Made In Chelsea's Charlie Mills has been banned from the roads after downing four gin and tonics and calling the police on himself by accident when he fell out of his Range Rover.
Mills, 25, told officers he 'hadn't drunk an exceptional amount' when they stopped him in Fulham, west London at around 1.30am on March 13.
Westminster Magistrates Court heard he was parked near the Hurlingham private members' club when he fell out of his black 4x4 and hit his head after drinking with friends at the Bluebird in Chelsea's King's Road.
He rang the police's 101 number, with bodycam footage showing Mills saying: 'I fell out of the car with my phone and I really f****** hurt my head there. I called your 101 people.'
When asked, the former private schoolboy could not remember why he called the police.
He was today disqualified from driving for a year and a half, fined £1,100 and made to pay a £110 victim surcharge and £85 in costs.
Made In Chelsea's Charlie Mills (pictured outside Westminster Magistrates Court today) was arrested for drink-driving after falling out of his Range Rover and calling the police on himself
Mills, 25, is pictured making his debut on reality TV show Made In Chelsea in 2017
Mills had a brief stint on Made In Chelsea in 2017 after being introduced to the show by his friend Julius Cowdrey.
He dated Canadian co-star Mimi Bouchard over the space of a few episodes but their fling ended soon after.
Today Mills pleaded not guilty to drink-driving at Westminster Magistrates Court (pictured outside), but the judge refused to accept the plea and pushed the hearing back
Today Mills changed his plea from not guilty to guilty after the judge at Westminster Magistrates Court refused to accept his original one.
A roadside breath test showed Mills had 78 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of his breath. The legal limit is 35.
The court heard he had driven to London to party with 'nine to 10 friends' at the Bluebird restaurant in Chelsea's King's Road before moving on for more drinks at the Ritz.
He tried to avoid the automatic drink-drive ban by claiming special reasons, namely travelling a short distance on an empty road to find a safe parking space, but this was rejected by the judge.
'I wasn't planning on drinking, so I was going to drive back so when I did have a drink I was going to a friend's house in Fulham,' he told the court.
Mills claimed his sober friend Alexander Nall-Cain drove to the Ritz and then to Fulham, where he intended staying the night at a female friend's house.
He said: 'I was waiting in the car, I don't remember how long. I was waiting to move the car, to sober up a little bit.
'I had fallen out of the car, the passenger side and tripped and hit my head. I think I tripped on something that was underneath the car.
'I was not in the right state of mind.
'I moved the car from where it was parked to the parking space. My handle was in 'park' and that's when I saw the blue lights.
'I had driven it two hundred yards. The roads were completely deserted.'
Prosecutor Mr Matt Barrowcliffe said police spotted three mopeds passing at that time and told Mills: 'The reason you didn't see those mopeds was because you were so intoxicated.'
The banking heir (pictured at Epsom Downs Racecourse in June last year) had a brief stint on Made In Chelsea in 2017 after being introduced to the show by his friend Julius Cowdrey
But Judge Snow said: 'Mr Mills is not driving in a quiet country lane in rural Leicestershire, but in the middle of London and in the middle of the night they have road users and pedestrians on them.
'Even on his account I don't find special reasons exist. Two hundred yards is not a very short distance.
'There was the clear possibility of danger of coming into contact with other road users.
'There is no evidence from Mr. Nall-Cain of Ms Flashman. All of this depends on his recollection and his recollection is not a strong one.
'He doesn't know how long he was sitting in the car or what he tripped up on when he fell out of the car.
'People do stupid things when they are drinking and memories tend to be unreliable.'
Mills claims it was unfair for police to sit and wait for him to drive off when they responded to his 101 call, and the judge said: 'They watched him drive away and that may be regarded as a dirty trick or not.'
Mr Barrowcliffe told the court police responded to a report of a man who was drunk and considering driving opposite a school in Broomhouse Lane.
'The officer made their way to the area and saw a vehicle parked with it's lights on. The officer waited to see if anyone returned to the vehicle.
'The officer decided to drive past and as the officer moved off the Range Rover also drove off so he moved in behind and activated the lights and the vehicle stopped.
'This defendant exited with his hands in the air and admitted he, himself called the police, but he could not remember what he said.
'He failed the roadside breath test and was taken into custody.'
Charlie Mills is pictured at a London press event in February last year
On the footage Mills can be heard saying: 'Yeah, that's way over. I'm going inside,' as he gave the roadside breath-test.
Earlier the judge announced: 'He needs to understand the consequences of his actions today.
'I'm not prepared to accept his not guilty plea today,' when Mills initially decided to fight the charge.
Mary Johnson, defending, told the court: 'There are two issues, but without seeing further evidence it is difficult to advise.
'The issue is the procedure in this matter, at the roadside and at the custody suite and there are other arguments in relation to special reasons.
'There are discrepancies in the police officer's timings, phone calls, they don't match out timings. There are other factual matters.'
After Mills decided to plead guilty she said: 'There was no intention to take the vehicle beyond that point. There is no complaint from the police about the way it was driven.
'It was not driven in a reckless manner that can be criticised. The reason it was being driven was to park it.
'He lives in a rural part of the country where there's almost no public transport. The nearest is a bus stop one and a half miles away.
'He has taken on a new job in the east Midlands with an investment and property company that requires driving.
'He does a lot of charity work, is involved with the Diana Award, the Mental Health Foundation and with anti-bullying.'
A representative for the reality TV star told MailOnline in a statement: 'On 12th March 2019 I regret to say that I drove a vehicle whilst intoxicated. I am extremely apologetic.
'It was a momentary lapse in judgement that is inexcusable and needless to say I accept full responsibility .
'Again I would like to apologise to all. I sincerely hope that this can help raise awareness for those that consider this a harmless act.
'Fortunately no harm came from this but I have learnt a valuable lesson to say the least'.
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