Charmaine Idris

Founder of Diva Headwraps, Writer

Charmaine was born in bewitching Cape Town pre the dismantling of apartheid. In 1980, she emigrated solo to Australia where she embarked on a much anticipated journey of self-discovery and inner reflection. Melbourne became her watering-hole where she later embraced marriage whilst juggling motherhood and an established career.

In 1994 the family relocated to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Three years after her arrival Charmaine was stabbed in a basement car park.  The brutal attack resulted in paraplegia. This major turning point in her life greatly influenced her first play "From Table Mountain to Teluk Intan" which was staged in Kuala Lumpur and at the New York Fringe Festival. Writing the play proved to be cathartic in that it allowed Charmaine to come to terms with the challenges of being a paraplegic.

In 2007, Charmaine relocated back to Australia. Given her passion for living life to the fullest, she believes in nurturing the mind, body and spirit so you'll find her pumping iron at her local gym, swimming to infinity at several pools around Brisbane, checking out the latest in theatre and on the fine art scene, spending time in dark cinemas, and never, never leaves home without a book!

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