BBC Radio legend exposes huge music icon as the most 'unpleasant' celeb she's ever interviewed

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2 days ago

Radio legend Jo Whiley said the star left her feeling "so tiny and so stupid" during their interview.
BBC Radio One legend Jo Whiley has revealed the name of the rudest famous person she's ever interviewed in a jaw dropping confession. The 60-year-old veteran broadcaster interviewed countless stars during her time as a radio DJ.
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However, speaking to fellow presenter, Zoe Ball, on their Dig it podcast recently, Jo admitted there was one celebrity who shattered her confidence during an interview which left her feeling "stupid". When asked by Zoe if she had ever felt starstruck during an interview, Jo recalled an interview with one of the world's biggest rappers but it was memorable for all the wrong reasons.
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Jo told Zoe she was left feeling "so tiny" after interviewing hip hop legend Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, the Mirror reports. She explained: "I remember interviewing Eminem and Dr Dre one time and that was horrible.
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"I'd interviewed Eminem when he was very young and he was very shy and polite. He kept calling me "ma'am" all the time and he was really, really sweet and humble.
"Then a couple of years later he came back on the show but with Dr Dre and the fame had happened and he was just this other creature altogether.
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"They were just so playful with me - and can I just say they made me feel so tiny and so stupid."
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It comes as the radio DJ insisted she is not slowing down any time soon after turning 60 last month and saying that she doesn't think milestone birthdays are a "big deal".
The mum-of-five said that the interview with Eminem was overall "a really unpleasant experience" as she and Zoe chatted about being starstruck by the rich and famous.
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Her admission comes after the broadcaster opened up about how she had been struck down by anxiety at the height of her DJing career in the 90s.
She told Woman's Health: "I remember doing one gig and I was just so scared, I thought I can't go on like this. This is ridiculous.
"It's ruining my life because I'm just such a ball of anxiety.
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"But then I realised how happy it was making people when I do these gigs and that was a game changer."
Jo, is still one of the most sought after DJs in the industry and insisted her 60th birthday, which she celebrated last month, is just the same as any other.
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She told Woman and Home: 'Another birthday really isn't a big deal for me because I don't see age as important.
"It's something that you very much don't want to be a thing, but it becomes a thing because everybody focuses on it and asks you about it constantly.
"It's a bizarre situation to be in because I'm only another year older than I was last year, and a year younger than I will be next year. There's an obsession with reaching certain milestones due to your age. People focus on it too much."