FORMER prime minister Kevin Rudd would slip past his security detail and "play hookey" from the Lodge when the pressures of his confined life became too much, he has revealed.
"It's fantastic to just drive yourself," he said in his first interview since the election.
"The AFP used to freak out every time I took the car for a drive."
Today a conceited celebrity house cat is the only irksome domestic issue he faces as he revels in new found freedoms.
The former prime minister told the Sunday Herald Sun his removal from office in June has re-acquainted him with family, friends and the joys of the more banal aspects of life.
Free of bitterness about the events of June 24, he sees the loss of the prime ministership as a chance to get back in the driver's seat, literally.
The Australian Federal Police were "outstanding professionals", but their dedication to duty could be so oppressive he'd occasionally give them the slip.
"As prime minister, occasionally, I would just play hookey from the Lodge - just disappear," he said.
His motive wasn't necessarily to seek time alone as to give his protectors a break.
"It was just about not having to bother people."It's not in my nature to say, 'Marshall the Fourth Field Army so I can go to the IGA and get a litre of milk'."
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