As professional presenters we have to develop tough hides and learn very quickly that sometimes, there’s nothing we can do but accept that someone doesn’t like us. If we don’t, then a career of sweat filled nights of terror-stricken anticipation and alcohol softened evenings of solace await.
Even that God-like figure of admiration and hero worship, Nelson Mandela has had his bad days. He tells the story that a few days after his release from 27 years as a political prisoner, he received a telegram from a Cape Town housewife saying: “I am very glad that you are free, and that you are back among your friends and family, but your speech yesterday was very boring.” Tough crowd eh?
