Tina Arena documentary reveals life beyond public image

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 17 Oct, 19:32 · Archive

Tina Arena's new documentary Unravel Me, arriving on free-to-air television this week, shows a different person from her public image as a child star.

Tina Arena has been a mainstay of Australian popular culture for 50 years, appearing on television as a seven-year-old on Young Talent Time in 1974. Her new documentary, Tina Arena: Unravel Me, premieres on free-to-air television this week after debuting at the Melbourne International Film Festival earlier this year.

Arena describes the public's image of her as 'that little ballerina in the music box', saying people do not really know who she is. She was executive producer on the documentary and said of viewing the finished film: 'I was pretty sick in the guts to be honest.' Speaking her truth on screen was important to her after 50 years of managing a relatively sheltered personal life in public, she explained.

Arena said: 'I am a woman who has had quite the adventure — and after 50 years of work, joy, laughter, life and love, it was so important for me to speak my truth.' The release of the documentary came at a fraught time for the star, as her ex-husband Ralph Carr's identity was revealed in early August after three years of suppression. He was charged and convicted of the rape of a young woman in 2023.

How it is being reported

• Unravel Me: Tina Arena was the “little ballerina in the music box”. Now she’s telling us who she REALLY isFrom child star on Young Talent Time to unapologetic icon, Tina Arena opens up about the price of honesty, losing father figure Johnny Young, and being a woman ahead of her time.The West Australian · 17 Oct, 19:00
• Unravel Me: Tina Arena was the “little ballerina in the music box”. Now she’s telling us who she REALLY isFrom child star on Young Talent Time to unapologetic icon, Tina Arena opens up about the price of honesty, losing father figure Johnny Young, and being a woman ahead of her time.Perth Now · 17 Oct, 19:00

In this story: Tina Arena · Young Talent Time · Ralph Carr · Melbourne International Film Festival · Australia

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