On this week’s episode of Marie Claire’s You’re Gonna Want To Hear This, editor Georgie McCourt sits down with one of Australia’s most recognisable women - and hears her in a way we never have before.

Fresh from her milestone 50th birthday and as the cover star of Marie Claire’s January issue, Megan Gale reflects on a life lived largely in public - and the private decisions she has fiercely protected along the way.

In a candid, deeply personal conversation, Megan opens up about what fame really feels like from the inside, the scrutiny and comparison that shaped her early self-esteem, and why learning to care less about other people’s opinions has been one of the greatest gifts of ageing.

She revisits the 18-year-old who arrived in Sydney with big dreams, the Italian chapter that changed everything, and the surreal experience of walking runways alongside Naomi Campbell - before turning to where she’s landed now: clearer, calmer and more grounded than ever.

Then comes the revelation she has chosen to share exclusively with Marie Claire: Megan quietly married her partner Shaun Hampson in an intimate overseas ceremony - and kept it private for an entire year.

In the episode, Megan shares the details behind the decision, including:


Why she and Shaun chose to marry in Fiji at a place deeply meaningful to their family


How they planned an intimate ceremony with just their children and mothers present


The moment they told their families the night before the wedding


Why keeping the day private mattered after decades in the public eye


The joy of watching their children take part - and why that made the ceremony feel complete

Megan also reflects on love, long-term partnership, motherhood, boundaries, perimenopause and communication - and why marriage didn’t need to change what already worked.

Warm, honest and powerful, this episode is a rare insight into the woman behind the icon.

On this week&rsquo;s episode of&nbsp;Marie Claire&rsquo;s You&rsquo;re Gonna Want To Hear This, editor Georgie McCourt sits down with one of Australia&rsquo;s most recognisable women - and hears her in a way we never have before.
Fresh from her milestone 50th birthday and as the cover star of Marie Claire&rsquo;s January issue, Megan Gale reflects on a life lived largely in public - and the private decisions she has fiercely protected along the way.
In a candid, deeply personal conversation, Megan opens up about what fame really feels like from the inside, the scrutiny and comparison that shaped her early self-esteem, and why learning to care less about other people&rsquo;s opinions has been one of the greatest gifts of ageing.
She revisits the 18-year-old who arrived in Sydney with big dreams, the Italian chapter that changed everything, and the surreal experience of walking runways alongside Naomi Campbell - before turning to where she&rsquo;s landed now: clearer, calmer and more grounded than ever.
Then comes the revelation she has chosen to share exclusively with Marie Claire: Megan quietly married her partner Shaun Hampson in an intimate overseas ceremony - and kept it private for an entire year.
In the episode, Megan shares the details behind the decision, including:
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Why she and Shaun chose to marry in Fiji at a place deeply meaningful to their family
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How they planned an intimate ceremony with just their children and mothers present
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The moment they told their families the night before the wedding
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Why keeping the day private mattered after decades in the public eye
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The joy of watching their children take part - and why that made the ceremony feel complete
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Megan also reflects on love, long-term partnership, motherhood, boundaries, perimenopause and communication - and why marriage didn&rsquo;t need to change what already worked.
Warm, honest and powerful, this episode is a rare insight into the woman behind the icon.

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You’re Gonna Want To Hear This

Megan Gale Got Married a Year Ago - in Secret. She’s Ready to Talk.

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