Danielle Laidley has made her first look on the Brownlow Medal purple carpet, beautiful company in a white robe, alongside associate Donna Leckie.
The most important night time of the AFL calendar has begun with stars of the sport and high medal contenders making their method down the well-known purple carpet.
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Amongst company strolling the carpet on Sunday night time was former West Coast and North Melbourne participant and coach, Dani Laidley.
Laidley turned heads in a white off-the-shoulder Marquise Atelier robe, styled by vogue icon Lana Wilkinson as she appeared hand-in-hand with Ms Leckie, additionally wowing in white.
Laidley thanked Wilkinson for placing collectively her look.
“It’s been fantastic,” she advised Channel 7.
“Lana Wilkinson and her workforce, Megan who put all our robes collectively, Jade with the make-up.
“It’s simply been phenomenal and I simply stated once we got here down the steps that, you already know, we’re so grateful and overwhelmed for what you’ve achieved for us.
“To get right here tonight and go and benefit from the night time of nights we haven’t had for fairly a couple of years.”
Laidley stated her decide to win the Brownlow is Fremantle’s Andrew Brayshaw.
“Significantly the primary two-thirds of his season was excellent,” she stated.
“And I’ve to say I’m very connected to the Brayshaws, and so I’d love for him to recover from the road. Hopefully he can hold on in the previous couple of video games to win tonight. I feel that’ll be only a fantastic end to the night time.”
The previous coach has stated lately she is open to persevering with her Aussie Guidelines teaching journey sooner or later, however stated she doesn’t anticipate this might be on the highest degree.
The 55-year previous, previously recognized to as Dean Laidley, lately shared in a Information Corp unique, perception into her journey to changing into a proud, contented transgender girl, fortunately residing along with her associate and sharing her story.
In an interview with Information Corp, the previous AFL nice additionally opened up about her try at suicide – involving medicine and self-asphyxiation, and her battle with gender dysphoria.
Laidley additionally lately launched an autobiography, titled Don’t Look Away: A Memoir of Id & Acceptance.
Initially revealed as Danielle Laidley, associate Donna Leckie stun on Brownlow Medal purple carpet