Jelena Dokic has returned to Melbourne after a whirlwind week of speaking engagements and media events in Sydney.
The former tennis champion, 41, was spotted strolling through the Sydney Airport’s domestic terminal on Wednesday night in casual clothing after a long day.
She showed off her dramatic 20kg weight loss in loose-fitting green pants and a long-sleeved white sweater.
She swept her brunette hair back into a bun while still sporting a full face of makeup after attending high-profile events.
‘Two events and key note presentations tomorrow, 2 cities, 1 flight, hotel check in and 3 hours in the car,’ Jelena captioned a selfie taken on her sunset flight from Sydney to Melbourne.
‘Plus I will try and fit a workout in,’ she added.
‘Good luck to me. Maybe I can work out in the plane while flying and doing some planks.’
Jelena recently revealed that she has lost 20kg in 10 months after living with an eating disorder for two decades.
Jelena Dokic has returned to Melbourne after a whirlwind week of speaking engagements and media events in Sydney
The popular Nine TV presenter, 41, was spotted strolling through the Sydney airport domestic terminal on Wednesday evening in casual clothing after a long day of speaking engagements
She showed off her dramatic 20kg weight loss in loose-fitting green pants and a long-sleeved white sweater
‘I’ve walked with my head held high no matter what size I’ve been. We’re imperfectly perfect, but we’re all amazing.’
‘Unfortunately, in today’s society we’re defined by our size,’ she continued at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art.
‘Our worth is often calculated by a number on a scale, but those are very, very dangerous standards to set, especially for the younger generation.’
Jelena recently revealed that she has lost 20kg in 10 months after living with an eating disorder for two decades. Pictured left in January 2023 and right in 2024
She said she made small changes over time for ‘HEALTH and not SIZE’.
Addressing those who have accused her of crash-dieting, Jelena explained she lost weight because of ‘a family history of diabetes’ and the fact she had recently been diagnosed with high blood pressure.
The author, who was the Australian Women’s Weekly September cover girl, said while her television star has been rising steadily since becoming a key member of Nine’s coverage of the Australian Open and international tennis, she’s faced a constant barrage of cruel online attacks and cyber-bulling about her weight.
‘I have been all different sizes, from a size 4 to a size 20 so for me it’s been about finding balance and moderation,’ Jelena said at the magazine’s first Health Summit in August.
Last month, she shared an Instagram post showing her body transformation by sharing before and after shots of herself from seven years apart.
In a caption, Jelena stressed that her weight loss was a byproduct of her focusing on her mental health, sharing her battle with depression, anxiety and an eating disorder.
‘This is not about body size but feeling that I am not worthy enough to even live!!! On the left 7 years ago,’ she shared.
‘Even though I have a bit less weight now on the right, this is not about weight. Because even if I was half the size on the left, I would still feel the same. And how is that? Not worthy enough to even live!!’
She explained that at the time the first picture was taken, she was afraid to leave the house and was ‘broken’ from her battle with depression and PTSD.
‘My face, body language and even clothing on the left says it all. This is how low my self worth was. I was afraid to get out of the house,’ she continued.
‘I was not able to look people in the eye, I just wanted to wear black or dark grey and cover myself up. I even remember wishing to somehow fully cover my face and head and could I possibly not even need to go out of the house for the rest of my life.
‘This was anxiety, depression, debilitating effect of trauma that made me feel I was worthless and not even worthy of living.
‘This was the result of being put down my whole life especially by people close to me.
‘The person on the left was broken, shattered, battling anxiety, depression, PTSD, BPD and an eating disorder. At times I hoped I wouldn’t wake up so that I don’t have to feel like this anymore.
‘But this is not about pity or feeling sorry for myself. I didn’t want to be a victim. I wanted to survive and thrive and I got there.’
Jelena suffered physical and emotional abuse from her tennis-coach father, Damir Dokic, as she rose in the tennis ranks to become the world’s No.4.
She has long been open about the suffering she endured at her father’s hands, writing in her book Unbreakable that he inflicted regular beatings with a belt or a hard-capped boot, and once knocked her out.