She has become a household name after starring in Nick Cummins’ season of The Bachelor in 2018 and becoming Australia’s first bisexual single last year.
And now Brooke Blurton has landed the cover of the August issue of Australian Women’s Healthwhere she discusses the ‘power’ of being vulnerable on social media.
Brooke, 27, has been open about her traumatic childhood, marred by sexual assault, drug-fuelled violence and her mother’s suicide when she was just 11.
Former single Brooke Blurton, 27, says ‘vulnerability is strength’ as she lands the cover of the August issue of Australian Women’s Health (pictured)
When asked by the publication if she ever feels the need to “keep something for herself” while sharing so much of her life on Instagram, Brooke said that while it’s important to set “healthy boundaries,” it’s a beauty. to show your vulnerability.
‘I’m not afraid to share the ugly things too. Vulnerability is strength and that’s what I really believe,” she said.
“If you can be vulnerable to yourself and also to others, I admire that above being physically strong, because I think that’s so admirable to me and the power to share vulnerability isn’t credited enough in this world.”
When asked by the publication if she ever feels the need to “keep something for herself,” while sharing so much of her life on Instagram, Brooke said that while it’s important to set “healthy boundaries,” it’s a beauty. to show your vulnerability
Brooke stuns on the cover as she shows off her washboard belly and overall toned physique in a light green sports bra and matching long leggings.
She pairs the look with a training bag from Adidas and Stella McCartney and is groomed to perfection with styled wavy dark brown locks and elegant makeup.
Brooke also took to her Instagram Stories on Sunday to share behind-the-scenes images of herself dressed in her light green ensemble and her makeup done.
‘I’m not afraid to share the ugly things too. Vulnerability is strength and that’s what I really believe,” she said. Brooke added that she admires vulnerability rather than being ‘physically strong’
Brooke also took to her Instagram stories on Sunday to share behind-the-scenes images of herself dressed in the light green ensemble and getting her makeup done.
She paired the look with white sneakers and appeared in a good mood during the shoot
Brooke identified as a proud Noongar-Yamatji woman from Western Australia and previously discussed her struggles on the SBS program Noongar Dandjoo†
‘I grew up in a country town in Carnarvon. I spent my childhood there until I was about 11, when my mother sadly died – she committed suicide,” she said.
“That was a rough time when I lived in Carnarvon with my mother and grandmother, lost my mother, and then grandmother died a month later.”
Brooke eventually moved in with her father, but admitted, “To be honest, he wasn’t that supportive.”
The former bachelorette has been open about her traumatic childhood, marred by sexual assault, drug-fuelled violence and her mother’s suicide when she was just 11.
‘I grew up in a country town in Carnarvon. I spent my childhood there until I was about 11 when my mother sadly died – she committed suicide,” she said on the SBS program Noongar Dandjoo. Pictured: Brooke, her mother and her siblings in an undated photo
Growing up was quite complicated. [There was] a lot of drug and alcohol abuse in my childhood and I had an older sister who suffered from schizophrenia,” she added.
Her brother Troy told the show, “Brooke was definitely someone I had to run to when I had trouble.
“I’ve been pretty depressed when I was on drugs, drinking a lot, not really in the right place.”
Brooke’s life before fame was anything but a fairy tale (pictured with her family)
Brooke also discussed her harsh upbringing in a TedX talk in 2019, revealing that she was sexually assaulted after her mother’s funeral.
“I don’t remember how I processed that information or how I felt at the time, but what I do remember is I found a phone book and a home phone and looked up my father’s name, found a number and called,” she said.
“My stepmother answered, and I didn’t tell her what had happened, I just said, ‘Can you come get me?’”
Brooke’s father, who lived in Perth, picked her up the next day.
Brooke also discussed her harsh upbringing in a 2019 TedX talk, in which she revealed she had been sexually assaulted after her mother’s funeral. “I don’t remember how I processed that information or how I felt at the time,” she said
“I left in the middle of the night that night and didn’t say goodbye to my brothers. I pretty much left my house,” she recalls.
“At that moment I felt like I had lost everything. I had lost my sense of belonging, my family, my mother and also my bond with my Aboriginal people. This was when I first thought about suicide.’
Despite the horrors of her childhood, Brooke found the strength to push through her own mental health issues and become a role model for her siblings.
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Despite the horrors of her childhood, Brooke found the strength to push through her own mental health issues and become a role model for her siblings. Pictured: Brooke with her brother Troy