23 Facts About Kate DeAraugo

Katherine Jenna DeAraugo is an Australian singer-songwriter who in 2005 was the third winner of Australian Idol.

Kate DeAraugo later became a member of the multi-platinum-selling girl group Young Divas, which disbanded in 2008.

On 14 November 2005, Kate DeAraugo beat Lee Harding to ensure her place in the grand final.

Kate DeAraugo's co-finalist was Emily Williams, making this the first all-female final since the show began in 2003.

Williams was generally considered the favourite, but, on 21 November 2005, Kate DeAraugo was crowned as the third Australian Idol winner with a vote that is still the closest in the show's history.

Kate DeAraugo was the only Australian Idol winner not to have earned a single touchdown from judge Mark Holden throughout the course of the show.

Kate DeAraugo was never placed in any week's bottom group.

Kate DeAraugo released her debut single, "Maybe Tonight", on 27 November 2005.

Kate DeAraugo released her debut album, A Place I've Never Been, on 12 December 2005 through Sony BMG.

Kate DeAraugo joined three other Australian Idol contestants, Emily Williams, Ricki-Lee Coulter, and Paulini, for a national tour.

The group members stated many times that they would keep their solo careers, and Kate DeAraugo announced in Australian magazine Woman's Day that she was currently working on her second solo album.

On 26 September 2007, Kate DeAraugo appeared alongside the group members on the top 12 nights of the fifth season of Australian Idol.

Kate DeAraugo spent the remainder of 2008 writing and recording material for her second solo album, following her 2005 debut, A Place I've Never Been.

Since the Young Divas disbanded, Kate DeAraugo had been performing in clubs across Australia.

In November 2011, in an interview regarding full-body liposuction, Kate DeAraugo admitted that her second album had been completed yet was held back from release, blaming it on her body image.

In February 2012, Kate DeAraugo was featured on the Nine Network weight-loss reality show Excess Baggage, along with other well-known people such as Kevin Federline and Christine Anu.

In February 2015, Kate DeAraugo released a new track as part of the digital-only soundtrack for the film Dinosaur Island.

In early January 2008, it was revealed that Kate DeAraugo had signed an endorsement deal with weight-loss company Jenny Craig.

Kate DeAraugo became the star of the company's "Get Real" national program, stating that her aim was to achieve and manage her own goal weight and help promote healthiness among Australia's younger generation.

Kate DeAraugo stated that she had discovered she was lactose intolerant and was therefore unable to keep to the required diet.

Kate DeAraugo was arrested by Victorian Police officers twice in 2017 in regards to possession of crystal methamphetamine as well as a tomahawk and large knife.

Kate DeAraugo faced court on 4 October 2017, where she indicated that she would plead guilty at her next court hearing on 15 November.

Kate DeAraugo faced a maximum of 15 years in jail but eventually escaped conviction.