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Nicole Eggert recalls mistreatment during 1995 Howard Stern interview
Nicole Eggert says she was mistreated during a 1995 appearance on Howard Stern’s radio show.
Stern criticized her outfit and told her he wanted her to wear a bikini.
Eggert says she felt pressure to go along because the show was No.
1 and refusing could upset people managing her career.
She says the studio did not feel safe, and she was uncomfortable with some of Stern’s questions.
Looking back at the interview, she says she wishes she could comfort her younger self, but she takes pride in refusing to wear a bikini.
Her account appears in a new book about the show, which also includes former staff members’ regrets about some of its extreme moments.
Nicole Eggert says she felt mistreated during a 1995 interview on Howard Stern’s show.
She told author Greg Prato that Stern criticized her outfit and demanded, “I want you in a bikini.”
Eggert said she felt pressured to appear because the show was No. 1 and refusing might anger people managing her career.
She said she was uncomfortable with some questions and did not consider the studio a “safe environment.”
After rewatching the interview years later, Eggert said she wished she could comfort her younger self, but does not regret appearing.
- Who
- Nicole Eggert, a former Baywatch star, and radio host Howard Stern.
- What
- Eggert recalled feeling mistreated and pressured during a 1995 interview on Stern’s show.
- When
- The interview was in 1995; Eggert discussed it with author Greg Prato for his book.
- Where
- The Howard Stern Show studio.
- Why
- Eggert said the show was No. 1 and refusing the appearance could anger people managing her career.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Eggert appeared on Howard Stern’s show, where she says Stern criticized her outfit and demanded she wear a bikini.
Eggert rewatched the interview and recalled wishing she could comfort her younger self.
Eggert discussed the interview for The Great American Nightmare: An Oral History of The Howard Stern Show.
- Interview year
- 1995
- Guest
- Nicole Eggert
- Host
- Howard Stern
- Author
- Greg Prato
- Book
- The Great American Nightmare: An Oral History of The Howard Stern Show
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What people are saying
I wish I could just like, reach out and hug that girl.
I was very programmed to just go in and just let it slide off your back.
Watching old clips of the show and seeing how many women were treated – or more fittingly, mistreated – is also shocking.