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His list of talents include TV host, dance floor cheerleader, and global adventurer, but the one CV item Dr Chris Brown is quizzed on above all is whether he still works as a vet.
“This would be the question I get asked most in life,” he told The West Australian while visiting Crown Perth this week.
“And I actually do.”
The star returns to his Bondi practice regularly, declaring “it’s what reminds me of who I am” — though his feisty patients don’t always show their appreciation.
The popular Telethon alumnus stopped by Perth Children’s Hospital earlier this to offer some gifts, pet advice, and absolutely no tips on mastering the ballroom despite returning as co-host of Dancing With The Stars.
Although this dog handler might be learning some new tricks behind the scenes.
“There are moments where I’ll pull aside some of the pros and be like, ‘That knee slide, how do you do that?’” he said.
“So I have spent just a little bit of time in the studio, learning a few little bits and pieces.”
Co-hosting with Sonia Kruger, Brown said the pair’s blink-and-you’ll-miss-it dance routines to open each show can feel like an eternity, but he’s found a way to become a “master at the two-second shimmy”.
He said his on-screen dynamic with the 2025 Gold Logie nominee is driven by relentless banter, with the pair constantly “throwing curveballs” and hoping the other will crack.
The duo will be reprising their roles as Logies red carpet hosts on August 3.
However, Brown admitted he’d be leaving much of the fashion commentary to his wing woman, because unfortunately, he shares more with man’s best friend than most.
“I’m colour blind, so I just have a golden rule that I never ask, I never make any comment around what anyone’s wearing, or the colour of what they’re wearing, or anything to do with fashion whatsoever,” he revealed.
“It’s just a minefield.”
Fortunately, the animal expert is far better suited to steer his new show Once in a Lifetime, set to debut later this year.
It sees Brown leave the comfort of the studio, and the vet hospital, venturing abroad with far-from-qualified Aussie personalities as they attempt to treat unpredictable animals with more than just a humorous line or two.
“The catch is that they have to be my completely untrained veterinary assistant. It’s a crazy concept, but it works,” he said.
Guests include Mick Molloy, Kate Ritchie, Matt Preston, and Amanda Keller, with the star joking he was “relieved we got everyone back alive, because it was an insurance nightmare”.
Despite being worlds away from home, Brown struggled to escape the same familiar interrogation from his guests surrounding his qualifications.
They would ask: “Are you actually qualified to do this?”
“And I had to remind them, yes I am — but they’re not,” he joked.
“So we had some fun.”
Dancing With The Stars airs every Sunday on Seven and 7plus from 7pm.
His list of talents include TV host, dance floor cheerleader, and global adventurer, but the one CV item Dr Chris Brown is quizzed on above all is whether he still works as a vet.
“This would be the question I get asked most in life,” he told The West Australian while visiting Crown Perth this week.
“And I actually do.”
The star returns to his Bondi practice regularly, declaring “it’s what reminds me of who I am” — though his feisty patients don’t always show their appreciation.
The popular Telethon alumnus stopped by Perth Children’s Hospital earlier this to offer some gifts, pet advice, and absolutely no tips on mastering the ballroom despite returning as co-host of Dancing With The Stars.
Although this dog handler might be learning some new tricks behind the scenes.
“There are moments where I’ll pull aside some of the pros and be like, ‘That knee slide, how do you do that?’” he said.
“So I have spent just a little bit of time in the studio, learning a few little bits and pieces.”
Co-hosting with Sonia Kruger, Brown said the pair’s blink-and-you’ll-miss-it dance routines to open each show can feel like an eternity, but he’s found a way to become a “master at the two-second shimmy”.
He said his on-screen dynamic with the 2025 Gold Logie nominee is driven by relentless banter, with the pair constantly “throwing curveballs” and hoping the other will crack.
The duo will be reprising their roles as Logies red carpet hosts on August 3.
However, Brown admitted he’d be leaving much of the fashion commentary to his wing woman, because unfortunately, he shares more with man’s best friend than most.
“I’m colour blind, so I just have a golden rule that I never ask, I never make any comment around what anyone’s wearing, or the colour of what they’re wearing, or anything to do with fashion whatsoever,” he revealed.
“It’s just a minefield.”
Fortunately, the animal expert is far better suited to steer his new show Once in a Lifetime, set to debut later this year.
It sees Brown leave the comfort of the studio, and the vet hospital, venturing abroad with far-from-qualified Aussie personalities as they attempt to treat unpredictable animals with more than just a humorous line or two.
“The catch is that they have to be my completely untrained veterinary assistant. It’s a crazy concept, but it works,” he said.
Guests include Mick Molloy, Kate Ritchie, Matt Preston, and Amanda Keller, with the star joking he was “relieved we got everyone back alive, because it was an insurance nightmare”.
Despite being worlds away from home, Brown struggled to escape the same familiar interrogation from his guests surrounding his qualifications.
They would ask: “Are you actually qualified to do this?”
“And I had to remind them, yes I am — but they’re not,” he joked.
“So we had some fun.”
Dancing With The Stars airs every Sunday on Seven and 7plus from 7pm.
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