Jelena Dokic followers are screaming for extra after the tennis legend confirmed off a brand new look on Thursday.
The 39-year-old is continuous to dwell her life bravely within the face of unbelievable childhood trauma and continuous disgusting social media assaults.
It’s why the most recent photographs of Dokic beaming and exhibiting delight in her physique have followers desirous to see extra from the favored TV commentator.
It was simply final month when Dokic wowed followers with a dolled up look throughout an occasion in Melbourne.
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She’s now achieved it once more in a brand new promotional collection because the face of vogue label Witchery’s new marketing campaign.
Dokic was interviewed as a part of the Witchery Style Collective announcement the place she confirmed precisely why she is such an ideal choice to mannequin new seems to be.
The former Wimbledon quarter-finallist is seen in behind-the-scenes content material shared on her Instagram exhibiting off a brand new line of Witchery merchandise, together with a dark-green costume matched with a tan jacket.
Video posted on the Witchery Instagram web page reveals Dokic glowing as she has her make-up utilized for the shoot.
Fans cherished each little bit of it.
“Such a beautiful, inspiring woman!” one fan wrote on Dokic’s put up.
Another fan posted: “You are beautiful, great to see your stunning smile.”
One fan merely wrote: “Queen”.
The former Australian tennis star was subjected to horrific social media trolling all through the Australian Open, however followers had been praising her new look on Instagram.
Dokic, 39, uploaded a number of photographs to her private Instagram account exhibiting off her outfit for the AIME (Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event), a commerce occasion for the conferences and occasion business within the area.
Dokic says within the Witchery promotional video she hopes to make use of her platform to assist encourage girls and younger ladies who face related battles she has fought with melancholy and body-shaming.
“Ultimately, I just always try to do my best,” she says.
“I think I’ve always been a fighter and resilient. I’ve been through a lot off the court as well and I’ve always tried to fight, and I’ve always tried to not give up.
“That’s really always been really important for me and has shaped me into the person that I am today.
“I’m really proud of what I’ve done post-playing tennis – being a best-selling author, being a speaker, having a TV career has been amazing and at the same time I get to now help people and hopefully inspire people as well which is the biggest thing I’m proud of.
“I got a lot of confidence and self-esteem back by writing my book because I was able to tell my story. It’s something I’ve been holding onto for a very long time, things that I’d never told anybody and I’ve been through a lot.
“It was really important to tell my story because for a lot of people, a lot of women, a lot of young girls are going through the same thing that I went through.”
Dokic lately acquired one other wave of help when she stepped out in public whereas carrying Witchery.
“Beautiful and classy as always,” one person commented. “Sensational look.”
“You are beautiful inside and out, Jelena!” one other added.
“What a fantastic Australian role model you are,” yet one more wrote.
“You’re on fire. Thank you for being the amazing person you are.”
Dokic grew to become the goal of vile on-line abuse all through the Australian Open and known as out a number of cases of horrific messages she had acquired.
Dokic, who made the Australian Open quarterfinals in 2009 and has been open about her expertise with household violence and her psychological well being struggles, stated she was delivered to tears by a “disgusting” put up on her Instagram web page.
“Now that the Australian Open is starting, will Jelena Dokic try to kill herself like she does every year,” a commenter wrote to her in Serbian, with a laughing emoji.
Dokic, who revealed in June she had thought-about taking her personal life final April, swiftly known as out the troll.
“A new low and this actually made me cry this morning when I woke up and read it,” she wrote.
“Just when you think online abuse and trolling can’t get any worse. Almost 1 million people commit suicide in the world every year.
“That’s scary and so sad and then people like this disgusting person and a few others out there make fun of it!? How disgusting. They should (be) ashamed of themselves.”
Her courageous, public stance included a stunning element that almost all of the abuse has been despatched by girls.
“The ‘body shaming’ and ‘fat shaming’ over the last 24 hours has been insane,” she posted in all capitalised letters.
“Coming from everywhere in the world and a special shout to so much of it coming from Serbia as the last picture confirms.
“And, yes, a lot of them are women too. So much for ‘women supporting women’.
“Here are just a few examples confirming just how much body shaming I am being subjected to in Serbia as well. And this first picture? EVIL. There is no other word for it.
“Disgusting. People should be so ashamed. The most common comment being ‘what happened to her, she is so big’?
“I will tell you what happened, I am finding a way and surviving and fighting. And it really doesn’t matter what I am doing and what happened because size shouldn’t matter.
“What matters is your online abuse, bullying and fat shaming. That’s what matters because those of you that do it are just evil, bad, mean and ignorant people.”
Dokic was inundated with help from individuals slamming the trolls.
Source: www.news.com.au
