Brett Lee flashes his undies and splits with wife.
August 21st 2008 14:33
It is a truth universally acknowledged that if you want a relationship to fail, you can:
a) Have a shotgun wedding.
or
b) pose for photos in your underwear.
Recently Stephanie Rice found the latter to be true. Blame Beijing all you like, but her fella probably, in truth, felt a little uncomfortable seeing her on the cover of one of those low class men's magazines. Sure, it was okay for her to pose in her knickers with him, but not without, and not for the perving pleasure of all and sundry.
This week Brett Lee, having done both a) and b), has split from his wife.
Marriage is hard enough without being forced to make a decision about whether you want to be with the mother of your soon to arrive offspring before she can't fit into a couture gown. Or alternatively, deciding whether you really want to marry the bloke who knocked you up. Under the pressure of an impending family, many couples are pressured by circumstances to hurry a commitment along. A far better option is waiting till you have the commitment to do anything that might cause a pregnancy (or an STI, for that matter). Better to work out whether you think the person would be someone you want to spend the rest of your life with, before you are forced into a lifelong bond through a child or disease.
But back to Binga. He has decided to display his jocks for all the world to see, and buy, no doubt, at the mmmmmmarvelous price of 2 for 22. However his choice of words leaves much to be desired.
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"Brett is an amazing cricket player but also I think he's like the guy next door, he's very clean cut, he's very much like Beckham."
Lee will model the underwear himself in ads for the Acestar range, which will be shot in July.
Far from being daunted by the prospect, Lee said he relished the opportunity.
"I'm actually looking forward to it," he said.
"Without being conceited, it's a new challenge for me and one I'm really excited about.
"I didn't want people to just see my face next to a label. I'm all about hands on."
Yes, you read right. The Weetbix kid himself is "really excited" about being photographed in his smalls. Furthermore, he says, "I didn't want people to just see my face next to a label. I'm all about hands on."
Now, as a wife, I'd be pretty embarrassed if my husband said something like this. We don't want to know about him being hands on and excited when they are snapping pics of him in his jocks. We don't want to see it, either. But needless to say, based on these comments, at the cricket this summer a chant of "Brett Lee's a w..... !" will be heard.
I'm sure the squeaky clean image is starting to get a bit tainted, too. His branding and target audience will no doubt change as a result of these remarks. Wholesome breakfast cereals will not be keen on the association.
Liz, Brett's wife, didn't look very comfortable at the Allan Border Medal awards night, when Symonds et al roared with laughter over his "Asha-ji" song and film clip. She didn't appear too keen on the idea of Brett being a Bollywood icon. To me, she seemed embarrassed by this element of Brett's pursuits. Perhaps there actually is out there on the subcontinent a girl who inspired the song? Whatever the reason for the breakup, I hope they keep it amicable for their son's sake.
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Whatever the reason for the split.
a) Have a shotgun wedding.
or
b) pose for photos in your underwear.
Recently Stephanie Rice found the latter to be true. Blame Beijing all you like, but her fella probably, in truth, felt a little uncomfortable seeing her on the cover of one of those low class men's magazines. Sure, it was okay for her to pose in her knickers with him, but not without, and not for the perving pleasure of all and sundry.
This week Brett Lee, having done both a) and b), has split from his wife.
Marriage is hard enough without being forced to make a decision about whether you want to be with the mother of your soon to arrive offspring before she can't fit into a couture gown. Or alternatively, deciding whether you really want to marry the bloke who knocked you up. Under the pressure of an impending family, many couples are pressured by circumstances to hurry a commitment along. A far better option is waiting till you have the commitment to do anything that might cause a pregnancy (or an STI, for that matter). Better to work out whether you think the person would be someone you want to spend the rest of your life with, before you are forced into a lifelong bond through a child or disease.
But back to Binga. He has decided to display his jocks for all the world to see, and buy, no doubt, at the mmmmmmarvelous price of 2 for 22. However his choice of words leaves much to be desired.
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"Brett is an amazing cricket player but also I think he's like the guy next door, he's very clean cut, he's very much like Beckham."
Lee will model the underwear himself in ads for the Acestar range, which will be shot in July.
Far from being daunted by the prospect, Lee said he relished the opportunity.
"I'm actually looking forward to it," he said.
"Without being conceited, it's a new challenge for me and one I'm really excited about.
"I didn't want people to just see my face next to a label. I'm all about hands on."
Yes, you read right. The Weetbix kid himself is "really excited" about being photographed in his smalls. Furthermore, he says, "I didn't want people to just see my face next to a label. I'm all about hands on."
Now, as a wife, I'd be pretty embarrassed if my husband said something like this. We don't want to know about him being hands on and excited when they are snapping pics of him in his jocks. We don't want to see it, either. But needless to say, based on these comments, at the cricket this summer a chant of "Brett Lee's a w..... !" will be heard.
I'm sure the squeaky clean image is starting to get a bit tainted, too. His branding and target audience will no doubt change as a result of these remarks. Wholesome breakfast cereals will not be keen on the association.
Liz, Brett's wife, didn't look very comfortable at the Allan Border Medal awards night, when Symonds et al roared with laughter over his "Asha-ji" song and film clip. She didn't appear too keen on the idea of Brett being a Bollywood icon. To me, she seemed embarrassed by this element of Brett's pursuits. Perhaps there actually is out there on the subcontinent a girl who inspired the song? Whatever the reason for the breakup, I hope they keep it amicable for their son's sake.
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Whatever the reason for the split.
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