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AFL legend Ben Cousins reveals how starring on Dancing With The Stars will help him rebuild his life - and shares the reality show he turned down


Ben Cousins has been rebuilding his life in recent years after a fall from grace.

His dramatic fall from grace was well documented from 2007 as he publicly battled a drug addiction and coped with his failed relationship with Maylea Tinecheff. In 2021, Susan Backshell, who has acted as a mentor for Cousins since his last stint on jail, told Daily Mail Australia that he remains solely focused on his kids. His dramatic fall from grace was well documented from 2007 as he publicly battled a drug addiction and coped with his failed relationship with Maylea Tinecheff.

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