Justin Bieber anger over exploding L&P

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PASS A TOWEL: Justin Bieber walks out of an inteview with Charlie Panapa on the set of What Now after being soaked in L&P.

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Justin Bieber walked out of a New Zealand interview after the host accidentally drenched him in L&P.

The visiting Canadian pop star, who had hordes of frenzied teens following his every move during his one-day visit last week, was sprayed in L&P during an interview with Charlie Panapa, a host on teen TV show What Now.

Bieber, 16, was being gifted a parcel of New Zealand-themed presents - including a jar of Vegemite, a pair of gumboots and a bag of Pineapple Lumps - when he reached for the bottle of L&P.

When he opened it, he was sprayed in the popular local soft drink. Footage of the incident aired during this morning's broadcast of What Now for the first time.

He stood up, shook himself off and accused the hosts of giving him the drink "all shaken up".

When Panapa tried to continue the 10-minute interview, Bieber said, "I'd rather get dried off first" before walking off set.

He later returned to answer more questions, saying: "I'm pretty sure I hate this drink."

Panapa apologised, saying: "I'm so sorry we covered you in L&P, my friend."

What Now producer Reuben Davidson said Bieber was "shaken up" about the incident.

"It would be fair to say it was a fairly explosive end to the interview."

Bieber is enjoying a wave of success thanks to a series of popular singles and YouTube videos.

He currently has two singles in the Official New Zealand Music Chart's Top 40 songs this week – Eenie Meenie and Baby, featuring Ludacris.

The teen sensation had his last planned concert - in Sydney’s Circular Quay - called off by police last Monday after several young teens were hurt in the crowd crush.

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