Jodhi Meares Plans TV Return, With Help From Agent And Xenu

Do you remember, way back in the olden times of July 2008, when then-Australia’s Next Top Model host Jodhi Meares mysteriously disappeared from the live finale, because she’d apparently “never agreed to do a live show of that scale”? She swiftly disappeared from TV full stop after the kerfuffle, making way for new AusNTM host Sarah Murdoch, seemingly never to be heard of again. Until…

Sorry, that was little more than a blatant attempt to create some sort of intrigue, something Meares is perilously low on supplies of.

Anyway, after apparently swearing off tele for life, it looks like Meares is angling for a return to the small screen, re-signing with Chic Management’s commercial and talent division:

But it seems that, after spending a year getting over the incident and seeking counsel from the Church of Scientology, Meares has decided that she is now ready to get back on the horse.

“We’re delighted to have her on board,” Chic spokeswoman Kathy Ward said yesterday.

“(Chic founder) Ursula Hufnagl met with her last week and she has signed to the talent division and we think she’ll be great talent and that she has a great future in television,” she said.

If you blinked, you may have missed the most intriguing part of this story:

…after spending a year getting over the incident and seeking counsel from the Church of Scientology…

Interesting! Meares was, you may recall, formerly married to James Packer, who either is or isn’t – depending on who you ask and when you ask it – quite a big fan of Scientology.

Either way, now’s as good a time as any to run the greatest photo of all time:

Mmm, I think there’s something in that for all of us, don’t you?