Troubled former TV star Andrew O’Keefe accused of drug driving in latest legal blow

Former TV presenter Andrew O’Keefe has been arrested for drug driving, just weeks after he was accused of driving while his license was suspended.

Officers from the Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command arrested the 52-year-old at around 11.45am on Sunday, when he was found behind the wheel of a Mercedes sedan on Cranbrook Road in the affluent Sydney suburb of Bellevue Hill.

He was subsequently arrested and reportedly tested positive for drugs on the side of the road.

Police allege O’Keefe threatened a man at an address on Longworth Ave in the adjacent Point Piper neighbourhood for a “short period of time” before being arrested by officers.

The former Deal or No Deal presenter was then taken to Waverley Police Station, where he is helping police with their investigation.

He has not yet been charged and police will continue their investigation.

Sunday’s arrest comes after O’Keefe was given a court warning for driving while disqualified on June 20 after a vehicle pulled him over in Bellevue Hill.

Former TV presenter Andrew O’Keefe has been arrested for drug driving, just weeks after he was caught driving on a suspended license.

He has not yet been charged and police will continue their investigation

In January, he was also convicted of domestic violence, dating back to September 2021, when he kicked and spat at a woman.

He was found guilty of common assault, assault occasioning bodily harm, two charges of possession of a prohibited drug and breaching an imposed violence order.

However, he avoided a prison sentence and was given a 12-month community service order and three 18-month community service orders for domestic violence.