- Simpson reveals ‘the one thing’ Mckeon never had as a child
- He is fighting to make the Australian team for the Paris Games.
Cody Simpson has made a surprising confession about his future with Emma McKeon, explaining that he and his superstar girlfriend will be entering uncharted territory after the 2024 Olympics in just a few months.
The couple’s lives will undergo a big change after the Paris Games, and McKeon revealed that the event will be their last Olympics.
Simpson is currently in a fight to make the Australian team and has not yet decided whether he will retire from swimming and return to his music career after the event.
However, he has hinted that he could quit the sport, referring to the Olympics as a “fairytale ending” to his journey.
Cody Simpson says he is excited that his girlfriend Emma McKeon will be able to experience life without swimming after the Paris Olympics.
Simpson says couple will head into uncharted territory after Games
He has also answered what his relationship with McKeon will be like afterwards.
“I’ve purposely put a brick wall on either side, so I’ll address it when it comes,” he said. news corporation.
‘But I have never in my life stopped knowing what comes next.
‘Emma has never had a life without swimming. I know what she’s like, but she’s never had it, so I’m excited for her to explore her other interests and have the time to do it because she never had it when she was growing up.
“I’m very fortunate to be someone who has a lot to look forward to on the other side and another passion and career that I can pursue again depending on what I decide outside of the group.
“I don’t know what I’ll do yet, but I’ll make that decision later this year.”
But whatever happens, Simpson remains zen about his chances and insists he will be satisfied even if he doesn’t make it to the Paris Olympics.
“In a sense, I can’t really fail, because I either make the Olympic team this year or I don’t,” Simpson said in a baffling statement.
The former pop star has hinted she could leave the sport after the Paris Games.
McKeon, Australia’s most decorated Olympian, has declared the Paris Games will be her last Olympic Games.
‘A fairy tale ending would be nice, but it will happen or it won’t and that’s the reality.
‘There’s not much I can control other than giving it my all. So if that’s not enough that day, that’s not enough that day.
“But either way, I’ve really given everything I have to see what I can do in this sport and I’ve had a lot of success along the way.”
Before taking a break from his musical career, Simpson had recorded four albums and played the lead role of Dmitry in the Broadway musical Anastasia.
McKeon, who is Australia’s most decorated Olympian, contemplated quitting swimming after the Tokyo Games and took time away from the sport before returning.
“I think after Tokyo, what kept me going was that I felt like I had more to give and that I could go faster and do better,” he said.
‘So that’s what brought me back to the pool.
‘But it’s not really the motivation I rely on. It’s just about having my goals in mind and being disciplined in knowing what I have to do to achieve them.’