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Jo Whiley has opened up about the celebrity interview that left her feeling ‘tiny and stupid’.
Speaking on her Dig It podcast, Jo, 60, said that her confidence took a major knock after an interaction with Eminem and Dr Dre when asked if she had ever been starstruck during an interview.
Jo said: ‘I remember interviewing Eminem and Dr Dre one time and that was horrible. 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.
‘They were just so playful with me – and can I just say they made me feel so tiny and so stupid.’
Jo Whiley, 60, has opened up about the celebrity interview that left her feeling ‘tiny and stupid’
Jo admitted that the interview was overall ‘a really unpleasant experience’ as she and her co-host Zoe Bell, 46, opened up about being starstruck by celebs
While Jo thought that Eminem, now 52, was ‘really sweet and humble’ when she first interviewed him, she did not have such a pleasant experience when he was joined by Dr Dre
Jo admitted that the interview was overall ‘a really unpleasant experience’ as she and her co-host Zoe Bell, 46, opened up about being starstruck by celebs.
The revelation comes after Jo opened up about battling 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.
‘But then I realised how happy it was making people when I do these gigs and that was a game changer.’
Jo then took the opportunity to speak out against the culture of ‘lad mags’ – lifestyle magazines from the 90s and early noughties aimed at men and typically featuring a woman also in her underwear.
The BBC presenter said: ‘There was so much objectification and judgement of women and their bodies.
‘It was a ludicrous time to be a woman, but I just kept my head down and weathered the storm.’
Jo described Eminem as being like ‘this other creature’ after finding global fame when she interviewed him with Dr Dre, 60
The revelation comes after Jo opened up about battling anxiety at the height of her DJing career in the 90s
Jo hasn’t just candidly spoken about experiencing anxiety, she has also opened up about battling it during the menopause to Women’s Health.
Referencing Davina McCall’s campaign to get women talking more about the menopause, she said she ‘really lost’ herself at the time.
She said that the gym and fitness are ultimately what got her through that challenging time in her life.
Jo said: ‘I cried all the time.
‘I mean, I cry a lot anyway but I cried all the time.
‘I just felt very weak, and going to the gym and getting myself strong has played a really, really big part in helping me be the person I am today. It really saved me.’
