Startling reason why Michael Clarke appeared on A Current Affair to promote drink product before it spiralled into a train wreck interview
Michael Clarke appeared on A Current Affair on Tuesday night for a sit-down interview to promote a drinks product.
According to The agethe former Australian cricket captain, 42, has struggled to secure new deals and then ‘make ends meet’ his infamous Noosa brawl involving ex-girlfriend Jade Yarbrough and Today host Karl Stefanovic.
Clarke eventually secured a sponsorship with The Australian Bitters Company, which saw him appear on ACA to promote the bitter drink.
But the interview, conducted by reporter Simon Bouda, appeared to catch Clarke off guard as he was forced to answer questions about his love life rather than the bitter drink he was promoting.
Clarke desperately tried to direct the chat to the product he was trying to sell, but Bouda was determined to get answers about his chaotic personal life.
Michael Clarke appeared on A Current Affair on Tuesday night for a sit-down interview to promote a drinks product
Ultimately, the sports star was backed into a corner and spoke about his infamous brawl in Noosa.
Clarke said he now viewed the Noosa incident as a “lesson”.
“Lessons, so many things in my day I call lessons,” he said.
‘RElation is tough, behind closed doors, and there are a lot of things happening that we all have to deal with. A divorce, you know. Man, (the) things I’ve been through, so sad, so hard.
“I think the one thing is you just have to do the best you can: highs, lows, pros, cons, good times, hard times.
‘I’m just like everyone else. To this day, I’m still here doing my best and I hope that doesn’t change.’
According to The Age, the Australian cricket captain has struggled to secure new deals and ‘make ends meet’ following his infamous incident. Clarke eventually secured a sponsorship with The Australian Bitters Company, which saw him appear on ACA to promote the product
In the infamous Noosa footage, Michael was punched in the face by Yarbrough, 30, when she accused him of cheating on her with his ex-lover Pip Edwards.
The shocking public battle that Yarbrough’s brother-in-law Karl Stefanovic brought with him.
“Things happen in your life that are extremely unexpected,” Clarke had said in a preview of the interview.
‘Relationships are hard. When you’re in the spotlight, you’re in the spotlight. There is no choice and choice,” he added.
But the interview, conducted by reporter Simon Bouda, appeared to catch Clarke off guard as he was forced to answer questions about his love life rather than the bitter drink he was promoting.
In January, extraordinary footage emerged of a heated argument between Clarke and Yarbrough while they were on holiday in Noosa.
In the video, which was filmed by an onlooker and later sold to The Daily Telegraph for a reported $10,000, Yarbrough accused Clarke of cheating on her with his ex, fashion designer Pip Edwards, on December 17.
He was also accused of messaging the co-founder of activewear label PE Nation and admitting that she was the “love of his life.”
All hell broke loose after Clarke, Today presenter Stefanovic and his wife Jasmine, Yarbrough’s sister, were dining at a beachside restaurant with accountant Anthony Bell.
The video starts with Yarbrough shouting at Clarke before she punches him in the face and pushes him away after the cricketer insists he didn’t cheat on her.
In the infamous Noosa footage, Michael was punched in the face by Jade Yarbrough (pictured) when she accused him of cheating on her with his ex-lover Pip Edwards