Published: 02:49 BST, 8 September 2020 | Updated: 07:10 BST, 8 September 2020
Australian champion surfer Layne Beachley looked remarkably different when she appeared live on Today Extra on Monday.
The 48-year-old was almost unrecognisable with shorter and lighter hair, as she promoted WWF-Australia’s campaign to protect animals on National Threatened Species Day.
Layne was her usual bubbly self as she spoke about the campaign, before revealing her new project to help others.
My how you’ve changed! Australian champion surfer Layne Beachley looked remarkably different when she appeared live on Today Extra on Monday (right)
Layne, who won the surfing World Championship seven times, proudly wore a WWF-Australia T-shirt during her interview.
She spoke about National Threatened Species Day and her new self-empowerment platform called the Awake Academy.
‘I’m going to help people detach from fear, take control of their lives and design a life they love through really transformational online courses,’ Layne said.
New career path: She spoke about WWF-Australia’s campaign for National Threatened Species Day and her new self-empowerment platform called the Awake Academy
She explained that the courses ‘help people feel more confident, more centred and boost their sense of wellbeing’.
Layne is one of the world’s most successful female surfers, and was inducted into the Australian and American halls of fame in 2006.
Champion: Layne is one of the world’s most successful female surfers, and was inducted into the Australian and American halls of fame in 2006
Last year, she spoke to The Daily Telegraph about a dark period in her life at the height of her success.
‘Deep down you may be struggling, suffering, crying out for help without possessing the courage or the network to get help, but that’s where R U OK? come in,’ she said, referring to the Australian mental health charity.
‘It all starts with the courage to have the conversation. If you can’t have the conversation with yourself, it’s important to have someone in your life that has the courage to ask you, « Are you okay? »‘
Past struggles: Last year, she spoke to The Daily Telegraph about a dark period in her life at the height of her success. She was secretly battling chronic fatigue syndrome and suicidal thoughts in 1996
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