Ben Cousins looks happy and healthy alongside his rarely seen daughter at a Perth Telethon

He has turned his life around after overcoming an addiction to meth.

And troubled AFL star Ben Cousins looked happy and healthy as he took his ‘mini-me’ daughter Angelique to Channel Seven’s annual Perth Telethon over the weekend.

The 44-year-old was beaming as he took calls alongside other celebrities and notable figures to help raise money for 50 beneficiaries, including the Perth Children’s Hospital.

Troubled AFL star Ben Cousins looked happy and healthy as he took his ‘mini-me’ daughter Angelique to Seven’s annual Perth Telethon over the weekend

The former footy player appeared fit, healthy and tanned, showing off his bulging biceps in a navy T-shirt.

He was seen sharing some sweet and goofy exchanges with his little girl at the charity event. 

The hunky sports star also had a giggle with a giddy-looking Julie Bishop,

Supercars Sports presenter Riana Crehan and The Bachelor star Locky Gilbert also lent their star power to the event. 

The hunky sports star had a giggle with a giddy looking Julie Bishop, 

The 44-year-old was beaming as he took calls alongside other celebrities and notable figures to help raise money for 50 beneficiaries, including the Perth Children’s Hospital.

Cousins is said to be focused on rebuilding his relationship with his daughter and her older brother, Bobby after finally getting sober last year. 

Earlier this year, Susan Backshell, who has acted as a mentor for Cousins since his last stint on jail, told Daily Mail Australia that he remains solely focused on his kids.

Sitting in a cold, cramped jail cell for the sixth time in 13 years, Cousins had finally decided enough was enough after seven months behind bars in 2020.

The 43-year-old told her he wanted to make amends and clean up his life. Ms Backshell gave him an ultimatum: ‘Give it his all, or forget it entirely’.

The former footy player appeared fit, healthy and tanned, showing off his bulging biceps in a navy T-shirt

Supercars Sports presenter Riana Crehan, left, and The Bachelor star Locky Gilbert, back far right, also lent their star power to the event

Since Cousins was released from custody back in December, Ms Backshell says she’s never once questioned his commitment to sobriety and bettering his community.

Ms Backshell said Cousins now has his kids of a weekend and is always looking for new ways to bond with them.

‘His kids are everything to him, he truly is an amazing dad. He’s phenomenal,’ Ms Backshell said.

Cousins has continued to turn his life around after finally getting sober last year

Cousins often takes the children outside to explore nature, teaching them how to kayak, ride horses and embrace the great outdoors.

‘They adore him. They’re very sporty too, like him. They’re like little mini-me’s. They’ve got his determination. I see a lot of him in them.’

Ben won the Brownlow Medal in 2005 and captained the West Coast Eagles from 2001 to 2005, securing the club’s best and fairest awards four out of those seasons.

Ben had a laugh as Australian landscape architect Charlie Albone copped a cream pie in the face 

His dramatic fall from grace was well documented from 2007 as he publicly battled a drug addiction and coped with his failed relationship with Maylea Tinecheff.

Cousins played 238 games and booted 205 goals for the West Coast Eagles, where he won a premiership with the club in 2006.

He was later sacked and copped a one year ban from the AFL for repeated infringements.