Trigger Warning: This episode contains references to suicide and mental health. 

In this magical episode of The Good Chat with Anita Anabel, Anita sits down with Back to the Rafters star, Hugh Sheridan.

In this chat, Hugh told the full story about they saved a man from harming himself the day after R U OK day 2021, how they too had a near death experience because of depression in the aftermath of being cast in Hedwig, how Jessica Marais felt relieved to not play Rachel Rafter and why Georgina was the perfect person to re-cast her with.

Hugh was so generous and vulnerable and shared stories from how they came out — including how their NIDA teacher told them not to publicise their sexuality or they would never get work — and how the Australian Ballet and the Network Ten series I Will Survive led him to write and direct his first feature film in 2022 called The Dancer.

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