Journalist, TV presenter and proud LGBTQI+ woman Narelda Jacobs beams into living rooms across the country every morning on Studio 10. But before she was on our TV screens, Narelda lived a very different life.
At age 21, and a divorced mum with a young daughter, she found herself trying to figure out how to explain to her religious mother that she was in a serious relationship...with a woman.
She is someone who has had to restart her identity several times, and in this episode, Madeleine West discovers how she found the real Narelda.
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Host: Madeleine West
Producers: Emmeline Peterson
Executive Producers: Tia Ucich, Elissa Ratliff & Holly Wainwright
Audio Production: Madeline Joannou
Guest: Narelda Jacobs
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