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The Sun
2 days ago
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- The Sun
Soap star reveals he was drugged and raped by two men – and his dad's heartbreaking response when he was told
HORRIFYING ORDEAL The star appeared in the Australian soap for five years in the nineties HOME and Away star Mat Stevenson has revealed he was raped as an 18 year old. The actor, 56, played Adam Cameron on the Australian soap between 1989 and 1994, has told how he was attacked by two men in a horrifying ordeal. 2 2 Speaking about his ordeal, he told The Sydney Morning Herald how it happened after he attended a meeting to become a real estate agent. However after the event he was given a drink but began feeling dizzy. He added to the newspaper: 'This other bloke [then] came out of nowhere. I was paralysed, I was a strong young kid, I was a good sportsman, but I was paralysed.' He was then raped by the two men and blacked out. Mat revealed he regained consciousness the next day in the same room, but he was alone. 'I was in a fair bit of pain, and I was late for work,' he said. Struggling with what happened, Mat revealed he confided in his dad, adding: 'I told my dad, I said, 'I think I've just been raped', and he ignored it.' And the day after his ordeal, he received a phone call offering him a role in Neighbours. He later went on to become a household name in rival soap Home and Away before quitting after five years playing character Adam. Years later Mat revealed that he'd quit the soap for love after deciding to turn his back on fame in order to marry and have a family. He said in 2019 to the Daily Telegraph: 'After I left Home and Away, I travelled for three years and when I came back I was 27. 'I met a woman that I loved and we wanted a family,' he told The Daily Telegraph. 'And with that comes responsibility so I sought out some secure work and that's the government role I have been working in ever since.' The actor now works for the Australian government as a investigator. He shares two daughters, 24 and 21, with his wife.
News.com.au
2 days ago
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- News.com.au
Home & Away icon reveals harrowing ordeal where he was ‘drugged and raped' by two men
A former Home & Away star has revealed his harrowing ordeal of being 'drugged and raped' by two men. Mat Stevenson, 56, who is best known for playing hearthrob Adam Cameron on the iconic soap opera from 1989 to 1994, has opened up about his shocking ordeal in a new tell-all interview. Sitting down with The Sydney Morning Herald, he shared that shortly before he scored his role on Home & Away he became interested in potentially starting a career as a real estate agent. He attended a business presentation about becoming a real estate agent that tragically ended in him being sexually assaulted. The actor said that he was offered a drink by one of the men, and then quickly he became increasingly dizzy. 'This other bloke (then) came out of nowhere. I was paralysed, I was a strong young kid, I was a good sportsman, but I was paralysed,' he said. Stevenson said that the two men raped him while he was 'blacked out'. The following day Stevenson woke up in the same room alone. Both men had vanished. 'I was in a fair bit of pain, and I was late for work. I told my dad, I said, 'I think I've just been raped', and he ignored it,' said the actor. Tragically, Stevenson and his father never spoke of the horrific incident again. Then, just a day later, Stevenson got a phonecall to say that he had scored a role on Neighbours, which would be the beginning of a career spanning across multiple Australian soaps. 'I just so badly wanted to be there that I suppressed that assault,' he said. 'I was just – bang – straight down into denial.' He was eventually poached by Home & Away where he became a household name for his role as Adam Cameron. But his entire experience on the show was tainted by his traumatic past, Stevenson said. 'Inside, I just felt like my soul was being ripped out … I wanted to scream,' he said. 'I didn't know how to unpack the pain, so I'd mask it. I built a character around me, which was the character that people saw. He looks laid-back, he looks laconic, he looks like he doesn't care about much. I had to hide those demons that were inside. 'It was really painful, and I found that it would spike whenever I had absolute moments of success or joy.' His life further spiralled when his father suddenly passed away from a heart attack in the 90s. 'I was full of self-loathing,' he said. 'It was like I was allergic to myself. My dad's death really ramped up my high-risk behaviour: alcohol and gambling. I shut down. I put up this facade that I didn't give a s**t. I just couldn't handle life any more. I didn't have the skills to navigate my way through it.' After leaving Home & Away in 1994, the actor lost everything and became homeless within a year of his departure. 'I was just in free fall, suffering in silence, spending what little money I had left and finding solace in the bottom of a schooner glass. 'I walked across the Sydney Harbour Bridge; it was pissing down, and I remember standing there and thinking, 'Righto, if you want to do it, now's the time. But if you don't do it now, it's time to move out of pity town. It's time to move on.' '
Daily Mail
3 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Home and Away star reveals he was raped by two men when he was 18 - and his dad's savage reaction after telling him about the assault
Home and Away star Mat Stevenson has revealed he was raped by two men when he was 18-years-old. The 56-year-old, who played Adam Cameron on the soap from 1989 to 1994, spoke out about the horrifying ordeal in an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald. He explained he had attended a business presentation about becoming a real estate agent when the assault occurred. After the event, he was offered a drink by his prospective mentor but immediately 'became dizzy'. 'This other bloke [then] came out of nowhere. I was paralysed, I was a strong young kid, I was a good sportsman, but I was paralysed,' Mat said. The men raped the actor who 'blacked out'. The following day Mat revealed he woke up and found himself in the same room but there was no one around. 'I was in a fair bit of pain, and I was late for work. I told my dad, I said, "I think I've just been raped", and he ignored it,' he revealed. Mat received a call the day after the tragic ordeal informing him he had landed a role on Neighbours. He eventually became a household name when he starred on Channel Seven soap Home and Away in the nineties, playing the role of Adam Cameron. But he shocked fans when he left the long-running soap after five years and 500 episodes. In 2019, Mat revealed the real reason he left acting was for love. 'After I left Home and Away, I travelled for three years and when I came back I was 27. I met a woman that I loved and we wanted a family,' he told The Daily Telegraph. 'And with that comes responsibility so I sought out some secure work and that's the government role I have been working in ever since.' Mat has been investigating identity theft for the government since 2001. He and his wife share two two daughters, aged 24 and 21. During this TV career, the Victorian-born actor also had roles on Blue Heelers, MDA, City Homicide and Offspring. He still dabbles in acting, with Mat playing the character of Mike in a the 2021 drama film, A Small Punch In a Little Town. The film, directed by former Blue Heelers producer Luke Robson, is about a young man who coward punches an outsider visiting a small community. For confidential support call the Lifeline 24-hour crisis support on 13 11 14
