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Billy Brownless has revealed an wholly caller broadside to his life.
The Geelong great, who is besides regarded by galore arsenic 1 of football's astir lovable larrikins, is presently going done what appears to beryllium a glow-up, with the 58-year-old swapping frothies down the pub for good creation and limoncellos.
But his caller manner choices person attracted the scrutiny of immoderate of his friends, notably his Triple M co-host James Brayshaw.
Speaking to The Herald Sun past month, Brayshaw opened up connected however Brownless had been drinking champagne, limoncello and going to creation galleries.
It comes arsenic the Cats fable had besides recovered emotion past October. He has been dating Crystle Fleur, a parent of 3 who owns a Geelong-based Equestrian Company.
The brace person looked smitten ever since they went nationalist connected their narration and were spotted astatine the Australian Open and astatine Brownless' daughter's wedding successful March.
Billy Brownless (pictured with his woman Crystle Fleur) has revealed helium wants to beryllium called a antithetic name
It came aft his mate and Triple M co-host James Brayshaw roasted him for his caller glow-up
Brayshaw revealed that Brownless (pictured right) who has been dating Fleur (left) since October, had swapped the larrikin manner for a much blase benignant of living
Brayshaw, though, has teased his aged mate implicit his caller manner choices, joking: 'He has turned into a due w****r.'
Brownless, who booted 441 goals successful 198 pro footy appearances for the Cats, has present appeared to deed backmost astatine those who person poked amusive astatine him.
'It's called respect,' the 58-year-old told Triple M's Saturday Rub.
'I conscionable privation to code immoderate reports that person tarnished my character.
'I work past week 'proper w****r' Brownless cops it. That was 1 headline.'
In airy of the gossip astir his caller manner changes, Brownless issued connection that helium would present beryllium distancing himself from the larrikin lifestyle.
'So I've reached a fork successful the road,' Brownless continued. 'I nary longer privation to subordinate with tomfoolery oregon boofheadedness. I'm choosing a beingness of sophistication, a much mature life.
'That whitethorn impact good creation and limoncellos. I'm swapping Carlton Draught vessel brew and curried sausages for Campari spritzers and pate.
'I'm not Bins. I'm not Fat. I'm not Browny. I'm not Cobb. I'm not Smack. I'm not Dribbler. I'm not Whale,' Brownless had said. 'I americium simply, William'
Brownless clapped backmost astatine those who person poked amusive astatine him, stating helium 'no longer wishes to subordinate himself with tomfoolery'
'The dusty pink, triple L Gazman is out, Ralph Lauren and Gucci is in.'
He past revealed that helium wanted his friends and colleagues to commencement calling him by a antithetic name.
'I'm not Bins. I'm not Fat. I'm not Browny. I'm not Cobb. I'm not Smack. I'm not Dribbler. I'm not Whale,' helium said.
'I americium simply, William.
'We tin instrumentality discussions offline and ellipse backmost and effort to determination the needle of this marque caller pivot if we privation to … I've changed. New look. People deliberation I'm a w****r, conscionable trying to accidental I'm not a w****r.'
In response, Brayshaw quipped backmost astatine his co-host's comments, again joking: 'You are a implicit w*****.'
Brownless, meanwhile, chopped an affectional fig during his girl Ruby's wedding this year.
The Cats icon gave Ruby distant arsenic she wed Josh Wallis, the member of Western Bulldogs star, Mitch.
Brownless booted 441 goals successful 198 pro footy appearances for the Cats during his glittering career
Brayshaw had antecedently coiled Brownless up implicit his prime of portion during the large play and his concerns astir paying for the large day.
'He's evidently had to enactment successful a batch of cash,' Brayshaw said.
'He's sneaky tight, "Fat". He tries to enactment similar helium isn't, but helium is ... He's existent p***ed disconnected astir however overmuch it outgo him.
'So past he's gone retired to the Noosa hinterland venue and erstwhile helium walked successful and saw wherever his money's gone... He went up to the Sofitel [hotel] with his beauteous amended fractional Crystle and these are my spies.
'Fat started successful the excavation - you know, the seats wherever you aquatics up to the barroom ... Crystle is successful his thigh and they commencement with vintage champagne.
'This is the wa**er he's turned into. He's gone from lone ever drinking beer. He starts connected vintage champagne and past moves to piña coladas.
'I don't cognize what's happened to him. He's turned into idiosyncratic I don't recognise.'
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