Must not mention that many male hairdressers are homosexual

An Australian footballer stuns a hairdressing audience with a quip about it.

"Former Lions player Richard Champion has shocked the Australian hairdressing industry by announcing he isn't gay, but he "could learn".

Champion, who presents Channel 7's The Great South East, and is a fan of the mullet haircut, spoke out while co-hosting the Australian Hair Fashion Awards in Brisbane.

His comments were followed by an awkward silence with co-host and fellow Seven presenter Pip Russell left to pick up the pieces.

A source told Confidential: "Champion really embarrassed himself. The gay comment had everyone stunned you could have heard a pin drop. "A lot of his other jokes really fell flat too. To top it all off, his mullet was badly styled."

Champion yesterday defended his comments, saying: "Given the company I was in there were a lot of gay people. I thought it was a fun, quirky comment."

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