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30/08/24 - Samantha Jade being interviewed for the ''9honey Celebrity'' website

Samantha Jade reflects on her time in the music industry after her ''The X Factor Australia'' win over a decade ago: ''I truly can't believe it''

Twelve years ago, Samantha Jade won over the hearts of the nation and her life changed when she was announced the winner of the now-defunct show, ''The X Factor Australia''.

Since then, Jade, 37, has found great success in the music industry, releasing songs including ''Bounce'' and ''What You've Done To Me''. 

Jade, who is married to Pat Handlin, is now set to dominate the charts again with the release of her catchy new tune, ''Peachy'':

"I'm so excited. I feel like when you write music usually you have it for ages, and as the artist, you're like: ''I've been listening to it for ages", she tells ''9honey Celebrity''. I still play this all the time and love it."

Jade, who has written music for the likes of JoJo and Ashley Tisdale, adds:

"I'm really happy i wrote it as if i heard this, i would be like: ''God, i wish i wrote that! It's a fun, pop, happy and feel-good song."

Reflecting on it being 12 years since she won ''The X Factor Australia'', the singer admitted she "truly can't believe it":

"It's so amazing to think at the time i did something like that, because actually it was really hard, that show was quite brutal, you almost get kicked off every week," she says, "Obviously after the show, it's [about] staying relevant, putting your music out there and building your career but i really, really wish they'd bring back ''The X Factor Australia'' as i think that show was such a brilliant school for artists, you learn so much", she says.

Jade credits her fans for helping her keep motivated in the music industry and says music is "what my soul loves":

"I feel like it's my purpose", she says.

In 2014, Jade also won hearts with her portrayal of aussie icon Kylie Minogue in the miniseries ''Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story Of INXS''.

Surprisingly, Jade admits she's never actually met Minogue, 56, in person.

When asked if she would ever perform with the hitmaker if she tours Down Under, which she recently teased, she says it would be a "dream":

"Oh my Gosh, what a dream. That's a great idea, lets put that out in the universe," she says with a laugh:

"I've never met her, i've never met Kylie. I know Dannii", she says, "I've spoken to her on the phone, and she was so kind when my mum was unwell and we've been at events but we've never met, and she gave me tickets to her show. The universe is keeping us apart."

Samantha Jade's new track ''Peachy'' is out now.

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Samantha Jade will perform at the ''Rock City - Sports & Shorts'' party at ''The Nashaa'' nightclub in Toorak, on friday september 27th 2024.

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''Peachy'' rises for the third week in a row on the australian radio airplay

''Peachy'' rises for the third week in a row inside the top 100 of the australian radio airplay and is #51 (+1) this week.

''Peachy'' is also the #11 most played australian song on the australian radio airplay.

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Samantha Jade will perform at ''Woolworths Carols In The Domain'' at ''The Domain'' in Sydney, on saturday december 21st 2024. 

23/08/24 - Samantha Jade performing on her Instagram story

23/08/24 - Samantha Jade performing at a live broadcast of Fox 101.9's ''Fifi, Fev & Nick'' in Ferntree Gully in Melbourne:

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22/08/24 - Samantha Jade being interviewed for the ''Sound Museum'' YouTube channel

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22/08/24 - Photoshoot for ''The Cancer Council’s Daffodil Day''

21/08/24 - Samantha Jade being interviewed on the ''Werking With'' chat show

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20/08/24 - Samantha Jade surprising and teaching students the ''Peachy'' choreo at ''The Basement Dance Studio'' owned by her backup dancer Shannon Riley at Cromer

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19/08/24 - Samantha Jade being interviewed on the ''Banter With BC'' podcast

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18/08/24 - Samantha Jade being interviewed on 3AW's ''Weekend Breakfast With Darren James'' in Melbourne

17/08/24 - Samantha Jade being interviewed for the ''ABC News'' website

Sugary pop music meets exquisite lyrics on Samantha Jade's ''Love.Sick Volume 2''

When Samantha Jade found her love match in husband Pat Handlin, it was a symphonic union made in music Heaven:

"With Pat and i, one of the things we really connected on was music because he loves music as well", Jade told ''ABC News''. But he, actually, is in a different side of music. He is an A&R [artists and repertoire representative]. So, obviously that role means that you go to someone like Pat, and you say to him: ''I want to make a record like this'' and then he puts you in the right rooms with the right writers. And he has great ears so he can hear what the mix needs."

Jade says music is a big part of their love story, and the two sit for hours listening to songs:

"Couples have their little thing that they do, and ours really is music'', Jade said. We listen to old-school music. We listen to different genres. When we watched the ''Elvis'' movie, we got obsessed with that soundtrack. Then we went down a rabbit hole of watching literally every live performance of ''Elvis's that he'd ever done. So, i feel like that part of our love is really great that we can really connect on that level."

When asked about her father-in-law, former ''Sony Music Australia'' boss Denis Handlin, Jade quickly shut down that line of questioning.

''You can be someone else''

The singer / songwriter is promoting her new EP ''Love.Sick Volume 2'', which is the type of satisfying treat made for those of us with a sweet tooth for sugary pop.

But don't be fooled by the candied package. While tracks like ''On And On'' are boppy fun, the tastefully moody song ''New Me'' is lyrically exquisite.

If it wasn't for one cringe-worthy line in ''Set Fire'' about a tired guy running through her mind, the EP's scales would tip in favour of nature's candy, like you get on ''Peachy''. Singing is my favourite thing to do, but i love to write'', Jade says, "And i feel like writing is a very interesting part of the job because you can really explore different things…you can take on a role. You can be someone else, and it's fun."

Career highs and lows

Jade has had a journey of ups and downs:

"I started when i was really young and i started really, really high", Jade says, "When i went to LA, i was so young, i was like 16 and i literally started by being signed to ''Jive Records''. That was my first record deal. And they had Britney [Spears] and Justin [Timberlake] and P!nk and NSYNC, you know, all the people. And i was like: ''Oh my God, this is huge. I'm from Lockridge in Perth.''

Even when she's been on a roll, it's been a rollercoaster:

"Even on ''The X Factor Australia'', I was in the bottom two, three times."

She went on to win the competition:

"I really am a believer in 'things are written' and things are as they're going to be, and you just have to ride the waves and you just have to try if you can", she said, "And not that I don't have my bad days. I do. I have days all the time where I'm like: ''I should just quit. No-one cares. But i do try very hard to live by the kind of idea of, you know, you go through stuff. If there's something you can take from it, that must be what that was for."

Late mother would have loved ''Dancing With The Stars Australia'' appearance

There are some things, though, that are just unfair and unfathomable.

Jade was this week the runner-up in ''Dancing With The Stars Australia'' and the one thing she would have loved to do was call her mother, who died of cancer in 2014:

"Of course, you learn to go on with life. You have to, there's no choice", she said, "But there's just moments, even being on ''Dancing With The Stars Australia'', there's been that moment of being like my mum would have just loved this. And how great would it have been to hear from her after the shows and have her come and see it, you know? We were so close. I mean, she's my mum. She's the person that brought you into the world. She's the person that i would call when anything went wrong, when everything went right, she's my first phone call."

Jade's Indian heritage a source of pride

Jade's mother was born in Scotland. Her father has Indian heritage:

"My culture is very important to me", she said, "I grew up with more of my indian family because my scottish family mostly is still in Scotland. My mum actually grew up in Africa, so she went from Scotland to Africa, then to Australia. So, my indian family is who i grew up with, so i literally grew up on curry and rice and with all my indian family with their Indian accents, and i'm very, very, very proud of my culture."

She grew up singing Bollywood songs around the house:

"My aunties, oh, my God. When i'd go get babysat by my nana, that's all we were watching, Bollywood films, and then sometimes The Bill."

Getting the stamp of approval from Kylie Minogue

It's been 10 years since Jade starred as Kylie Minogue in ''Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story Of INXS.''

She said the experience was "beyond nerve-wracking":

"I was like: ''Wait, i'm going to play Kylie? And she might watch it? Like what?''. That freaked me out. I literally locked myself away and i watched every interview [with Minogue] and watched everything because her mannerisms are so iconic…i wanted to do a good job. I wanted to do it justice."

And according to Minogue, she rose to the occasion:

"She said it was good, thank God", Jade said, "Because i was like: ''Oh my God, if she says: ''Yeah, it didn't feel like it was like me at all'', i'd be like:  ''Oh, my God, i can't sleep. She was really sweet about it. She was like: ''I thought you did a great job. I was so happy that you played the role''. So, I was very grateful for that feedback."

Jade vocal about mental health

While playing Minogue may have caused Jade some anxiety, it is not something she has not dealt with before.

She is a vocal advocate for prioritising mental health, having suffered crippling anxiety:

"To be honest, when it first happened, i didn't speak about it", she said, "Like you keep it kind of happy. I'm a singer, my music's pop and it's up[beat], and then i was like: ''Hang on''. "The only thing that made me feel better during that time was knowing that pretty much everyone has dealt with it. There are so many people you talk to. And i was like, i need to share that i'm going through this. If it can help one or two people, then that's good enough for me."

''Love.Sick Volume 2'' by Samantha Jade is out now.

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16/08/24 - Samantha Jade performing at ''The Court'' nightclub in Perth

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''What You've Done To Me'':

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Samantha Jade's supporting act DJ Kayty Banks playing ''Sweet Talk'' during her DJ set:

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''Love.Sick Volume 2'' is #2 on the iTunes albums chart in Australia

Samantha Jade's new EP ''Love.Sick Volume 2'' rises to #2 on the iTunes album chart in Australia.

Her highest position there since 2012 with her self-titled album / X Factor album.

''Peachy'' rises on the australian radio airplay

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''Peachy'' rises on its second week inside the top 100 of the australian radio airplay and is #52 (+7) this week.

16/08/24 - Samantha Jade being interviewed on Mix 94.5's ''Pete & Kymba'' in Perth

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Samantha Jade will perform at a live broadcast of Fox 101.9's ''Fifi, Fev & Nick'' in Ferntree Gully in Melbourne, on friday august 23rd 2024.

16/08/24 - Samantha Jade being interviewed on the ''PerthNow'' website

WA’s Samantha Jade rides highs and lows of love in ''Love.Sick Volume 2'' in follow-up to 2022 EP

Life as a pop star is not always peachy, as Perth-born singer Samantha Jade has come to learn.

Releasing her first EP since 2022 on a Friday — a follow-up album titled ''Love.Sick Volume 2'' — Jade has written, and ridden, the highs and lows of love as expressed through her nostalgic single ''Peachy''.

Produced by Grammy-nominated Morgan Taylor Reid, the 37-year-old suggests her five-track EP will have fans reaching for the tissues — whether they’re in love or out of it.

But don’t expect a seismic shift from her sonic identity.

“I’ve kept it in the pop world. That’s what i like to do, and i’m calling it a love letter to love”, Jade told ''PerthNow'', “So finding love, losing love. They’re all kind of up tempos and fun and then there’s one ballad and it’s about my mum. It’s called ''New Me'' and it’s about losing love, and really how hard it is to kind of move on from that.”

Little recent public acknowledgement of her husband, former ''Sony Music'' executive Pat Handlin, has fuelled speculation the couple might have separated.

Asked if the upbeat ''Peachy'' was directly inspired by her romantic relationship, the Sydney-based artist remained tight-lipped about her muse:

“I think when you’re writing a love song, you obviously think about the person you love”, Jade reflected before admitting the ode to love was not penned solely by her; “I didn’t write this alone, I wrote with three other people. And i think we all kind of pulled from our versions of when you find that someone that you feel really knows you and really loves you.”

Reinforcing her prerogative of keeping the public out of her private life, Jade added:

“I try and keep some stuff for me. Of course, you don’t want everything to be shown — no one would.”

Dropping ''What You’ve Done To Me'' as her X-Factor winner’s single in 2012, local fans of the WA-raised artist might be shocked to learn she was credited in a Hollywood film as an 18-year-old living in California.

Awaiting her Perth homecoming at the time, a fateful call from her then-record label catapulted the emerging talent into the studio and onto the LA streets to shoot a ground-breaking video clip:

“They’re like: ''We’re so sorry, you’re not gonna be able to go home because you’re gonna have to record this song. There’s this movie coming out called ''Step Up'', and we’d love for you to be on the soundtrack”, Jade recalled, “Then they sent me the people on the soundtrack and i was like: ‘Hang on. Amazing. I need to like, check myself here.’”

Meeting acting star Channing Tatum at ''Step Up’s premiere — the film that launched his career — Jade’s title track ''Step Up'' features alongside hits by household names Chris Brown, Ciara and Shaun Paul:

“Cut to now every single person is like: ''I cannot believe you’re on that soundtrack. I didn’t know it was you singing that song i knew in high school”, she smiled.

With family on the West Coast close to her heart while thousands of kilometres away, the singer lost her mother to cancer in 2014 and finds catharsis in returning home “more often than people think”:

“Cottesloe Beach is my favourite and it was my mum’s favourite place. So when i want to feel close to her, i go there and i definitely feel her”, Jade revealed.

Admitting she’s a fan of fellow Perth-raised artist Troye Sivan, the pair’s families met when Jade opened for One Direction in 2015.

With Sivan making his ''Telethon'' debut in 2006 as an 11-year-old, Jade is set to headline this october’s heart-warming iteration following several memorable performances at the annual fundraiser prior to COVID-19.

After her second-place finish in ''Dancing With The Stars Australia'' earlier this week, 2024 might prove to be the busiest and most physically demanding of Jade’s career.

With arguably the 21st century’s most iconic dance film as her professional introduction to the art form, the part-time turned full-time dancer revealed a newfound respect for her supporting acts:

“Now i watch them in a different way, because i know how hard this is”, she said.

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15/08/24 - Samantha Jade mentioned on Channel Ten's ''Gogglebox Australia'' Season 20 Episode 1

"Love.Sick Volume 2" album audios

''Peachy'':

''Set Fire'':

''Minutes To Midnight'':

''On And On'':

''New Me'':

15/08/24 - Samantha Jade attending the opening of ''Burn The Floor: Dare To Dream'' at the ''Roger Theatre'' in Perth

Samantha Jade posing with Mark Stefanoff.

''Love.Sick Volume 2'' teaser

''Werking With'' chat show teaser

Behind the scenes of Samantha Jade recording ''Show Me How Your Burlesque'' by Christina Aguilera

Behind the scenes of Samantha recording ''Show Me How Your Burlesque'' by Christina Aguilera for her freestyle performance at the ''Dancing With The Stars Australia'' grand finale.

14/08/24 - Samantha Jade being interviewed on the ''TV Central: One On One'' podcast

13/08/24 - Samantha Jade being interviewed on Mix 94.5's ''Pete & Kymba'' in Perth

13/08/24 - Samantha Jade being interviewed on the ''Yahoo! Lifestyle'' website

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13/08/24 - Samantha Jade being interviewed on Channel Seven's ''The Morning Show'' in Sydney

13/08/24 - Samantha Jade being interviewed on The Hit Network's ''Dan & Christie'' in Sydney

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12/08/24 - Samantha Jade being interviewed for the ''Frooty'' website

Samantha Jade on dancing into a new era and using music as an escape

Fresh off the back of making it into the final of Channel Seven's ''Dancing With The Stars Australia'', Samantha Jade is riding high. It’s a milestone that has caught even her by surprise:

"Do you know what? I was just so excited to get through even week one", Samantha Jade admits about her time on this year's ''Dancing With The Stars Australia'', her voice still buzzing with disbelief, "So to come this far – oh my God, this is amazing. The experience of this show has been just so crazy because i went in so nervous, thinking: ''Oh my God, i'm not going to be able to do this. What have i done?''. But once you start getting it, and understanding it, you just feel so much better about yourself. Every week, it's like: ''I can't believe i made it this far.'' Hard work really does pay off."

The journey from week one jitters to finalist confidence has been a whirlwind, but Samantha isn’t slowing down. As she prepares for the next stage of the competition, her game plan is clear: "Oh my Gosh, i’m just going to work my hardest, really go over and over and over the routine, really step into character."

For Samantha, dancing is more than just movement – it's about becoming someone else entirely:

"The interesting thing about dancing is that it's a lot of acting as well. You’ve really got to take on a role, and every character is different when you’re dancing. So i think it’s just about putting my heart and soul into it."

And she’s not doing it alone. A huge part of her success, she says, comes down to her dance partner, Gustavo Viglio:

"He’s really unbelievable. He’s a great teacher, and his belief in me really keeps me going. I’m going to rely a lot on my teammate for this one."

Balancing her demanding ''Dancing With The Stars Australia'' schedule with her music career seems like a Herculean task, but Samantha shrugs it off with a laugh:

"I love being busy. So for me, it works. I prefer to be busy than not busy. I just feel lucky that i can wear all these hats. I love it."

Busy is an understatement. Just last month, Samantha dropped her new single, ''Peachy'', a track she’s clearly smitten with:

"I love this song. It’s one of those songs where, if i heard it, i’d be like: ''I wish i wrote that.'' It’s just such a fun bop."

The song, with its nostalgic nods to the ’90s and early 2000s, was a collaborative effort with producer Morgan Taylor Reid, who laid down the chords that sparked the track's creation:

"We wanted to write something that was pop and felt nostalgic, and when Morgan came up with the chords, that’s when it really grew from there."

''Peachy'' is just a taste of what’s to come from Samantha’s upcoming EP ''Love.Sick Volume 2'', a project she describes as "a love letter to love."

''Love.Sick Volume 2'' explores every facet of love:

"The whole EP is based on that nostalgic pop sound. I’m calling it a love letter to love'', Samantha says,  ''There are songs about every kind of realm of love – losing love, finding love, being in love, learning to love."

In the studio, Samantha found herself in familiar, comfortable surroundings:

"I was so lucky to work with my long-time collaborators and friends on this record. It was really nice to have that comfort of knowing you’re in a safe place and any idea is a good idea."

The recording process was a labour of love, with Samantha fully immersed in every detail:

"I wanted to make sure that on this, i was helping with vocal production, and really, i wrote everything. So it was nice having my stamp on it all."

The EP is largely upbeat and filled with feel-good tracks, something Samantha felt was essential given the state of the world:

"I think with this one, I kept it really up-tempo. There’s one ballad about losing love, about my mum, but everything else is just fun and up-tempo and feel-good. That’s what i want people to do. I think we’ve been through enough; the world’s a tough place to be in right now, and i feel like i just wanted to write a record for people to feel like they can escape."

With more than two decades in the industry, Samantha Jade’s music has evolved, but her core principles remain the same:

"It’s always stayed in the pop realm, but it depends on what i’m inspired by at the time. It always goes back to loving a great chorus, loving great melodies, loving great vocals. For me, whenever you hear a record of mine, i want people to feel like they can really connect with it."

Samantha Jade is a force to be reckoned with – a pop diva who won’t quit, no matter how full her plate is. Whether she’s dazzling us on the dancefloor or giving us the soundtrack to our lives, one thing is clear: she’s just getting started.

Samantha Jade's new single ''Peachy'' is out now. Her EP ''Love.Sick Volume 2'' is out friday august 16th 2024.

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11/08/24 - Samantha Jade attending the opening of ''Sister Act'' the musical at the ''Capitol Theatre'' in Sydney

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11/08/24 - Channel Seven's ''Dancing With The Stars Australia'' Season 21 Episode 6

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11/08/24 - Samantha Jade performing on her Instagram story

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10/08/24 - Samantha Jade being interviewed on 102.9 Hot Tomato's ''Galey & Emily Jade'' in Gold Coast

''Peachy'' debuts on the australian radio airplay

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Samantha Jade's new single ''Peachy'' is the third highest entry on the australian radio airplay this week, debuting at #59.

It is her fastest entry on the top 100 of australian radio airplay since ''Bounce'' debuted at #41 within its first week in 2019.

''Peachy'' was the #10 most streamed song by australian radio stations last week.

''Peachy'' was the #11 most downloaded song by australian radio stations last week.

Channel Seven's ''Dancing With The Stars Australia'' ad

''Love.Sick Volume 2'' teaser

08/08/24 - Samantha Jade at the ''Universal'' nightclub in Sydney

08/08/24 - Ben Cousins mentioning Samantha Jade during an interview on Mix 94.5's ''Pete & Kymba'' in Perth*

07/08/24 - Samantha Jade being interviewed on 102.7 Star FM's ''Afternoons With Dylan'' in Cairns

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Samantha Jade will perform at ''The Pavilion Performing Arts Centre'' in Sutherland Shire, on sunday december 22nd 2024, as part of the ''Mark Vincent Christmas Spectacular With The Australian Symphony Orchestra''.

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06/08/24 - Samantha Jade being interviewed on 96.9 Nova FM's ''Smallzy's Surgery'' in Sydney

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06/08/24 - Samantha Jade interviewed for the ''PerthNow'' website

AFL star Ben Cousins and WA singer Samantha Jade forge friendship through ''Dancing With The Stars Australia''

One is a retired football star, and the other has quickly become a master of the ballroom — now Ben Cousins and Samantha Jade are set to waltz into the semifinals of ''Dancing With The Stars Aiustralia'' as friends and foes.

Sharing a bond as the competition’s only two Perth-raised talents, the pair had never met until their parallel fates were written into the stars and onto national TV screens.

''I love Samantha, i have admired what she’s done from afar for a long time'', Cousins told ''PerthNow''.

''Being a Perth girl, you take a little bit of extra interest and follow her pursuits.''

Collecting middling scores for his Foxtrot, Cha Cha Cha, and Viennese Waltz, respectively, Cousins revealed “almost paralysing” nerves prevented him from replicating his training form despite partner Siobhan Power’s calming influence.

With a team-first mentality ingrained from his Eagles playing days, the Brownlow winner admits he was cheering a little louder for his WA rival.

''I think we should have wished each other well and supported each other through it a bit more than the others'', the 46-year-old suggested.

Describing Jade’s skills on the dancefloor as ''incredible'', he’s proud to see her strongly representing our state as a competition frontrunner.

Somewhat star-struck at their first encounter, the singer, 37, recalled introducing herself to the ''sweet and quiet'' Perth local in an initial cast meeting.

“I was like: ''I’m just going to go say hi, introduce myself'', and he was like: ''I know who you are because you’re from Perth''; Jade told ''PerthNow'', “And i was like: ''Oh, you know who i am? That’s so cool, i didn’t know you realised!''

Not just a hit with fans, the pocket rocket admitted her family paid more attention to her exploits on the show once they became aware of the company she kept.

With her father’s history as a Colts player, she knew that she had to provide evidence of their newfound friendship with a sneaky selfie:

''My family hadn’t replied to me in weeks after i’d sent them all this stuff about ''Dancing With The Stars Australia''. Now they’re all like: ''Oh my God, so exciting!''. So they loved it, it was really cool'', Jade recalled.

Proving a powerhouse sans microphone, she and partner Gustavo Viglio scored an impressive 39 out of 40 for their Cha Cha Cha on sunday night, stamping their credentials as likely winners.

While performing comes more naturally to her than others, the ''Soldier'' singer lauded Cousins’ efforts as someone who’d never danced before:

''I think he is doing so well. I can’t imagine me trying to play football, it would be just so out of his comfort zone, but he’s killing it'', she said.

Recalling ex-teammates’ prowess on the dancefloor, Cousins said he caught up with Dean Cox in Sydney during filming and believed the ruckman never quite capitalised on his fortune of being married to a former ballroom dancer:

''I don’t think he made the most of her expertise and had gone to the trouble of learning'', he joked.

Cousins, naming interim coach Jarrad Schofield as a confident mover, said his former teammate ''didn’t mind getting up and having a dance, though it didn’t offer much correlation to the ballroom or Latin dancing.''

Cousins and Jade prepare to face off in the ''Dancing With The Stars Australia'' semifinals this sunday from 07pm on Channel Seven and 7Plus.

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05/08/24 - ''TV Week'' magazine scans

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05/08/24 - Samantha Jade being interviewed on Channel Seven's ''Sunrise'' in Sydney

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04/08/24 - Channel Seven's ''Dancing With The Stars Australia'' Season 21 Episode 5

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Samantha Jade is the new ambassador for the ''McGrath Foundation''

Samantha Jade posing with the other two ambassadors for the ''McGrath Foundation'' tv presenter James Tobin and ''McGrath'' co-founder Tracy Bevan.

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McGrath Foundation ''super squad'' united by a cause close to their hearts

One of singer Samantha Jade’s most enduring memories of her late mum Jacqueline is watching her struggle to write thank you cards to the nurses caring for her during her cancer battle.

Jade — one of the ''McGrath Foundation’s'' new ‘super squad' of ambassadors — lost her mum in 2014 just a few months after she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer:

''The cancer had spread to her liver - and while she initially found a tumour in her breast, we don’t know where the cancer originated'', she said, ''What i do know is how incredible it was to watch her in her darkest hour, after she’d been told she didn’t have long to live yet she focused on making everyone around her feel good. She made me get presents for her nurses and even though she was so weak she struggled to write, she’d sit there and try to write them cards to thank them for her care.''

Those nurses kept the entire family going through that saddest of times which is why Jade was only too happy to sign on as one of a trio of ambassadors — alongside breakfast tv presenter James Tobin and McGrath co-founder Tracy Bevan — ahead of ''Breast Cancer Awareness Month''.

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