TAKING CONTROL
Former model and DNA cover star, Nick Bracks is now a successful mental health advocate. His current project is helping beat those lockdown blues.
BY MATTHEW MYERS
PHOTO ANDREW RASZEVSKI
DNA: Let’s start by going back to 2011 when you became a DNA cover model. What are your memories of that?
Nick Bracks: It was a really hot day and we travelled around the harbour for about eight hours. It was a beautiful experience and I got to go to all these little islands. It was one of the most fun modelling shoots I’ve been on.
You gained a bit of a gay following around that time, too!
[Laughing] Yes, I definitely did. The gay community have been great and were very supportive of my underwear label. I’ve made many gay friends over the years.
You told us last time that you get hit on by guys more than girls. Is that still the case? [Laughing] I think it might have rounded out a little bit since then, but it still happens quite a bit. But I’ll take it!
You’ve been busy since our last interview, becoming an advocate for mental health awareness. How did that come about?