Gold to guilty – Australia’s Queen of the pool comes clean

Former Olympic diving legend Chantelle Newbery has broken her silence on her battle with drugs and depression.

In an exclusive interview with Tracy Grimshaw for Channel Nine’s A Current Affair, the Athens gold medal winner revealed why she pleaded guilty to drug charges.

“I pleaded guilty on the time because I was overwhelmed on the day. I was hysterical,” she told the program.

Earlier this month the 37-year-old was placed on a drug diversion program after admitting possession of a quantity of methylamphetamine and failing to properly dispose of syringes.

It marked a dramatic fall from grace for the former golden girl of Aussie diving.

“I had never been in trouble with the law before,” she told Tracy Grimshaw. And she admitted: “They did find drug paraphernalia.”

In the exclusive interview – to be shown on Monday night – the diver also discusses her battle with depression, and reveals her plan to get back on top.

*See the full interview with Tracy Grimshaw, A Current Affair,  7pm Monday,  Channel Nine.