Billy Brownless reveals how his kids reacted to shocking nude photo of him on holiday - and who's to blame for taking it
The former Geelong star has been celebrating his first anniversary with his girlfriend Crystle Fleur over the past few weeks, with the pair heading off on a romantic tour of Western Australia.
While the pair have been keeping their fans updated on the trip, posting some cute pictures of the getaway on social media, Brownless shocked fans last week, publishing a picture of himself swimming naked in a pool at the Cable Beach Club in Broome.
With social media going into meltdown over the lewd image, Brownless, a father-of-four, revealed that it was his girlfriend, Fleur, who had instigated the photo opportunity while he was enjoying a dip in the pool.
'Guess who took the photo — Crystle,' the 58-year-old explained to The Herald Sun.
She thought it was fun. I was just paddling around in the pool, splashing around. She said: 'I've got a shot here for you. Darl, we'll get rid of those shorts and we'll just have a bit of fun with it'.
'And she thought it would be funny to go nude. She knows how to post on my account, ' he added.
Fleur then published the snap on Brownless' Instagram account, which has over 130,000 followers.
The much-loved footy larrikin, who now works on the radio, poked fun at himself in the caption on the post.
'Some call it 'Skinny Dipping', I like to call it 'Fat Dipping',' Brownless wrote.
Brownless, who presents Triple M's Rush Hour alongside James Brayshaw, attracted plenty of comments for the shock picture.
One included a message from Chris Judd's wife, Bec, who had been on holiday with a group of friends and family at the same location.
'Hahahaha. Nice seeing you yesterday. Glad you had some clothes on,' she joked.
Brayshaw's wife, Lisa, replied to Bec's comment, writing: 'I just said to James… oh no, I think Bec is there on holidays. I hope she's left by now because you can't unsee this if it's in your resort pool.'
But he revealed that his beau, Fleur, had been the instigator in the lewd photo, adding that she had published the snap on his Instagram
Dale Thomas, who now works on Channel 7's footy coverage, joked: 'Reverse angle is a Nirvana album cover,' in reference to the band's breakthrough album cover Nevermind.
Brownless' daughter, Ruby, was less impressed by the naked image, writing in the comments: 'wow, it gets worse.'
And her dad, a two-time leading goalkicker with Geelong, lifted the lid on how his children all reacted to the image.
'They're the ones who aren't so happy,' he told The Herald Sun.
'Ruby is the most outspoken, she rang me. She said: 'Dad, you're a d***head'.'
However, Brownless shrugged off his kids' embarrassment, adding: '120,000 views, the punters loved it.'
Brownless had previously published a video of himself hilariously doing 'some laps' in the pool, this time while wearing his swimming trunks.
However, he sent his followers into meltdown, after the video panned out, showing that the pool was only three metres long!
'While in Broome I thought I would get back into the Pool and cut some laps!' he wrote on the video, as he bobbed his way from one side to the other.
While Brownless copped a few sledges, his partner, Fleur, took to Instagram to fire a joke back.
'Good lord @crystle15 stop him,' one fan begged in the comments of the nude photo.
Fleur replied: ''He's out of control. I'm running.'
The couple celebrated their one-year anniversary this month, revealing that they would be going on their 'biggest adventure yet'.
'Happy 1st anniversary to this amazing man!' Fleur, who owns a Geelong-based equestrian company called Erinvale Thoroughbreds, said.
'365 days of love, laughter and amazing adventures as we fly off to start the biggest one yet!' she added.
The pair have since published multiple snaps of their romantic getaway, having spent time in Ningaloo, Hamersley Gorge and a trip up to Broome.
Brownless, meanwhile, has left some fans scratching their heads online, asking his followers: 'If you knew I'd never ask again, what truth would you finally tell me?'
He has also opened up about his relationship with Fleur.
While the pair appear to love to have a bit of banter with their followers online, Brownless said to The Herald Sun: 'We love our footy and racing.
'She doesn't like to get in pictures, but it's going well.'
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