James Corden has a special memory of the late Meat Loaf. The “Late Late Show” host paid tribute to the rock legend Monday after he passed away at age 74 on January 20.
Corden told viewers, “He truly, truly was one of a kind,” before revealing that the singer was his very first celebrity interview after he won a competition as a teenager.
Corden shared, “For me personally, he’ll always have a special place in my heart. You see, when I was 15, I won a competition back in the U.K.
to be a showbiz reporter for a day on a morning show that airs in Britain. “And my prize was that I got to interview a big celebrity.” READ MORE: Susan Sarandon Remembers ‘Rocky Horror’ Co-Star Meat Loaf, Following His Death: ‘Big Man, Big Voice, Big Heart’ The show then cut to footage of the then-15-year-old Corden sitting across from Meat Loaf in a fancy hotel asking some awkward but adorable questions.
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