Ty Pennington, the 41-year-old host of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition was arrested in LA Saturday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence. Uh. Could they also charge him with driving while being hyper and annoying while they're at it? I could never figure out exactly why this guy bugs me so much until I saw him in an ad for Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder medication, or awareness, or something. Then it was much clearer to me: he has, or thinks he has, ADHD - which gives him free license to be hyper and annoying all the time!*
Pennington released a statement about the arrest in which he apologized to his fans, ABC and his design team for the "mistake".
*Note: No offense meant toward legitimate sufferers of ADHD. I just believe it's over-diagnosed and over-medicated. And if Ty's parlayed it into a television hosting gig, more power to him.
Ty Pennington Speaks Out on Arrest [The Insider Online]