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Comedian Peter Helliar recalls his 'worst ever interview' with A-List Hollywood star
Veteran presenter Peter Helliar made the bombshell admission on Tuesday that his 'worst ever interview' was with Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg.
The Project ex-host, 49, appeared on The Hit Network's Carrie & Tommy radio show and was asked who was the 'worst guest' he had ever interviewed.
Peter did not mince words when naming names and said one difficult interviewee left a strong impression on him.
'Mark Wahlberg. I've interviewed Mark many times,' Peter began.
'He's been great... but I went over to the US for [his 2017 movie with Will Ferrell ] Daddy's Home 2.'
He added the actor seemed distracted during the chat and didn't pay much attention to him.
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'Will was great. But I think Mark may have either been hungover, tired or not interested. He had his phone out,' he said, adding the chat was a bizarre experience.
'It was just too weird. He wasn't doing it in a fun way.
'I've interviewed Will a few times – and he does remember me – and he was a little bit embarrassed and carried the interview.
'That was not a great one. But I've had other experiences with Mark Wahlberg where he has been great.'
Peter and the Hollywood star have had a friendly rivalry for years and during a 2017 interview on Channel Ten's The Project, Mark took a playful swipe at him.
During the interview, Mark joked that Peter was not a 'real' father because he has yet to sire a daughter.
The Ted star's comment came after Peter interviewed Mark and his Daddy's Home 2 co-stars - Will Ferrell, Mel Gibson and John Lithgow.
'How many kids do you have?' Will asked the Network Ten presenter to which he replied: 'Three boys.'
He added Mark seemed distracted during the interview and didn't pay much attention to him. Pictured: Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell on The Project in 2017
With that, Mark took a dig at Peter and also his co-star Will, who also has three sons.
'You're not even a real parent, okay?' Mark said.
'You guys don't have a girl.
'As soon as you have a girl, you've got stress, dude - teenagers.
'It's like problems, emotions and hormones... Things you never knew existed.'
Cutting back to the studio, Peter revealed that he found Mark's comments a little off-putting.
'I felt a little bit confronted,' he admitted.
'Not having a girl means I'm not a parent.'
