Shaped with Casey Dellacqua

Shaped with Casey Dellacqua

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January 7, 2026 · 53 min · Season 5 · Episode 5

About this episode

Casey Dellacqua shares her journey as a tennis champion and LGBTQ+ mother, discussing resilience, body image, and redefining success.

In this episode of Shaped, Trent Cotchin sits down with Australian tennis great Casey Dellacqua, a seven-time Grand Slam finalist, doubles champion, mum of three, and one of the most respected voices in Australian sport. From growing up in a working-class Perth family to moving across the country at just 15 to chase her tennis dream, Casey opens up about the grit, sacrifice, and heartbreak behind life on tour. She reveals what it was really like to navigate body image pressure, financial struggle, and loneliness as a young athlete — and how friendship, resilience, and authenticity shaped her into the woman she is today. Casey reflects on her incredible partnership with Ash Barty, her journey as a proud LGBTQ+ mum, and the lessons she’s learned about hard work, failure, and self-worth. She shares how therapy, motherhood, and perspective helped her find happiness beyond the headlines — and why she now defines success as “contentment and courage, not trophies and titles.” This is one of the most heartfelt and inspiring episodes yet — a reminder that failure doesn’t break you; it builds you. You’ll learn: What elite sport taught Casey about hard work, failure, and resilience How she…

People in this episode

Host: Trent Cotchin

Guest: Casey Dellacqua

Topics covered

  • tennis
  • resilience
  • LGBTQ+
  • motherhood
  • success
  • body image

Keywords

  • Casey Dellacqua
  • Trent Cotchin
  • tennis
  • LGBTQ+
  • resilience
  • success
  • motherhood
  • body image
  • Ash Barty

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Australia, Perth

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