Nova star Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald confronted by fan live on air after the 'hungover' radio host was rude to her at a party: 'Disappointed'
The fan, named Joanne, called into Nova's Fitzy and Wippa with Kate Ritchie show on Tuesday when the hosts requested stories on celebrity encounters.
Joanne said she approached Fitzy after a party and asked for a selfie - only to be rebuffed.
'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!' Joanne explained.
'What! Who was it?' Fitzy's co-host Michael 'Wippa' Wipfli asked, to which Joanne replied, 'Your friend, Fitzy!'
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Fitzy was shocked by the confession, replying, 'Give me a break. I'm always accommodating Joanne, are you serious?'
'I'm serious. You were probably a bit hungover at the time as we all were,' Joanne said with a laugh.
'This was ages ago, we were both at the same function place in Terry Hills,' she added.
'When the party finished we were all in the foyer there. But you made up for it in the end.'
Fitzy asked: 'How did I make up for it? Because I'm really disappointed in myself!'
All's well that ends well, Joanne assured the worried radio star, explaining she later got a selfie with him at another event.
'Because I got a photo with you both when Wippa used to have his running club at Hyde Park!' she said.
Ryan became a household name by appearing on Channel 10's Big Brother back in 2004.
The 48-year-old recently revealed the surprising amount he was paid to appear on the then controversial reality show.
He debunked rumours the cast were raking in the big bucks during his time on the ratings juggernaut.
'A lot of people thought that we got paid a motza when we were on Big Brother. It was $100 a day,' Ryan revealed.
While this may seem a pittance, even by 2004 standards, Ryan added that he wasn't perturbed by his paycheck given his lack of expenditures during his reality show stint.
'This is the thing. I was in there for three months and you're not spending that money on anything so it's a long time. It's a good little whack when you get out,' he said.
Ryan, who finished fourth on the show's fourth season behind winner Trevor Butler and runners-up Bree Amer and Paul Dyer, said there were some fringe benefits thrown in to soften the blow of his meagre money.
'Back in 2004 when I was on Big Brother, I mean I finished fourth, but I left the show with a Mitsubishi Lancer, a trip to New Caledonia, I think I got a TAG Heuer watch, which I've got somewhere around here,' he said.
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