Sunrise star David ‘Kochie’ Koch delivered some brutally honest opinions about his experiences with celebrities he has interviewed.
While appearing on KIIS FM’s Kyle and Jackie O show on Wednesday morning, Kochie was read a list of famous names he’s met during his 18 years as a presenter, and was asked to give them a rating out of 10.
Kochie labelled Harrison Ford a 2/10, stating the Star Wars actor “is one of those grumpy blokes.”
In fact, the breakfast morning show host said the Sunrise interview went so badly with Ford that he put an end to it.
“I said, ‘Obviously you don’t want to be here, you’re wasting our time and the viewers’ time,’ and we finished the interview,” Kochie said.
Asked how the actor responded, the Channel 7 star said: “You couldn’t tell because he had a grumpy face the whole interview.”
Jackie O also admitted she was no fan of Ford either, revealing that when she interviewed him in a hotel room, he “was sitting in a very inappropriate way … major manspreading in my direction”.
Kochie went on to rate A-list singer, Justin Bieber a 3/10, labelling him plainly as “a brat.”
“One of our floor managers was positioning him for a song and just very gently said, ‘This is where you stand,’ and he said, ‘Don’t you dare touch me!’”
Kochie added that the incident took place years ago when Bieber was a teenager, and added that “by the look of it he’s matured and grown up and he’s quite a good bloke now”.
The Sunrise co-host labelled David Duchovny a 4/10.
He’s just a bit boring; he’s a bit too serious,” Kochie said about The X-Files actor.
“When people start talking about their craft and their journey and film noir, I’m lost with all that stuff.”
For Michael Richards, Kochie gave him a 3/10.
He said the actor who played Kramer on the hit TV show Seinfeld was “annoying”.
“I’m a huge Seinfeld fan and really looked forward to interviewing him,” Koch explained.
“Everyone wants him to be funny, so I fed him a line to be funny and he was deadly serious. I went, ‘Oh, so he’s being Michael Richards.’ So I fed a serious line to him and he was funny.
“And I went, ‘Who am I interviewing here? Michael Richards or Kramer? I was confused.’”
When asked about Katy Perry, Kochie said the singer was a 9/10.
He said: “Fun! She’s bright, she’s effervescent and she did the weather like no other person.”
He added: “Talented, smart, quick-witted.”
Kochie had nothing but a glowing review for Matt Damon who he said was just “absolutely charming” after rating him a perfect 10/10.
“Fantastic bloke.
“I walked into Matt Damon’s interview, sat down, and he goes, ‘Gee, I love your boots.’ He was just absolutely charming.”
Hugh Jackman also received a perfect score.
“He’s fantastic,” Kochie said about the Aussie A-lister.
“He’s a natural. I reckon he could do (host) Sunrise … but it wouldn’t pay as much (as his films do).”
Kochie saved his favourite experience for last, saying he “fell in love” with Dame Julie Andrews.
“I’m a massive Sound Of Music fan,” he admitted.
“I had high expectations, met her and fell in love.”
