I tended to play footy with the boys at school. I was often the only girl on their sporting team. We would build cubby houses together, hang by the creek and ride horses. Any boy who was talented at sport was worth my attention, but more from a point of view of rivalry than for their affection.

“Dad had been proud of me when I got into uni to study medicine, so in New York I asked him whether I should quit music to become a doctor. He said to do whatever it took to do both.”

My first celebrity crush was with Heath Ledger in the film 10 Things I Hate About You. He had a big cheesy smile. It was such a fresh thing to see on the big screen. There was something beautiful about it.

My parents came with me to New York in 2015. I was signing a record deal, a big turning point for my music career. Dad had been proud of me when I got into uni to study medicine, so in New York I asked him whether I should quit music to become a doctor. He said to do whatever it took to do both. That became a slogan for the remainder of my medical studies.

I’ve been with my partner for four years. I don’t believe in categories or labels. For me, relationships and love are about the person, not the gender. I hadn’t found the right person, and then I did. It was a challenging time, as I had only ever dated men and never got out of a relationship what I thought I should have.

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My brother-in-law, Adrian, is also my manager. He started dating my sister in 2011 and soon after we started playing music together. I couldn’t do what I do without him.

Michael Gudinski became a friend and role model after I signed with Mushroom and Liberation in 2015. In the six months before Michael died [in March], we became quite close. In an industry where there are men in senior positions who don’t use their power or privilege in the right way, Michael did. He was a supporter of women who made feel you could conquer whatever you wanted.

Gordi’s album Our Two Skins is out now.

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