Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli and Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald have opened up about their most challenging celebrity interviews.
The Nova breakfast presenters were discussing their worst celebrity interviews on Thursday morning when Wippa, 45, said the one he did with English singer Taio Cruz was particularly memorable – for all the wrong reasons.
‘The producer introduced him as Tayo and he said, “It’s Taio mate,”‘ Wippa began.
The radio stars went on to reveal he only gave ‘one word answers’, which prompted Wippa to admit he was so unimpressed by him that he refused a photo request.
‘At the end of the interview, he wound it up quite quickly, and his publicity guy said, “Can you guys get a photo” and we went, ‘Nah,”‘ Wippa said.
He added he was also not thrilled by Taio’s refusal to take his sunglasses off in the studio.
Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli and Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald have opened up about their most challenging celebrity interviews. Both pictured
Fitzy then revealed his own bad interview experience, admitting he had a particularly bad chat with James Bond star Daniel Craig.
‘Have you got the Daniel Craig audio there when Wippa interviewed him for James Bond? When he said he’d rather suck pus out of an abscess?’ Fitzy asked.
Craig’s comments refer to an Australian interview he conducted in 2012, to promote his movie Skyfall, in which he was asked to demonstrate some of the ‘moves’ he learned for the role – to which he sniped he would rather suck pus.
‘I reckon that was on a Saturday as well. On my weekend, I went to sit down with Daniel Craig and the annoying thing is, Craig thought he was James Bond in the interview,’ Wippa chipped in.
‘Like it’s okay. You’re an actor. You’re playing a role Daniel!’
‘Not really a friendly guy the old Craig of Daniel… man with two first names!’ Fitzy added.
This is not the first time Fitzy and Wippa have had a particularly awkward celebrity encounter.
In 2022, Fitzy revealed on air how Denzel Washington once refused to take a photo with him.
The Nova breakfast presenters were discussing their worst celebrity interviews when Wippa said English singer Taio Cruz was particularly memorable – for all the wrong reasons
Fitzy then revealed his own bad interview experience, admitting he had a particularly bad chat with James Bond star Daniel Craig
‘We were at a restaurant overseas one time and Denzel Washington turned up to the restaurant. And then there was the guy who ran the restaurant, and I started to make my way over to get a photo with Denzel,’ he explained.
‘Now, the guy who ran the restaurant was like the middleman. So he jumped in right. And I’m asking Denzel “photo?” He jumps in, looks at Denzel. Denzel shakes his head as if to say no, the guy then looks at me and goes “No”.’
Earlier this year, Wippa was left red-faced when British actor Leo Woodhall snapped at him during an interview after the Nova radio star asked him about his love life.
The breakfast host was chatting to Leo and his Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy co-star, Renee Zellweger, about their new movie – and the subject quickly turned to their personal lives.
Leo is currently in a relationship with his White Lotus co-star Meghann Fahy and is notoriously private about their romance.
‘Leo, are you in love at the moment?’ Wippa asked.
‘That’s none of your business!’ Leo snapped back.
