Zulya Kamalova’s Evolution, Revolution and The Mail Order Bride. Photo by Sarah Walker.
‘My shelf life as a diver is quickly approaching its expiry date,’ laughs gold medal winning Olympian Matthew Mitcham, when asked why he’s decided to embrace a parallel career as a cabaret performer.
‘I have always been a pretty creative person, I think, but I’ve never really been given an opportunity to develop that side of me. And I really think it’s important for athletes to work on their Plan B for their lives after sport. I’m not going to be able to dive forever, and when I stop the sport, whether it be prematurely or because of my own choosing, I don’t want to have to start to build up a career from scratch; I’d like to hit the ground running.’
