Olympic golden girl Jess Fox talks dating and periods

Olympic slalom canoeist Jess Fox has stepped out of her comfort zone after embracing the dating scene and posing in Bonds period underwear.

Australian Olympic champion Jessica Fox has revealed she has stepped out of her comfort zone and is dating again.

Fox, who split from her long-term partner Mathieu Biazizzo in May last year before the Paris Olympics, said while life is busy, she is open to meeting someone new.

Fox and Biazizzo, who is French and also a canoe slalom athlete, had been together for around nine years after meeting on the World Cup circuit.

“I am (on the dating scene),” Fox, the new face of Bond’s new Bloody Comfy Period Undies, said.

“When you’re trying to balance life, work, training and then you throw dating in there ... you know for me it has it has to happen organically.

“But I’m happy and I’m in a good place, everything is great for me.”

Jess Fox in her upcoming Bonds campaign. Picture: Supplied

It’s not only dating which has forced the slalom canoeist out of her comfort zone in recent months, the 30-year-old gold medallist did a photo shoot in her underwear.

“I was super excited to be partnering with Bonds because it’s, yeah, like a brand I grew up wearing, but its definitely a bit of a different one,” she said.

“Initially it probably wasn’t something I was jumping out of my skin to do, but it’s one that I sort of thought, you know, what this is going challenge me out of my comfort zone and it has such a great empowering message behind it.

“It’s about changing the narrative and making women feel empowered and confident, regardless of whether you have your period. I sort of see it as my responsibility. It is so important to talk about periods and normalise the conversation.”

Fox said posing in her underwear was daunting, but a good reminder to try and be comfortable in your skin, no matter how you’re feeling.

“Growing up, I didn’t like my muscles. I didn’t like how I felt or how I looked, but actually I learned that we’ve all got different bodies and the best thing about that is how we use our bodies and what they can do for us.”

Jess Fox said the photoshoot was “a good reminder to try and be comfortable in your skin”. Picture: Supplied

“Even doing this shoot was quite funny because I was in a heavy training block so I was kind of like heavier than I was at the Olympics, so I didn’t feel as fit and confident as I normally would, but I want to show women it’s important to like and celebrate and except wherever you’re at and all the diverse bodies that we have.

“And the funny thing was when I woke up that day I got my period. I just thought, this is meant to be.”

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