Aussie comedian responds to Matildas win by claiming she was ‘robbed’ of her chance to become a famous soccer player: ‘I’m mad, to be honest’

An Australian comedian has weighed in on the Matildas’ historic World Cup feat by complaining about her stolen dreams of becoming a famous footy player. 

Mel Buttle, best known for co-hosting The Great Australian Bake Off, raised eyebrows on Friday after she uploaded a Facebook post describing how she felt ‘robbed’ of the chance to become as successful as Matildas’ star Sam Kerr. 

The mother-of-two, 41, began her lengthy post by explaining that only ‘part of her’ is rapt for the Matildas, who will compete in the World Cup semi final on Wednesday.  

‘A weird feeling has come up for me around this World Cup hype though, I’m mad, to be honest, I’m bloody spewing. I’m feeling a bit robbed about my experiences with sport,’ she moaned.

The I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! star said she was ‘sports obsessed’ as a child in the nineties, adding: ‘I did it all too, swimming, karate, hockey, softball, rowing, (not netball, yuck) and naval cadets’. 

Australian comedian Mel Buttle, 41, (pictured with her son Harry) has weighed in on he Matildas’ historic World Cup feat by complaining about her stolen dreams of becoming a famous footy player.

‘Brag alert. I was good at sport. I’d throw a ball against a wall for hours, I’d teach myself hockey by borrowing books about it from the library,’ she added. 

Sadly, Buttle said her teachers and parents failed to nurture her talents. 

‘Whenever someone came to our primary school to demonstrate a burgeoning sport, like AFL or futsal, a note would get sent home to my parents explaining that I showed great promise. And an invitation would be extended for me to pop down to the local club and try out for whatever it was this term,’ she recalled. 

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The mother-of-two began her lengthy post by explaining that only ‘part of her’ is rapt for the Matildas, who will compete in the World Cup semi-finals on Wednesday. (Pictured L-R: The Matildas’ Sam Kerr, Steph Catley and Cortnee Vine during the penalty shoot-out during the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 quarter final on Saturday) 

‘A weird feeling has come up for me around this World Cup hype though, I’m mad, to be honest, I’m bloody spewing. I’m feeling a bit robbed about my experiences with sport,’ she moaned 

‘What so you’ll be a professional futsal player will you?’ Was the response, and the note would go in the bin.’

Buttle even recalled how she’d tried – and failed – to convince her Year 6 P.E. teacher to start a girls’ touch football team by writing a letter including the names of other girls who were keen to play. 

‘On Monday morning I nervously handed my letter to the PE teacher. I stood there at her waist height and looking up at her radiating hope as she read over it. ‘Right’. She said folding it and shoving it in her pocket,’ Buttle said. 

Sadly, Buttle said her teachers and parents failed to nurture her sporting talents. (Pictured on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2021)

She was quickly left heartbroken after the teacher condescendingly told her it wasn’t a viable idea. 

Buttle then lamented that she had to wait until year 12 to join her school’s touch football team.

She concluded her post by revealing she cried after watching Sam Kerr take the field against Denmark last week, and had since purchased a Matilda’s jersey to show her support. 

‘I’m swept up in this, for little me,’ she said.

She concluded her post by revealing she cried after watching Sam Kerr take the field against Denmark last week, and had since purchased a Matilda’s jersey to show her support. She also  included this photo of herself wearing the jersey