BBC Radio 2 star Jo Whiley said she was left feeling “tiny and stupid” after interviewing two global superstars.
The presenter, 60, said she welcomed US rappers Eminem and Dr. Dre to her show but admitted the whole experience was “horrible”.
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Speaking on her podcast Dig It with co-host Zoe Ball, Jo described the interaction as “really unpleasant”.
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.”
But Jo recalled a more recent interview where she describes Eminem as being like “this other creature” after finding global fame.
“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,” Jo continued.
“They were just so playful with me – and can I just say they made me feel so tiny and so stupid.”
Jo admitted that the interview was “a really unpleasant experience”.
The radio star, who has been on the BBC since 1993, has interviewed a string of A-listers including David Bowie, Barbara Streisand and Noel Gallagher.
It comes after Jo opened up about battling anxiety in the early days of her DJ’ing career in the 90s.
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“I remember doing one gig and I was just so scared, I thought I can’t go on like this. This is ridiculous,” she told Woman’s Health.
“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.”
In June, Jo told The Sun why her kids will “never be nepo babies,” despite her huge career success.
The highly successful 59-year-old radio star has been a host since 1993 and presented her own show on BBC Radio 1 from 2001-2009.
In addition to her radio work, Jo is also an accomplished TV presenter and has covered many major music festivals.
The star married music executive Steve Morton in July 1991, and together they share their four kids – their eldest daughter India was born the year they were married before an eight-year gap for the birth of son Jude.
The couple also share son Cassius and daughter Coco Lux.
But despite their musical connections and fame, Jo insists her four children will “never be nepo babies.”
Speaking alongside a new campaign with The Rail Industry, Jo told The Sun: “My kids will never be nepo babies. They are very determined never ever to make it because I’m their mum.
“It really horrifies them – the thought that anybody would ever employ them because of what I do. So they’re so determined to get jobs and do work on their own merits, and they will never take advantage of me at all.”
Jo added: “They’ll never ever use my name to get somewhere.”
Jo said it’s actually her who ends up introducing her children to popular artists and modern music, as opposed to the other way around.
And Jo’s passion for music isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
The DJ, who is often found in the booth at her 90s anthem gigs, turns 60 next month on 4th July, but she has no plans to slow down her career.
“I’ve done so much over my career but I want to keep on keeping on, and playing music to people. I’m doing so much of what I enjoy at the moment, and I want to keep going with it.”
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