The Hoff maintains that he wasn't pissed off his face. The combination of medication for an ear infection reacted badly with the drugs he was taking to prevent him drinking again - apparently it's all the rage with alcoholics - and it sent him doolally, or, as the Hoff's people put it, "upset his equilibrium."

Oh dear. We've come up with better stuff when we've fancied a few days off work...

Poor old Hoff. Stay off the sauce! It's doing you now good.

Here are some pictures of him with a 'mystery lady' in London a few weeks ago. That leather shirt's a beaut. We're off to buy one at the weekend...