Paul and Peter Dawson scuffle with the media after leaving the Supreme Court. JC had become the couple’s live-in babysitter at the age of 16 in Sydney’s northern beaches, while Lyn was still alive.Ĭhris married the young woman in 1984, with the pair moving to Queensland where they lived in a house one street away from Paul and his wife Marilyn. Seven years after the interview Lyn vanished, leaving Chris free to marry the young schoolgirl girl that he had formed a sexual relationship with. “You encourage their closeness, not that it needs encouraging.” She said: “To me, it just seemed so silly. Lynette Dawson then flashed on the screen for a few seconds, saying that she hadn’t thought about “sharing a husband” until “somebody asked a couple of years ago”. I think they tend to accept it and they wouldn’t enter into anything like marriage unless they did accept this bond or this relationship between your husband and his twin.” He added: “When they first start dating twins, I think they realise the relationship between twins. Paul Dawson replies: “Quite often, friends of our wives say, ‘What’s it like sharing your husband?’” The interviewer then asks: “Do you think it’s hard on your wives to be married to twins … you are so close?” "And stay ready for whatever comes," she said.Chris and Paul Dawson appearing in an advertisement in the early 80s. "Just the camaraderie that you can see in the whole town of Squamish and the community coming together, it's just absolutely frickin' unreal," she said.Īs for what is next, Horth Wessels said she will take a week to process the win, recover, and then head back to the gym. "I mean, I knew there were going to be some sort of viewing parties going on, but to the extent that they ended up being was a huge surprise. The Squamish Slo Pitch Association stopped play everyone gathered to watch the fight, something that shocked Wessels. Much of Squamish stopped during her fight, with several viewing parties at local pubs like The Cleveland Tavern and Hendrickson Ball Fields. Since returning to town, she said it has been "crazy" with well-wishers blowing up her phone. So it was natural that as soon as I walked off the plane and was driving into town, I had to pull in," she said. "My coach said we don't need to be superstitious anymore, you know, I still love to have the burrito, and I still love Sunny Chibas - the owners have always been super gracious and taken good care of me and supported me and loved me. But as soon as she pulled into town, she bee-lined for that burrito. This time, she got her hair braided and was given a new pair of shoes, but because the fight was earlier in the day, she didn't have a burrito, breaking that pre-bout routine. She explained that her pre-fight routine is typically to have her hair braided, buy a new pair of shoes, and eat a burrito. Once home, Horth Wessels headed straight to Sunny Chibas for a burrito. "I really just like to stay calm and focused."Īsked what surprised her in the ring, Horth Wessels noted that all her previous fights ended in a finish, not the judges' decision. "Belly breathing and then staying focused and harnessing that extra stress and anxiety and using that as fuel once I step in the cage," she said. So just normality," she said.Īnd she uses the tension of the big event to fuel her fire. "I spend time with my family, and my mom and one of my sisters got to make the trip this time. She told The Squamish Chief she keeps her routine "normal" and surrounds herself with familiar faces. Given her passion for making it into the UFC ring and the attention that comes with being Squamish's darling - she had 20 friends and family with her - how did she mentally keep the jitters down when she stepped into the ring for this big fight? The judges scored in Horth Wessels's favour 29-28, 29-28, 29-28. bantamweight Hailey Cowan at the UFC Apex. Horth Wessels earned a unanimous decision over U.S. She proved that again to the world during her Ultimate Fighting Championship debut on April 29 in Las Vegas. Locals know Squamish fighter Jamey-Lyn Horth Wessels is always physically ready for whatever fight - or loggers' sport - the world can throw at her.
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