Kylie Watson

Kylie Watson (born 7 May 1978) is an Australian actress, interior designer and model. She is best known for playing Shauna Bradley in the Australian soap opera Home and Away between 1999 and 2002. She is a former successful interior designer and now resides in London where she is a holistic life coach and recovery manager.

Career In her teens, Watson was an international model, travelling to Asia for several contracts. In 1996, Watson represented Australia in Miss International (beauty pageant) in Japan, where she was 4th runner-up. Watson also represented Australia in Miss Asia Pacific, held in the Philippines in 1996.

In February 1999, Watson received an audition for Home and Away. However, she decided not to attend the audition because she did not think she stood a chance of winning the part. Her agent persuaded her to change her mind and she went on to receive the role of Shauna Bradley. The film played at various LGBT festivals.

Personal life

Watson is lesbian. She came out in an issue of Cherrie magazine in March 2008. Watson told Katrina Fox "I've never made a point of letting people know about my sexuality because I've never thought it was relevant, but it's who I am and I'm not ashamed of it. However in saying that, I think in this particular day it's a lot easier to be identified as a not-so-straight woman particularly with The L Word series out where it's glamorised if you like; it's almost a bit of a fad like we're in fashion."

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1999–2002 Home and Away Shauna Bradley TV series - Principal role 2007 Lookout Mother with pram Short film 2008 P.H.O.B.O.S. Jill Film 2009 Turn Right Police Officer #1 Short film 2009 Lightswitch Shauna Short film 2009 A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne Tania Zaetta TV movie 2011 Behind Mansion Walls Anne Fahey TV movie 2011 Blood Brothers Channel Nine reporter TV movie 2011 Calendar Girls Mary Film 2012The Newtown Girls Veronica Webseries - Regular role 2014–2015Starting from... Now! Jacquie TV Series - Regular role