Overview

• Leong revealed she was sexually assaulted while working in hospitality, speaking to The Age ahead of the publication of her memoir Guts.
• She says shame kept her silent, she did not keep evidence, and for years she did not recognise herself as a survivor.
• Her decision to speak came after hearing survivor and advocate Anna Coutts-Trotter at an International Women’s Day event last year.
• Coverage places her disclosure within a broader reckoning over harassment in Australian hospitality, citing cases such as Swillhouse and the subsequent CEO change to Lisa Hobbs.
• Guts is scheduled for release on September 30, with Leong set to appear in conversation at Melbourne’s Wheeler Centre on October 1.