‘Disappointed’: Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald called out on-air over fan interaction

Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald was called out live on-air after a fan recalled how disappointed she was with his behaviour when she met him.

A national radio star was awkwardly caught off guard on Nova’s Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie today after a listener called him out live on-air.

Ryan Fitzgerald, better known as Fitzy, was exposed by a listener this morning after she called up during a segment about celebrities refusing to take pictures with fans.

It turns out Fitzy had previously rejected her when she politely asked if she could snap a picture with him years ago.

“Did a celebrity refuse a photo when he was talking about now being a dad and how different it is? And people come up to him all the time, and obviously they want a photo … Joanne... who said no to the photo?” quizzed Wippa.

Fitzy was called out by a fan who claims he once refused to snap a picture with him because he was "hungover". Picture: Nova

Joanne then shared her story, recalling when she had met Fitzy at a party and had decided to pluck up the courage to ask him for a picture. But sadly, the interaction didn’t go quite as well as she had hoped.

“Oh well I was a fan of his for ages... this tall, handsome man, and we were at a party, and I asked him if I could have a photo, and he said, No!

“What! Who was it?” insisted Wippa, to which Joanne bluntly replied: “Your friend, Fitzy!”

Shocked that his name was mentioned, a confused Fitzy questioned whether Joanne was joking at first.

“Give me a break. I’m always accommodating Joanne, are you serious?” insisted the radio star.

After her initial disappointment, Joanne ran into the pair at Hyde Park and she finally got the picture she'd been hoping for. Picture: Nova.

“I’m serious...” she laughed. “You were probably a bit hungover at the time as we all were...”

“This was ages ago, we were both at the same function place in Terry Hills...when the party finished we were all the foyer there...Tom Williams said yes to a photo with us but you made up for it in the end.”

Fitzy then interjected: “How did I make up for it? Because I’m really disappointed in myself!”

Joanne insisted it was all water under the bridge in the end as she eventually ended up getting a picture with the radio star on another day.

“Because I got a photo with you both when Wippa used to have his running club at Hyde Park!” she said.

Originally published as ‘Disappointed’: Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald called out on-air over fan interaction