"They wanted me to push the show, but all anyone wanted to talk about was Andy and Shaun. I had to do my job and be professional. I wanted to protect my new partner. I still had a lot of respect for Andy — I wanted to protect him. I was in a position where I had to shut it down. As a result there was probably a perception I was putting a wall up, but it was the best I could do at the time."
Gale has been with her partner, AFL player Shaun Hampson, for six years. The pair share a son together and are expecting their second child.
This article originally appeared on New Idea.
