Andrew O’ Keefe, the former host of Channel Seven’s game show, was married to his partner Eleanor O’ Keefe. He was recently arrested on charges of choking a woman.
Andrew O’Keef, the former host of Channel Seven’s game program, has been detained on charges of choking, punching, and kicking a potential business partner at his city bachelor pad.
O’Keefe anchored Weekend Sunrise and the game series “The Chase” and “Deal or No Deal” during his 17-year tenure with Seven. However, he was fired by the network in January of this year.
In 2017, the well-known media personality and father of three received a Medal of the Order of Australia for his contributions to television.
News: Andrew O’keefe Partner Eleanor O’Keefe
Andrew O’ Keefe was married to his partner Eleanor O’Keeffe. They divorced in 2019 after they separated.
That year, he made news for batting away a photographer with a folder.
O’Keeffe stated he was leaving Weekend Sunrise to focus on his family in December 2017, the same year he divorced his wife.
Likewise, his uncle, Jonny O’Keefe, was a legendary rock performer, and his father, Barry, was a Supreme Court judge in New South Wales.
The TV celebrity auctioned off his $1.4 million Paddington apartment in May of last year.
According to the Domain listing, the property eventually sold for $731,000 at auction on May 15, 2021.
Two bedrooms and a newly refurbished bathroom were included in the Art Deco apartment.
Andrew O’keefe Arrested Over Assault Allegations: He Choked Woman
Former ‘Deal or No Deal’ host O’Keefe is accused of assaulting a 38-year-old woman after meeting her at his apartment on Kent Street in Sydney’s CBD on Tuesday.
The two got into a verbal spat before the male allegedly punched the woman. He grabbed her by the throat, pushed her to the ground, and punched her, according to the report.
The victim was allegedly abused a second time by O’Keefe, who punched and kicked her.
On Wednesday, the woman left the unit and reported the alleged attack.
On Thursday about 4.30 a.m., O’Keefe, a former White Ribbon ambassador, was detained at his unit.
Andrew O’keefe Jail Sentence
Andrew O’Keefe is being held at the Day Street police station in the CBD, where he will be charged and appear in court later on Thursday.