Meg Ryan has finally revealed what she thought of her awkward and now notorious interview with Michael Parkinson.
Sir Michael clashed with the Hollywood star, 63, in 2003 when discussing his poorly reviewed film In The Cut in a TV moment about a car crash that is still talked about to this day.
A cold Meg responded to his questions with one-word answers and ended up telling him to “finish it” after he asked her about the nudity in the film.
While Sir Michael has always claimed the actress was “rude and difficult”, he previously admitted he didn’t react in the right way.
Now in a new interview with The timesMeg has said, explaining: ‘I thought it was so bad. In America, talk shows have breaks every four minutes for announcements, so I kept waiting for the break because I was going to get up and leave.
“But the opportunity never came because I was at the BBC.”
Meg Ryan has finally revealed what she thought of her awkward and now notorious interview with Michael Parkinson.
Sir Michael clashed with the Hollywood star, 63, in 2003 when discussing his poorly reviewed film In The Cut in a TV moment about a car crash that is still talked about to this day.
She also told how fashion experts Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine on the show made her feel uncomfortable for judging her appearance.
Meg said: “And there were also these, I don’t know, clothing critics on the show, and he asked them: ‘What do you think of what she’s wearing now?…”
She recounted never speaking to Parkinson after the show, saying, “Wow, I didn’t know who that guy was to begin with and I never have to think about him again.”
In 2021, Parkinson, who died last year aged 88, apologized to Meg for his car accident and confessed to being “angry and pompous”.
The talk show legend also admitted at the time that he would now be taken off the air in today’s “ultra-sensitive world.”
While Sir Michael has always claimed the actress was “rude and difficult”, he admitted he didn’t react in the right way.
‘I wish he hadn’t lost his temper with Meg Ryan. “I wish I had approached it in a more polite way,” he told Radio Times.
‘I was obviously angry with her and it’s none of my business to be angry with the guests.
“I seemed a little pompous and could have done better.”
A cold Meg responded to his questions with one-word answers and ended up telling him to “finish it” after he asked her about the nudity in the film.
While Sir Michael (left) has always claimed the actress was “rude and difficult”, he previously admitted he didn’t react in the right way.
When asked what he would say to her now, he replied: “I’m sorry.” But you also participated in it. “None of us were in top shape.”
Sir Michael presented his BBC chat show for almost two decades in two stints until 2004.
But he said: “In this ultra-sensitive world I doubt I can do an interview today without getting expelled.” There are many dangers and booby traps.’
In 2006, Miss Ryan said: “I felt like he was berating me for being naked in the film.”
“He said something like, ‘You should go back to doing what you were doing.'” I thought, ‘Are you like a disapproving parent? Back off, buddy.’ “I felt very offended.”
During the frosty discussion, Parkinson asked if his apprehension of journalists gave him an idea of what they wanted, Ryan responded defensively: “Now that I distrust them?”
Parkinson replied: ‘Yes, you distrust journalists, you distrust me, you distrust the interview. You don’t like being interviewed.
She later asked, “If you were me, what would you do now?”, to which Ryan ordered, “Just finish.”
At the time, Parkinson called the “beautiful Meg” an “unhappy woman,” while she responded by labeling him “crazy.”
He also later stated in an interview with Australian Star Magazine that she was rude to guests on her show.
The talk show veteran attributed Ryan’s irritated facial expressions and distant demeanor to her film’s poor performance.
In 2020, the iconic journalist stated: ‘There were very good reasons; I was in a movie that didn’t do very well and I was at the end of a long tour and couldn’t wait to get home.’
Now, in a new interview with The Times, Meg has given her opinion, explaining: “I thought it was so bad.” In America, talk shows have breaks every four minutes for announcements, so I kept waiting for the break because I was going to get up and leave.
In 2021, Parkinson, who died last year aged 88, apologized to Meg for his car accident and confessed to being “angry and pompous”.
But in a chat with Marie Claire, the When Harry Met Sally star blamed Parkinson for the cold interview.
She said she felt Parkinson was criticizing her for being naked in the film, saying she was “very offended by him.”
In 2006, Ryan said, “I don’t even know that man.” That guy was like a disapproving father! It’s crazy. I don’t know what it is for you, but it’s crazy.
‘He said something like, “You should go back to doing what you were doing.” I thought, “Are you like a disapproving parent? Back off, buddy.” “I felt very offended.”