Coitus interruptus! Celebrity vet caught in the middle of 'dolphin orgy' while swimming off Australian coast

By Nathan Klein

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Australian celebrity vet Chris Brown found himself caught in the middle of an underwater 'dolphin orgy' while filming the latest episode of Channel Ten's lifestyle program The Living Room.

The show's co-host was swimming with the animals at the popular dolphin hotspot in Port Stephens, off the New South Wales coast, for a segment on tomorrow night's show.

He said he didn't realise at the time he had interrupted hundreds of dolphins that were getting it on.

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Oops! The moment The Living Room co-host and celebrity vet Dr Chris Brown realises he has interrupted an underwater 'dolphin orgy' while filming the latest episode

Oops! The moment The Living Room co-host and celebrity vet Dr Chris Brown realises he has interrupted an underwater 'dolphin orgy' while filming the latest episode

Orgy? An underwater camera captures hundreds of dolphins mating in Port Stephens, off the coast of New South Wales, Australia

Orgy? An underwater camera captures hundreds of dolphins mating in Port Stephens, off the coast of New South Wales, Australia

 

'I’ve always known dolphins to be incredibly social and inquisitive - and this day they were - but it was different,' Chris told the Daily Telegraph's Sydney Confidential.

'It almost looked like they were fighting among themselves. It was only when I looked back through the vision and took a closer look that I realised that we’d put ourselves in the middle of a 100-dolphin underwater orgy.'

He admitted they looked 'distracted' when he was filming the segment, but he only realised why when he was watching the footage back.

It is not the first time the blond doctor, who also stars in his own show Bondi Vet on the same network, has interrupted mating animals on camera - claiming it was starting to become a 'tradition'.

'We’ve now interrupted special lion, monkey, dolphin, manta-ray and turtle time. I’m starting to think we’re encouraging it,' he said.

The teaser for the show didn't point to the team's awkward blunder - instead showing the amazing underwater images of the dolphins swimming in a pack.

Chris also attempted to attract his 'Flipper friends' by singing out a high-pitched tune, which surprisingly works.

'Either they are here because of my call or they are here to tell me to "shut the hell up,' he said.

An image from The Living Room's trailer showing the pack of dolphins swimming off the coast of Port Stephens, NSW

An image from The Living Room's trailer showing the pack of dolphins swimming off the coast of Port Stephens, NSW

The underwater camera captured beautiful images of the dolphins swimming - and mating - together for tomorrow night's episode of The Living Room

The underwater camera captured beautiful images of the dolphins swimming - and mating - together for tomorrow night's episode of The Living Room

Dr Chris Brown appears shocked when the dolphins respond to his call and come up to say hello. He revealed after re-watching the footage that the dolphins weren't fighting as originally thought, but mating

Dr Chris Brown appears shocked when the dolphins respond to his call and come up to say hello. He revealed after re-watching the footage that the dolphins weren't fighting as originally thought, but mating

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