AFL great Ben Cousins looks as fit and healthy as ever in a new trailer for the upcoming season of Channel Seven’s Dancing With The Stars.
The sporting legend, 45, is seen flexing his bulging biceps in his iconic West Coast Eagles jersey as he prepared to hit the dance floor.
The footage begins with Cousins lifting weights in the gym, before DWTS co-hosts Dr. Chris Brown and Sonia Kruger jump into the frame and help Ben tell his series.
‘That…?’ Confused, Ben asks as he notices the hosts say, “Actually, we don’t have much time, just put this on.”
He is then handed a dazzling West Coast Eagles jersey adorned with sparkling sequins.
AFL great Ben Cousins looks as fit and healthy as ever in a new trailer for the upcoming season of Channel Seven’s Dancing With The Stars
The clip then cuts to footage from Ben’s AFL glory days with the Eagles, who he played for from 1996 to 2007, to show how strong and fit he was during his playing career.
Recent footage of Ben dancing up a storm during rehearsals is then played to show that the great athlete is still as fit as he was on the sports field.
The clip shows flashback footage of Ben’s AFL glory days with the Eagles, who he played for from 1996 to 2007, to show how strong and fit he was during his playing career.
He has won an AFL Premiership and a Brownlow. But can the football legend win the biggest prize of all? a voice-over asks.
Cousins, who has been rebuilding his life in recent years after a fall from grace, announced that he would appear in the competitive dance show earlier this year.
The footballer was first approached by Seven about applying to SAS Australia, known for signing controversial public figures.
While Cousins declined, he agreed to Dancing with the Stars because he thought focusing on a new challenge would help him rebuild his life.
The sporting legend, 45, is seen flexing his bulging biceps in his iconic West Coast Eagles jersey as he prepared to hit the dance floor.
Meanwhile, the full cast of Dancing with the Stars 2024 has finally been confirmed, ahead of its premiere later this year.
As well as Cousins, four-time Gold Logie winner Lisa McCune will strut the dance floor alongside MasterChef darling Julie Goodwin and former AFL WAG Nadia Bartel.
They will join singer Samantha Jade, SAS Australia’s Ant Middleton, AFL legend Shane Crawford and Olympian and former senator Nova Peris.
Recent footage of Ben dancing during rehearsals is played to show that the great athlete is still as fit as he was on the sporting field.
Rounding out this year’s competitors are comedian Nikki Osborne, Home and Away’s James Stewart, Better Homes and Gardens host Adam Dovile and chef Hayden Quinn.
Ben won the Brownlow Medal in 2005 and captained the West Coast Eagles from 2001 to 2005, achieving the club’s best and fairest awards in four of those seasons.
He played 238 games and scored 205 goals for the West Coast Eagles, winning the club’s premiership in 2006.
His public battles began in 2007, when rumors emerged about his drug use amid incidents such as abandoning his car to evade police and being found asleep outside a casino.
Despite rehabilitation efforts, including stints in expensive American rehab facilities, his struggles persisted and culminated in multiple arrests and legal problems.
Ben continued to play professional football, even after being suspended from the AFL in 2007. He joined Richmond in 2009, but retired after two seasons.
His personal life was also marked by turbulence, with strained relationships and legal problems involving his ex-partner and his children.
Ben has started to rebuild his life lately and now works at Channel 7 as a sports news presenter in Perth three times a week.
He also joined a Perth radio breakfast team on Mix94.5.