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They say living well is the best revenge, and NRLW star Jaime Chapman has been proving that true by finishing what's been a horrible 2025 on a high note in Bali.
The 23-year-old has endured a highly controversial and public break-up with Dolphins and Queensland star Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow - as exclusively revealed by the Daily Mail - as well as suffering two serious and agonising injuries.
And just to cap off an awful season, Chapman was left disgusted after she was targeted in a deepfake photo attack.
But all that seemed to be far from the Gold Coast Titans star's mind as she relaxed in the Balinese sun recently.
This week, Chapman posted an album of images to Instagram with the simple caption 'Bagus', which is Indonesian for 'good'.
It shows her lapping up the sun, surf and atmosphere at the famous tourist hotspot with a couple of female friends.
Jaime Chapman has taken the edge off her year from hell with a picture-perfect holiday in Bali
The NRLW star and friends stayed in a luxury villa at the famous tourist destination
Pictured: Chapman in her five-star accommodation
The break comes after a year in which Chapman broke her back, had her season ended early by another agonising injury, and split from her footy star ex Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (pictured together) in the most public and controversial of circumstances
The 23-year-old star left all her worries behind as she took in some of Bali's world-famous surfing spots
Chapman and her mates appeared to cover all the attractions that have made Bali a magnet for holidaying Aussies.
Clad in bikinis, they stayed at a luxurious villa complete with a swimming pool in Uluwatu, a world-famous surf spot on the island's Bukit Peninsula.
Chapman and her two friends got around on mopeds as they visited scenic beaches, hung out at a surf school, and hit a bar at Padang Padang Beach with its famous white sand.
The break once again proved the fullback/winger/centre's love of the ocean, as she often posts Instagram photos showing her snorkelling, swimming, jet-skiiing and fishing.
Bali would have been a great circuit-breaker after the year Chapman experienced.
Her very first match of 2025, playing for the Indigenous All Stars against the Māori All Stars on February 15, ended in disaster.
Chapman was accidentally kneed in the back while she scored a try, leaving her with a fractured L2 vertebrae and a painful road back to the field.
Chapman and her mates ticked off all the boxes for your typical Aussie holiday in Bali
Pictured: Chapman and a friend take in the island on mopeds
A recharge was in order for Chapman after she once again made a hard-fought return from injury to play for the Jillaroos in October
The Titans centre simply captioned her Instagram pics of the trip with 'Bagus', which means 'good' in Indonesian
'I've never broken a bone before, so [it was a] pretty hectic one,' she said.
'It was quite painful. The way I pulled up extremely sore the next day I knew something was wrong.
'I was stressed about Origin, will I be OK for NRLW....[in the end] I was very lucky with the type of break that it was and where it was.'
Chapman could hardly move for a fortnight as she somehow healed up in time to star in the first match of the State of Origin series on May 1.
Just days after that, she lashed out online after being targeted in deepfake AI photos.
'Have a good day to everyone except those who make fake ai photos of other people,' she wrote.
'AI is scary these days.
'Next time think of how damaging this can be to someone and their loved ones.
'This has happened a few times now and it needs to stop.'
But what happened to Chapman on June 7 would hit her with the biggest blow she suffered all season.
That's when Daily Mail's source said the sex tape featuring Tabuai-Fidow and another woman was filmed.
'The Hammer' and the woman had been partying at the Su Casa nightclub in Brisbane, with the venue's stamp visible on her forearm in the footage.
They left the nightclub together and ventured back to Tabuai-Fidow's house in Brisbane's north, where they made the consensual video.
Chapman and her ex first made their romance public in December 2024, with telltale signs of the break-up emerging in late June.
Until then, Chapman's Instagram account featured many photos of her and the Dolphins winger/centre.
Tabuai-Fidow had been completely erased from her page, which then featured only shots of her playing and spending time with family, friends and teammates.
Even more tellingly, Chapman stopped following Tabuai-Fidow on the platform.
The very public split wasn't the last setback she suffered, though.
In early August, Chapman was hit by a serious ankle injury while playing the Roosters.
She knew something was wrong immediately and could be seen clutching at her leg as her teammates called for the trainers.
Chapman had to wear a moon boot while she healed and missed the end of the NRLW season as her Titans finished ninth on the ladder and missed the finals.
However, she once again showed the grit that saw her rebound from her broken spine by recovering in time to play for Australia in their huge win over Papua New Guinea on October 12.
