Brendan Fevola has revealed extra particulars on how he blew thousands and thousands of {dollars} dwelling as a “bogan”.
The Carlton cult hero on Wednesday opened up on the playing points that ruined his life — having famously admitted to promoting his prized Coleman Medal (awarded to the AFL’s main goalkicker) to fund his habit.
The star footballer has spoken brazenly in regards to the downwards spiral he went by means of in the direction of the tip of his soccer profession, together with a stint in rehab and declaring chapter in 2013.
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Fevola stated on Fox 101.9’s Fifi, Fev & Nick present his thousands and thousands of {dollars} “ruined” his life.
“I did it. I earned millions. Millions. And I lost it all because I was a bogan,” he stated.
“I pretty much wasted it all. We had seven houses throughout my footy career. Lost it all because I punted.
“Bang. Stupid. Because I had money from the age of 17. Big money. Everyone else was working hard for their money. I didn’t have to work hard. I just played footy. I just thought money would come easy. Winning the lotto – easy money. Let’s spend it.”
He stated it’s the cause he ended up on “stupid” actuality TV present ‘I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here’.
Fevola was the break-out star and received the 2016 version of the Australian collection and stated on the time he hoped the present would restore his public picture as an ‘idiot’.
“You get into money you lose it all and then you end up on a stupid show like “celebrity get me out of here”. That’s what occurs,” he stated on Wednesday.
His spouse Alex final yr spoke in regards to the couple’s marriage break down — and the second she realised her husband had misplaced their life financial savings.
The 46-year-old informed the Mamamia No Filter podcast she was given no warning earlier than studying her husband’s scheduled payday by no means arrived.
“The pay hadn’t gone into the account,” she stated.
“I thought, ‘That’s so strange. What’s going on?’ And I couldn’t get onto anybody, no one was answering my calls.
“Eventually, someone answered my call and told me that, “yeah, there was no pay” and it was that whole yr’s price of pay.”
The make-up artist and cosmetics influencer ended their relationship in 2010 and returned to Melbourne whereas her husband was nonetheless enjoying for the Brisbane Lions.
It got here after the notorious nude photograph and dishonest scandal involving bikini mannequin Lara Worthington, former Lara Bingle.
Alex opened up on the affair in her new e-book Silver Linings the place she reveals the devastating second she discovered about it.
She additionally confirmed Fevola’s earlier claims that the true cause she left him on the time was due to his playing habit.
He lasted only one season at Brisbane earlier than the Lions sacked him.
“I was actually just in disbelief. I could not believe that this would all happen and no one would notify me,” she stated on the brand new podcast.
“The biggest shock of it all was that this had gone on behind the scenes, and nobody thought it was important to tell me that that’s what was happening.
“I had to go into recovery mode. We had to get out of where we were living. We’d just bought a house. We had to sell everything.”
She had simply given start to their third daughter on the time.
The couple are actually a contented household with daughters Leni, Lulu, Tobi and Mia.
The Fevola’s marriage is now stronger than ever.
They had been married in 2005, earlier than divorcing in 2014. They bought again collectively shortly after the separation.
In 2013 Fevola’s playing drawback was uncontrolled — at one level dropping $363,000 in in the future.
Gambling away his household’s life financial savings, the previous Brisbane Lions and Carlton nice was pressured to declare chapter and was in a deep gap when Alex moved out.
The footballer has since owned as much as his private points and admits that his habit is the bottom level of his life.
He has beforehand stated the hardest factor was seeing the way it impacted the remainder of his household.
“I did (lose a lot of our savings) and hence why Alex left the first time when we were in Brisbane,” he informed his Nova breakfast present.
“She went back because of the gambling. Now she looks after a lot of the accounts which is good.
“I said to myself then I didn’t lose that ($300,000) because I’d already won it, so it’s so weird. But you did, you lost it.
“The worst thing is it didn’t actually affect me too much but if affects your family and that’s the bottom line, Alex and the kids.
“It’s an addictive thing, it’s a really bad addiction to have and it obviously cripples a lot of people’s lives.”
The former Coleman medallist and the favored make-up artist now make up one in all Melbourne’s energy {couples}.
Source: www.news.com.au
