It’s believed the in-depth exposé will detail the day he announced he was leaving Noelene, now 76, and their five children for his Crocodile Dundee co-star Linda Kozlowski – and the catastrophic fallout from his highly publicised affair.
‘My life’s been interesting enough to make a book, but I thought it would be more interesting to tell it,’ the 77-year-old told Herald Sun.
‘Some things get lost in print. And I’m getting old. I’m well into the third quarter of the game, if I make the final quarter.’
While Hoges’ inner circle are said to be ‘shocked’ by news of the public tell-all, it seems the actor’s motives for the exposé are crystal clear.
‘Noelene and Paul have probably had the most explosive relationship in Australian showbiz history,’ a source close to Paul tells New Idea.
‘Paul wants to set the record straight on a relationship that spanned a good deal of his life, and for people to know there was a lot of love between him and Noelene, which resulted in five great kids.’
‘Paul’s getting on a bit now – both he and Noelene are nudging 80 – and he wants his final words on the marriage to be good ones.’
For the full story, see this week’s New Idea – out now.