Andrew O'Keefe cuts a colourful figure as he steps out for a cigarette in Bondi...after the disgraced former Seven star was ordered to enter rehab

Daily Mail​

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Disgraced former Channel Seven star Andrew O'Keefe cut a very eye-catching figure in Sydney this week.
The former Deal or No Deal host, 53, was spotted out and about in Bondi on Friday.
Not wanting to hide his sartorial light under a bushel, O'Keefe put on a very colourful display in a multicoloured animal print jacket.
He matched the quirky garment with a pair of bone-coloured chinos as well as a pair of sky blue sneakers that he wore over ruby red socks.
Keeping the theme going, O'Keefe finished his ensemble with a pair of lime green-framed sunglasses.
He accessorised with a beige crossbody bag.
As he perched outside a unit block on the suburban street to smoke a cigarette, Andrew appeared completely engrossed in his phone.
O'Keefe has waged a public battle against drug addiction and been in and out of rehabilitation centres for the past few years.
He faced Waverley Local Court in February to plead guilty to driving with meth in his system but escaped with a $440 fine and a disqualification from driving for six months.
The former Deal or No Deal host tested positive to meth while driving his Mercedes C200 in Sydney's eastern suburbs on July 28 last year.
O'Keefe appeared relaxed and refreshed after three months overseas in rehab and chatted happily with lawyers and police while waiting to have his matter heard.
His solicitor Jahan Kalantar told the court his client accepted he had a poor traffic record and had spent a substantial period of time struggling with his illicit drug abuse.
Mr Kalantar said O'Keefe had taken serious steps to address his drug problems and produced evidence he had spent three months as an in-patient at a rehab facility.
The disgraced ex-TV star pleaded guilty in October to trespassing, breaching an an apprehended violence order and meth possession.
Shortly before O'Keefe was pulled over on July 28, he had confronted a man at a Point Piper property he was banned from attending.
He faced Waverley Local Court in February to plead guilty to driving with meth in his system but escaped with a $440 fine and a disqualification from driving for six months
Magistrate Michael Barko read a letter of apology O'Keefe wrote to the court, which he accepted as being 'sincere and genuine'.
'I can assure you the next step is jail. I'm not just saying that, I absolutely mean it,' he told the disgraced Seven star.
O'Keefe was released on bail after appearing in Waverley Local Court but was arrested again at Rose Bay police station in September when police found meth in his car during a search.
Two days earlier, O'Keefe had overdosed on heroin at a party and needed to be revived by paramedics.
Elisha Dalah, 38, performed CPR to save O'Keefe after supplying him with the heroin that led to the overdose at his Vaucluse home in Sydney's eastern suburbs on September 14 last year.
Dalah's millionaire father, Michael, who is a former co-owner of Elizabeth Bay Marina, has spoken out after harrowing details of the incident emerged.
The Sydney socialite cleaned vomit from the disgraced TV star's nose and mouth, and gave him Narcan, a drug which counteracts the effects of heroin before O'Keefe was taken to St Vincent's Hospital.
Magistrate Milledge previously told O'Keefe that his life had 'just completely gone off the rails' and it was his responsibility to fix it
Dalah pleaded guilty to supplying heroin and was ordered to undertake a rehabilitation program.
Meanwhile, O'Keefe was fined $1,500 and handed a 30-month community corrections order which required him to attend rehab.
Magistrate Milledge said his life had 'just completely gone off the rails' and it was his responsibility to fix it.
'I know domestic violence is a factor in your offending and that is awful, truly awful,' she said.
'You got into the grip of something awful and the wheels fell off.'
He was found guilty in January last year of domestic violence and drug offences after a 'degrading' attack on a woman who cannot be identified.
The drug conviction was later quashed but O'Keefe lost an appeal against the assault convictions in August.
He has an annual income of more than $300,000 despite not having appeared on television for more than four years.
The former presenter of The Chase Australia and Weekend Sunrise is paid $26,000 a month 'through insurance', according to court documents obtained by Daily Mail Australia.
O'Keefe spends about $17,000 of that sum on tax and supporting his two youngest children, leaving him with approximately $9,000 a month or $2,250 a week.
It is not known what the insurance payments are for but they equate to $312,000 - or $108,000 once deductions are made - a year.
O'Keefe's income, which is still dwarfed by the millions of dollars he made from television, was outlined in a statement of facts tendered in Sydney's Waverley Local Court on Friday.
His contract with the Seven Network was not renewed at the end of 2020 amid concerns over his erratic behaviour and domestic violence charges.
'Seven is obviously very concerned to read the reports regarding Andrew O'Keefe,' a spokesman said in February 2021.
'Seven has had a 17-year relationship with Andrew across a number of programs, although he is no longer with the network.'