At the time I was involved in a court case representing my father. The solicitor's fees were about $15,000 and I got myself into a mortgage because of that court case - it's well over $100,000 at the moment, which I'm now paying off. The court case is against my mother.
I decided to streak about two hours before the game and I went there with Craig my fiance, just wrapped up in a wraparound skirt, and I was painted at the last minute. We didn't have enough time to buy any real paint so we grabbed some blue house paint that I later had to wash off with turps.
I left it until 12 minutes to go in the game because a lot of people tried to streak that night because word had got around. It was Monday night football and Triple M had done a huge promotion that night. Apparently a few people did get caught, trying to streak. I waited until a big fight broke out at the end of the field and all the security guys went there.
I went straight past Fatty and Blocker so they could have a good look and the streak opened the Footy Show the following Friday. I wasn't worried about being nude - I was really nervous before I did it - like I couldn't talk for an hour before it. I wasn't nervous about being nude on the field. I'd told people I was going to streak and I was worried that I would get caught before I got out there. I always do what I say I'm gonna do.
I got right across the field, then I turned around and came back, and I started to head toward the footballers at the goalposts but they got me before I got there. It took them a while to catch me.
The security guard told me how stupid I was, but I couldn't really say anything. And they carted me off with a blanket around me and put me in a paddy wagon out the back for half an hour or so until the audience that I had created disappeared.
There were reporters at the court and I asked my solicitor 'What's the big event today?' and he said 'You.'
The courtroom wasn't very scary at all. The solicitor said I'd be fined unless I got a certain magistrate, and I walked in there and it was that magistrate... apparently he wasn't real friendly with things like that. He was around retirement age and didn't think it was very funny.
My Dad couldn't believe it. He was the only one that I rang on the way. I'd wanted to streak since I was eight years old and I've been telling him all my life that I wanted to do it... mainly at a cricket match because at Christmas holidays that was all we did and the only exciting thing that ever happened was if someone streaked, so that put it in my head.
When I rang him he said he didn't believe me, but asked who was I going to watch, and I said 'I dunno, but I'm going to streak' and he freaked out. To my face he's very "Oh Tracey, you shouldn't have," but he still doesn't mind showing me off. He's 72.
Soft porn magazine Hustler offered to pay Tracey's $650 indecent exposure fine in an interview on Triple M, and offered her work. Following a centrefold shoot, she now travels the country promoting the magazine.
I was dancing and well on my way into my career before I did the streak - it wasn't what made me who I am and I didn't actually do the streak for the publicity. I did it for dad.
It was great for publicity workwise... because a lot of people know me who wouldn't otherwise, and it helped me in making a business in Sydney. The streak didn't make me a stripper.
I loved it - 40,000 people screaming at me, I loved it! If I could draw a crowd like that in any way I'd do it. I don't care what I'd have to do. It was excellent |
