Dr Chris Brown has been forced to admit his ‘criminal past’ after his father revealed his teenage indiscretion on Thursday’s Fitzy & Wippa breakfast show.
The I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! host, 39, was left red-faced when his dad Graeme recalled his moment of recklessness as a high school student.
‘All I can remember is the havoc he created after the school formal!’ Mr Brown said of the embarrassing incident.
‘All I can remember is the havoc he created!’ Dr Chris Brown (right) has been forced to admit his ‘criminal past’ after his father Graeme (left) revealed his teenage indiscretion on Thursday’s Fitzy & Wippa breakfast show
Despite Chris’ plea for him not to tell the story of his brush with the law, Graeme went ahead anyway.
He explained that Chris and his friends were competing to see who could touch the detachable letters on the sign above the local movie theater.
‘Of course Chris being taller than everyone else, he’s the only one who could do it. Unfortunately when he touched it, they fell down to the ground,’ he said.
‘The noise and cheering carried on so much that the owner of the movie theatre came out and saw the damage that had been created to his letters, so they took off.’
Reckless youth: Graeme explained that Chris and his friends were competing to see who could touch the detachable letters on the sign above the local movie theater. Some fell to the ground and Chris was apprehended by police. Pictured: Chris with Living Room co-host Amanda Keller
Graeme said he got a call at midnight from the local police station saying they had apprehended Chris.
He recalled the conversation with the sergeant, who explained that Chris was not going to be charged at that stage but that he had to return to the theatre to apologise to the owner and replace the damaged property.
Chris confirmed he was interviewed by the police and revealed he faced a charge of malicious damage.
‘I had to defend myself!’ Chris said he was interviewed by the police and revealed he was facing a charge of malicious damage. Luckily for the vet, the charge was dropped
‘I had to defend myself and say that, you know, I’d been studying pretty hard for the HSC and was hoping to forge a career like the old man in veterinary science,’ he said.
Luckily for the aspiring vet, the malicious damage charge was dropped.
With his youthful mistakes now well and truly behind him, Dr Chris has established himself as one of Australia’s most beloved TV stars.
Aside from his role on Bondi Vet, he also hosts I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! and The Living Room for Network Ten.
Host: With his mistake now well and truly behind him, Dr Chris has gone on to follow in his father’s footsteps by becoming a veterinarian. Aside from his show Bondi Vet, he also hosts The Living Room and I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here. Pictured: Chris with Julia Morris