The former tennis star is accepting the award for her doco Unbreakable that details her journey to Australia as a refugee and rising to number four in women’s tennis while juggling the tumultuous relationship with her father.
She is simply in shock about winning!
“I’m actually in shock I didn’t think this was possible and I didn’t have a speech prepared. I said to my Channel 9 team and Todd that we will wing it and we are good under pressure. I underestimated this one,” she said.
“I want to say a massive thank you to every single person who voted, not just the fans, but the industry. And not because of me. But because the hard stories and the difficult topics need to be told to create awareness. This is something that we did not even talk about 10 years ago. Now we have it in books and on screen. So I just want to thank you all. We have done a massive thing. This is not about winning. This is about a win for victims and survivors, especially of domestic violence and mental health.”