“I’ve let everyone down”: Masterchef’s Julie Goodwin arrested for drink driving
Julie Goodwin has issued an emotional statement after being charged with drink driving on Thursday night.
The Masterchef winner was caught driving at more than double the legal limit and had her license suspended on the spot.
The 47-year-old took to Facebook to apologise for her behaviour, saying she is “devastated”.
“Last night while driving home from a celebratory function I had catered, I was stopped by Police and subjected to a random breath test which I failed”, she wrote.
“I have subsequently been charged with mid-range drink driving.
“Needless to say I accept full responsibility for this error in judgment, which I believe is completely out of character for me.”
Goodwin apologised to her family and the community who she feels she has “let down”.
"I want to take the opportunity to offer a heartfelt and unreserved apology to my family, my colleagues, and to the broader community. I would also like to apologise to everyone that has supported me over many years, I have let you all down," she wrote.
"I am devastated that I have acted in a way so contrary to what I believe, to how I usually conduct myself, and to what I have taught my children."
She concluded: "Many lessons will flow from this, and I will learn from each of them."
The celebrity chef allegedly tried to evade the police random breath test by doing a U-turn while driving in North Gosford on the NSW Central Coast at around 8pm.
She was eventually caught and logged a blood alcohol reading of 0.107.
Goodwin will face Gosford Local Court on May 25.