Beau Ryan reveals huge Hollywood star was his worst interview

The TV and radio host has named the huge Hollywood star who was his most awkward interview, with their “prickly” encounter leaving him gutted.

Beau Ryan has interviewed some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, from Tom Cruise to Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson.

But one of the celebrities he was most excited to chat to ended up being a massive let-down, with their unpleasant encounter leaving the Australian TV and radio host gutted.

Speaking on Triple M’s Beau, Tarsh & Woodsy Wednesday morning, The Amazing Race host revealed US actress Melissa McCarthy was his worst famous interview to date, describing her as “prickly” during their chat several years ago.

Talking to his time on Channel 9’s The Footy Show, which ran from 1994 until 2018, Ryan said he managed to secure one-on-one chats with huge movie stars, and for the most part, they were professional and friendly.

Beau Ryan has dished on his worst celeb interview.

“What I found is, the higher profile the talent, the easier the interview was. And what would happen, usually when I travelled to the states, you’d fly all the way over for four-minute interviews, [so] there was a lot of pressure on it,” Ryan said.

“I would usually go after Fitzy and Wippa, and they’d give me a heads-up if anyone was a problem. And I remember years ago I was in LA interviewing Melissa McCarthy, who I’m a fan of, right? I think she’s funny.

“As I’m walking in, Fitzy gave me the eyes and whispers, ‘She’s a problem.’”

Elaborating on their brief interview, Ryan described the Bridesmaids star as “difficult”.

Melissa McCarthy was “difficult” to interview, according to Ryan. Picture: Frederic J. Brown/AFP

“[She gave] short answers, didn’t want to be there, gave me nothing,” he continued.

“You feel uncomfortable. It was disappointing.

“We see them play these funny, likeable characters and we picture them as having that persona and personality, so when they don’t, we’re let down.

“I’ve seen her [McCarthy] do some wonderful interviews, but I’ve seen her do a lot of trainwrecks as well.”

It comes after Ryan’s recent interview with news.com.au, in which the 39-year-old revealed he regrettably turned down a lucrative offer to star on Ten’s I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! in the show’s earlier seasons.

“I got asked to do the first six (seasons) of I’m a Celeb,” Ryan said.

“The money for the second season, it was more than I’ve ever seen.”

The offer, which he said was worth more than $500,000, came at a time when the network was keen to attract big names for the then-relatively unknown show. Ryan was forced to turn it down due to contractual obligations with Nine.

“The money was big … because everyone didn’t know how the show was going to pan out,” he said.

“Back then it was a lot more money and it was a ridiculous amount.”

Years later after jumping ship to Ten, Ryan agreed to appear on the show in 2022, albeit for far less money.

Originally published as Beau Ryan reveals huge Hollywood star was his worst interview