1/21One Direction meet Kat the koala from Lone Pine l/r Niall, Liam and Harry, Picture: Nathan Richter
Flashback: Celebrities who hugged koalas at Lone Pine Sanctuary
After Brisbane’s Lone Pine Sanctuary banned koala cuddles, we look back on some of the famous faces who were able to get a hug in over the years.
2/21Louis from One Direction meet Kat the koala from Lone Pine, Picture: Nathan Richter
3/21Harry from One Direction..Picture: Nathan Richter
4/21Harry One Direction, Picture: Nathan Richter
5/21Romanian Communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena in 1988.
6/21How much can a Koala Bear? Qld Reds Quade Cooper, Peter Hynes and Ed O'Doughue have got a hand full at Lone Pine
7/21Angela Lansbury At Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary In Brisbane
8/21Roger Federer prior to the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane in 2013, AAP Image/Dave Hunt
9/21Samantha Stosur holding a koala, Australian and German tennis players at the Fed Cup draw, Lone Pine, St. Lucia. Photo: Liam Kidston.
10/21Angelique Kerber holding a koala, Australian and German tennis players at the Fed Cup draw, Lone Pine, St. Lucia. Photo: Liam Kidston.
11/21Actor / singer Janet Jackson at Brisbane's Lone Pine Sanctuary holding koala bear, named Rachel. Picture: Derek Moore. Animals / Koalas Entertainment Queensland / Animal / Wildlife Centres
12/21Catholic leader Pope John Paul II hugging koala during Australian Tour 25 Nov 1986.
13/21Jeff Horn at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. Picture: Annette Dew
14/21Former Russian president Mikhail Gorbachev holding koala at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in July 2006.
15/21Tennis player Jelena Dokic cuddles Nivea the koala
16/21Tennis player Andy Roddick and his wife Brooklyn Decker at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary.
17/21Tennis player Andy Roddick
18/21Grand Slam Tennis Champion Kim Clijsters holds 8-year-old koala Theresa at the Lone Pine Koala sanctuary in Brisbane in 2011. (AAP Image/Patrick Hamilton)
19/21US Open Champion Naomi Osaka of Japan is seen holding Sprocket the koala in 2018. Picture: Tara Croser.
20/21Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner. Photo: AAP Image/Claudia Baxter
21/21Queensland Premier Steven Miles after announcing funding to deliver koala threat management initiatives as deputy, Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire
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