Rugby league WAG Tahlia Giumelli is a woman on a mission.
The lingerie model, 29, has committed to trekking 150km across NSW to raise money for The Mark Hughes Foundation, the brain cancer charity founded by ex-NRL player Mark Hughes, who was diagnosed with the disease in 2013.
The charity is close to Tahlia’s heart as she lost her aunt Jenny to brain cancer in 2014.
Rugby league WAG Tahlia Giumelli (foreground) has committed to trekking 150km across NSW to raise money for The Mark Hughes Foundation
Her journey is part of The Big Three Trek, in which a group of 50 people travel 150km from Sydney’s NRL Headquarters to Newcastle’s McDonald Jones Stadium.
The journey aims to raise funds and awareness for The Mark Hughes Foundation.
Tahlia, the wife of South Sydney Rabbitohs prop Tom Burgess, is documenting her progress on Instagram.
She has already completed two thirds of her journey, having walked 100km with 50km to go.
Tahlia opened up about her own health battles in January, shortly after marrying Tom Burgess
A selfie posted on Thursday showed her walking down a country road in sunglasses and a cap, with members of her group trailing behind her.
She said: ‘Walking with the other trekkers and getting to know their why’s or who’s makes every step more meaningful.’
Tahlia encouraged her followers to ‘donate at the link‘ in her Instagram bio.
She revealed she’d been diagnosed with both attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Crohn’s disease (pictured in hospital)
Tahlia opened up about her own health battles in January, shortly after marrying Tom.
She revealed she’d been diagnosed with both attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Crohn’s disease.
Tahlia said her struggle with Crohn’s disease, a chronic inflammatory bowel disorder, was ‘silent but painful’.
Tahlia said her struggle with Crohn’s disease, a chronic inflammatory bowel disorder, was ‘silent but painful’
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