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17-02-2025
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Broncos respond to Sam Thaiday news after NRL great goes public with awful revelation
The Brisbane Broncos have joined fans in congratulating Sam Thaiday after the retired NRL great was crowned the winner of 'I'm a Me Out Of Here' on Sunday night. And it came after the Queensland champion revealed the heartbreaking reasons for his appearance on the reality TV show. Thaiday was named the winner ahead of Matty J and Reggie Bird on Sunday night, leaving fans delighted for the NRL great. On Monday, the Brisbane Broncos wrote on social media: "King of the Jungle. A big congrats to Sammy on being crowned the winner of I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 2025 and helping out a great cause." That great cause they mentioned is the 'Find Ya Feet' charity, which Thaiday won $100,000 for. Earlier in the season, the 39-year-old explained why the charity means so much to him as he laid bare some of the personal struggles he overcame as a youngster. 'My charity is called Find Ya Feet. It's run by a guy named Tommy Herschel,' Thaiday told the other celebs. 'He goes into schools and helps young boys, and he gives them a safe place to share their feelings and talk about how they're feeling. I sat in on one of his sessions and to hear how brave some of these young boys were in opening up and sharing their stories about what was going on in their lives.' Thaiday, who played 304 games for the Broncos as well as 29 State of Origin games for Queensland and 32 Test matches for Australia, made the heartbreaking admission on national TV that he contemplated suicide when he was a teenager. 'As a 13-year-old boy, I wanted to take my own life, and I wish I had someone like Tommy around to let me know that it was okay to talk about my feelings," he said. "As a young kid, I really struggled to find my place. I found myself too white to be black and too black to be white, and didn't know where I fit in. And if I had someone like Tommy Herschel in my life as a young kid, maybe I would have shared a lot of these stories a lot earlier in my life. 'He's a bit of a one-man band at the moment, and I just thought he needed help. So that's why I'm in here. And hopefully even, like, I don't even have to win it, I just want to raise some awareness for him, I want people talking about it.' Learn more about our celeb's chosen charities here: | Watch on @Channel10AU and 10 Play — #ImACelebrityAU (@ImACelebrityAU) January 28, 2025 It wasn't the first time Thaiday spoke publicly about his mental health demons, after opening up in an interview back in 2020. But it brought it to the attention of a national audience on TV for the first time, and gave 'Find Ya Feet' some much-needed exposure. 'I had bottled up my feelings for so long not knowing how to express them," he told the in 2020. "I told her (the therapist) my story and I left that session somewhat motivated to tell people my story. Hopefully by getting my story out I can encourage people to speak up. 'I still have moments now where I second guess myself. Self doubt is the loudest voice in your head. That kind of was an ongoing thing throughout my whole life. I want to learn and grow and get better to make that the quietest voice in side my head. I see myself right now as being a little bit lost and lonely at times." 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑱𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 👑A big congrats to Sammy on being crowned the winner of I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 2025 and helping out a great cause 👏 — Brisbane Broncos (@brisbanebroncos) February 17, 2025 Congratulations to Sam Thaiday for being crowned King of the jungle. 👑 — Jenny Ford (@jennygford) February 16, 2025 Sam Thaiday is good people. So happy he won #ImACelebrityAU Yiew 🤘🙆♀️ — morgannahh (Kel) (@morgannahh) February 16, 2025 Sam Thaiday what a legend Deserved the win #IMACELEBRITYAU — JT (@JTowne7) February 16, 2025 Sam Thaiday what a pure legend @samthaiday — Jackson (@Jacksonmouse32) February 16, 2025 Congrats 👏🏼 — Louise (@sunshine1980_uk) February 16, 2025 You deserved every vote, Sam . 👑 — Lyn Poholke (@lynpoholke) February 16, 2025 I'm so happy Sam's charity won, what an amazing cash boost for them. — Matt (@raffrew) February 16, 2025
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28-01-2025
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NRL fans rally around Sam Thaiday after Broncos legend goes public with awful news
NRL fans are praising Sam Thaiday for his bravery after the Brisbane Broncos legend revealed on national TV on Tuesday night that he once contemplated suicide. The Broncos and Queensland Maroons icon is one of a number of Aussie sporing stars on this year's season of 'I'm a Me Out Of Here'. On Tuesday night's episode, the celebs were asked about why they'd decided to enter the jungle and the charities they'd chosen for the potential prize-money to go to. The 39-year-old spoke bravely about wanting to help the 'Find Your Feet' charity because of how it had helped him. Thaiday, who played 304 games for the Broncos as well as 29 State of Origin games for Queensland and 32 Test matches for Australia, said he could have benefited from such a charity when he was younger. 'My charity is called Find Your Feet. It's run by a guy named Tommy Herschel,' he told the other celebs. 'He goes into schools and helps young boys, and he gives them a safe place to share their feelings and talk about how they're feeling. I sat in on one of his sessions and to hear how brave some of these young boys were in opening up and sharing their stories about what was going on in their lives.' Thaiday made the heartbreaking admission that he contemplated suicide when he was a teenager. 'As a 13-year-old boy, I wanted to take my own life, and I wish I had someone like Tommy around to let me know that it was okay to talk about my feelings. As a young kid, I really struggled to find my place. 'I found myself too white to be black and too black to be white, and didn't know where I fit in. And if I had someone like Tommy Herschel in my life as a young kid, maybe I would have shared a lot of these stories a lot earlier in my life. 'He's a bit of a one-man band at the moment, and I just thought he needed help. So that's why I'm in here. And hopefully even, like, I don't even have to win it, I just want to raise some awareness for him, I want people talking about it.' Learn more about our celeb's chosen charities here: | Watch on @Channel10AU and 10 Play — #ImACelebrityAU (@ImACelebrityAU) January 28, 2025 Thaiday first spoke about his mental health demons back in 2020, but Tuesday night brought it to the attention of a national audience on TV. Fans took to social media to praise his bravery and rallied around the beloved NRL legend. One person wrote: "Never had much knowledge about Sam tonight, I freakin love him. What a legend of a bloke." Another wrote: "Sam Thaiday is such a lovely person. He is my pick to win ...I'm a celebrity get me out of here." While a third commented: "I'm warming to Sam Thaiday. What a lovely bloke." #ImACelebrityAU Sam Thaiday CharityPlease donate todayhttps:// — AUNT TRACE HANSHAW (@HanshawTracey) January 28, 2025 How good is Sam Thaiday on #ImACelebrityAU — dubzz2228 (@dubzz2228) January 25, 2025 Absolute legend. — Jen Lee 🇺🇦🇺🇦 (@jenleeren) January 22, 2025 RELATED: Corey Parker's warning after Wests Tigers rocked by Jarome Luai blow Wayne Bennett detail called out as Latrell Mitchell cops 'wake-up call' Thaiday first spoke about his troubles in 2020 and revealed how therapy helped him. 'I had bottled up my feelings for so long not knowing how to express them," he said. "I told her (the therapist) my story and I left that session somewhat motivated to tell people my story. Hopefully by getting my story out I can encourage people to speak up. 'I still have moments now where I second guess myself. Self doubt is the loudest voice in your head. That kind of was an ongoing thing throughout my whole life. I want to learn and grow and get better to make that the quietest voice in side my head. I see myself right now as being a little bit lost and lonely at times."
