July. Promising to tell untold tales from his football career, the tour marked a kind of catharsis for the controversial Brownlow Medallist. He has also made a TV comeback, appearing on Dancing With The Stars earlier this year.
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