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Foot legend Robert DiPierdomenico reveals his VERY rude swimming habit just after sounding a warning to all men due to a concerning health battle.
- Hawks great has opened up to his cheeky guilty pleasure over the summer
- DiPierdomenico underwent surgery last April for a debilitating health condition
- He said the problem hurt him more than any serious injury during his soccer days.
Iconic Aussie Rules star turned TV presenter Robert DiPierdomenico has revealed his cheeky way to pass the time during the summer months: cool off with a nude swim on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.
The 64-year-old, who won five premierships with Hawthorn in a stellar career that spanned from 1975 to 1991, opened up to the news while listing his favorite ways to spend the Christmas season.
After expressing his love of sailing, bodysurfing and sunbathing on Melbourne’s picturesque stretch of coastline south-east, the legend known as ‘Dipper’ was asked what his guilty pleasure is.
“Eat a slice of Sorrento vanilla every day, take off my shorts and swim naked when I’m alone in the water,” he said. Age.
Fans of Hawthorn great DiPierdomenico might be surprised to learn about the cheeky way he likes to relax during the summer months.
A Brownlow Medal winner with the Hawks, ‘Dipper’ (pictured playing in 1985) overcame a debilitating health condition last year that he said was more painful than any of the numerous serious injuries he sustained on the field.
The Brownlow Medal winner was able to fully enjoy this summer after overcoming a health condition that required surgery in April.
Last month, DiPierdomenico revealed that he was suffering from a bladder condition that caused him to urinate between 30 and 40 times a day.
His problem with urinary retention worsened as he tried to resist and he said it was more painful than any injury he sustained during his career on the pitch, quite a statement considering he played in the 1989 grand final with broken ribs and a punctured lung.
“The worst is when you’re walking around the drug store looking for diapers and trying to hide it,” she told the herald sun.
“Luckily it wasn’t cancer or my actual prostate, but a lot of my peers were worried about me because of my alleged leak.
After beating urinary retention by undergoing surgery in April, the Australian Rules icon decided to use the experience to advise other men to get regular checkups.
‘I thought foolish men like me just put up with pain, we all think we’re invincible.
‘A punctured lung might have been my last game, but this was worse than any foot injury.
“The pain got so bad I went to the ER, and the persistence of the doctors fixed me quickly.”
The surgery provided relief for the big Hawks, who will now use the experience to advise other men to get checked out for similar problems.