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Dancing With The Stars viewers slam Ben Cousins' appearance on season premiere: 'How many second chances does he get?


Ben Cousins is making a career comeback with his appearance on reality television as a contestant on Dancing With The Stars.

The former AFL player debuted on the show on Sunday night, but viewers had mixed feelings about seeing the fallen star back on TV screens. 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.

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