This photograph was taken by Ian Bradshaw. Now this famous policeman’s helmet is on display in the museum at Twickenham. I felt embarrassed so I covered him up as best I could.” He then added “It was a cold day – he had nothing to be proud of”. On the show, Perry gifted the famous helmet to O’Brien and said “I feared he would be mobbed, or that other people would follow suit.
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The organizers of the said Australian TV show had also invited Perry. He said he was not proud of starting this trend.īruce Perry is the Police Constable who is holding his helmet in front of O’Brien’s private part (which no longer was really private!). On the show, O’Brien regretted his stunt and said that streaking is a stupid thing to do. In 2006, however, he eventually spoke on an Australian TV show called “Where are they now?”. He shunned the media for 32 years and tried to keep mum about his adventure. Later, O’Brien went on to become a successful businessman in Australia. His employers did not like his mischievous behavior on the rugby field. The police arrested and fined him 10 pounds –it was exactly the amount O’Brien had won in bet! Moreover, he was fired from his job the very next day. But this 25 years old man was not in good luck. O’Brien did this stunt in order to win a bet.
Princess Alexandra was also in attendance. During the half-time Michael O’Brien ran naked on the field before a crowd of 48,000 people. On April 20, 1974, a rugby match was on at Twickenham stadium (this suburban town is near London). Streaker Michael O’Brien’s being covered by Bruce Perry.
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