In spite of this, the father of three has recently spoken up about his winner's compensation. During the 2023 season of I'm a Celebrity...
Get Me Out of Here!, Ian 'Dicko' Dickson reflected on the time he awarded Season 1 winner, Guy Sebastian a $1 million cheque off the back of his debut album.
Damien has since mused on this phenomena, saying this Idolsuccess story was sold based on this event. Notably, this was not the case for the 47-year-old.
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