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Bachelorette's Apollo Jackson returns to day job after magician work 'dried up'

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  • 18 Jul 2019

Magician and reality star Apollo Jackson has returned to work as a sales assistant on the Gold Coast after struggling to find work. 

The Bachelorette and Bachelor In Paradise favourite, 26, is now working at Tommy Hilfiger after his magic show, Influence, failed to get off the ground.

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"I'd just put a bunch of time and money into starting a stage show which I was really excited about, [but] unfortunately it didn't work out," he told the Daily Mail Australia.

Apollo Jackson of Bachelor In Paradise fame

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"With the bills piling up I just wanted a good job to cover the bills while I work on the crazy stuff … I'm really lucky to have a good workplace to help my pay the bills while I keep trying to chase those dreams of being a full-time entertainer."

It comes after Apollo, who became well-known on Sophie Monk's season of The Bachelorette, revealed in May that it had been a "crappy few months" after "work dried up".

"Entertainment has its ups and downs, I’ve had some amazing ups, but the last few months have challenged me intensely," he wrote on Instagram at the time.

"Works dried up. I’d had just two paying gigs this year, my phone, subscriptions both entertainment and work cut off for the last few months. My stage show I worked my ass off for six months on only sold 11 tickets so I had to cancel it.

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I found this post from an interview I did with @thethinkergirls last year and it reminded me there is a big picture, way bigger than what we are focusing on at the moment. It's been a crappy few months for me, entertainment has its ups and downs, I've had some amazing ups but, The last few months have challenged me intensely, works dried up, I'd had just 2 paying gigs this year, my phone, subscriptions both entertainment and work cut off for the last few months, my stage show I worked my ass off for 6 months on only sold 11 tickets so I had to cancel it, training for my first mma fight I tore the ligaments in both arms and ruptured one of the tendons, unable to afford a dentist a nerve exposed broken tooth has made me unable to sleep most nights while I've worked my butt off developing new skills and chasing work, applying for jobs that I had no luck getting, Everything I'd been working on for 8+ months had been rejected, shut down or a failure.. Everyone gets a pile up of crappy times, they can take a toll you mentally. But during this time I've met people I otherwise wouldn't have, discovered and developed skills I never would have, gained a network of friends and support I never would have, learnt a new level of resourcefulness, built some epic things with some extraordinary people and realised that what I'm going through isn't really that bad.. If you're struggling with something it's ok to talk about how your feeling with your mates and family we all have struggles. Im excited for whatever lies around the corner and determined as ever, watch this space!

"Training for my first MMA fight, I tore the ligaments in both arms and ruptured one of the tendons, unable to afford a dentist a nerve exposed broken tooth has made me unable to sleep most nights …

"Everything I’d been working on for 8+ months had been rejected, shut down or a failure."

Determined to break the stigma that has a firm grip around mental health, Jackson told WHO that he's now using his social media platform to promote awareness. 

"I think there’s a stigma around it that I feel needs to be broken. We all have ups and downs and struggle mentally with different things whether your a stage performer or a labourer. So why should it be taboo to talk about it?"

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