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Young Divas, Australian Idol, leaving Christianity and finding herself | Emily Williams
· 1 h 14 min · S5 E8 · Explicit
Episode Young Divas, Australian Idol, leaving Christianity and finding herself | Emily Williams
This episode contains lived-experience discussion of childhood abuse, family violence, young motherhood, addiction and religious trauma, and includes strong language and sexual references.
Australian Idol and Young Divas star Emily Williams joins Kate DeAraugo and Claudia Coy for a reunion more than 20 years in the making. There's plenty to revisit from the Idol years and Young Divas, but Emily's story began long before Australia knew her voice.
Growing up in South Auckland, Emily talks about childhood, church, music and becoming a young mum. She takes us back to working as a forklift driver, almost missing her Australian Idol audition, and suddenly finding herself in a Grand Final alongside Kate. The two remember the Opera House, life inside Young Divas, and some of the stories that have followed them ever since.
Emily also opens up about rebuilding her career, performing in The Bodyguard in the UK, relationships, healing and what happened when she began questioning the Christianity she'd known for 37 years. There's honesty, a lot of laughter, and even a bit of unfinished business over Kate's Australian Idol single, Maybe Tonight.
Huge thanks to Emily Williams for joining us. Follow Emily: @emilyurbandiva
Season 5 is presented by Aurora Healthcare. aurorahealth.com.au
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