Senator Derryn Hinch responds to claims he’s ‘back on the booze’

Derryn Hinch admits he’s a weekly drinker but denies it’s an issue, even as a self-confessed former ‘piss pot.’

The Senator hit back on 3AW on Tuesday after his ex-partner took to social media to suggest he was back on the booze.

Hinch famously had a liver transplant in 2011 due to advanced cirrhosis caused by his drinking.

The Senator said he now had one glass of ‘watered down’ wine, once a week, after consulting his surgeon.

‘If I was back being a piss pot and drinking every day, that would be a disgrace,’ Hinch said on 3AW.

‘I’d end up being dead and I don’t want that.

‘I’m sure if my surgeon thought I was a risk, he wouldn’t have given me the green light.’

Click PLAY below to watch Derryn Hinch in studio

He said claims from his former partner he was drinking beer were wrong.

‘I drink think a thing called Coopers Ultra Light, which you buy in the supermarket and is non-alcoholic,’ Hinch explained.

‘It’s like a soft drink.’

Click PLAY below to hear the full interview on 3AW Mornings