Stan Walker: ‘I Want Seven Kids!'

The Singer Is Looking Forward To Settling Down.

- Jenny Brown

Polishing off a plate of sushi, Stan Walker laughs uproariously as he says: “Seriously, cancer was the best thing that ever happened to me. I’ve always been a weirdo! A lot of ups and a lot of downs led me to this incredible new season.”

The Australian Idol winner reckons he had to come within a heartbeat of dying before he truly learned to love life – and met the woman of his dreams, stunning Cook Islands photographer and conservationist Alex King.

Fully recovered after having his stomach removed due to that “lucky” cancer, Stan is on the comeback trail with a 10-date Australian tour and a new single, ‘Give’. What’s more, the 28-year-old star also hopes to start a family, once he’s plucked up the courage to propose to his ‘island queen’.

“I’d like to have seven kids but I know she’s not going to let me,” jokes the multi-talented singer, songwriter, actor and director, who credits Christianity with helping him overcome a sad and brutal childhood.

“Alex already has a 5-year-old daughter, who’s my little darling, and she’s the most incredible mum. They are my girls and my life now and when I’m with them in Rarotonga [in the Cook Islands], honest to God, it’s paradise.”