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''We're pretty lucky!''
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If thereโ€™s one woman who knows the pressures of performing in front of a crowd, itโ€™s Olympic medallist and golden girl of Australian swimming, Leisel Jones.

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Performing stark naked, however, may take a different level of courage all together.

The former Olympic swimmer is baring all on Channel Sevenโ€™s All New Monty โ€“ in the name of charity, of course.

Regardless of whether Leisel is on an Olympic podium or the All New Monty stage, thereโ€™s one man cheering her on from the crowd โ€“ her husband Damon Martin.

Leisel has joined this yearโ€™s All New Monty.

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The couple met back in 2016, with Leisel singing Damonโ€™s praises, clearly smitten by her new man.

โ€œItโ€™s hard to meet people in Sydney and itโ€™s hard to find friends and be casual and relaxed,โ€ she confessed to the Daily Mail.

โ€œWeโ€™re pretty lucky!โ€

The sporting great shared that it was Damonโ€™s smarts and fun attitude that caught her eye.

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โ€œHeโ€™s super fun, very smart,โ€ she praised, before adding, โ€œHeโ€™s super duper smart which is really important to me. Heโ€™s got a great brain.โ€

Leisel and Damon began dating in 2016.

(Instagram)

A year later, in September 2017 Leisel and Damon announced their engagement, with her fiancรฉ popping the question while overseas.

Taking to Instagram to share a photo with Damon in a New York alley by the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory, the swimmer revealed the happy news.

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โ€œWEโ€™RE ENGAGED,โ€ she penned.

โ€œDamo popped the question while we were in The States. I canโ€™t wait to annoy the hell out of you for the rest of our eternal lives. Love you @sunchayser.โ€

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The blissfully loved-up couple waited less than a year to tie the knot after getting engaged.

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Just days before the ceremony Leisel told the Herald Sun they had planned a โ€œlow-keyโ€ wedding.

โ€œIโ€™m not a bridey bride, it will be pretty simple,โ€ she said.

โ€œAs long as the foodโ€™s good and weโ€™re all happy. Itโ€™s been long enough to know itโ€™s right.โ€

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While it may have been โ€œsimpleโ€ it was still an absolutely stunning affair.

The secluded wedding took place at an idyllic country estate on the outskirts of Bowral, New South Wales, with perfectly manicured gardens and a simple floral-clad archway.

On the morning of her wedding Leisel hilariously shared an insight into her pre-wedding routine.

Forget champagne, this brideโ€™s choice of poison is much more potent.

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โ€œSome brides post their nail colour with a glass of champagne or tea. Not this bride. She only drinks tequila,โ€ she captioned her photo.

She also ensured sheโ€™d be comfortable while getting ready.

โ€œSo itโ€™s all about that comfort when you get married, so I brought my own robeโ€ฆbecause itโ€™s white, but also Iโ€™ve got my UGG boots, because a bride has to stay warm on her wedding day,โ€ Leisel said.

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