SIMPSON HOMELESS ALONE
SOCIAL media sweetheart Alli
will give up her pampered lifestyle in favour of the hard Sydney streets for SBS show Filthy Rich and Homeless, airing this Tuesday. The Gold Coaster and sister to pop star said she wasn’t worried about exposing herself, warts and all, for a good cause. “I know the majority of the episodes I’m going to look awful. Obviously, I had no makeup, I didn’t shower for a week, I couldn’t wash my hair but I’m not worried about that stuff,” the 20 year old said. “I knew I was going to expose myself to the world. “I was most scared of sleeping on the street. As soon as the sun went down the first night I was terrified. The hardest part was being afraid, being alone, basically being confronted with being alone. You feel hopeless and purposeless. Really invisible. It was pretty unreal.”
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Simpson is now based in LA where her brother owns a record label, her mum appeared on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and her father after coming out as a child sexual abuse survivor, works with the Rape,
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Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), a US not-for-profit antisexual abuse organisation. Simpson said she felt guilty when she returned: “When I went back to LA, I went back to my apartment and I burst out crying thinking about all the homeless people. They’re still there, they’ll feel awful things every day while I’m here.
“It’s given me a different perspective on life. I’m privileged and lucky. I think about that now.” Simpson said she hoped to continue raising awareness for youth homelessness after the show airs.