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Ryan Lochte is no Ryan Seacrest. Lochte was hired to be a fashion correspondent but he has not been doing too well at his new gig…his interview skills are sub-par and the E! execs feel he is disappointing and ‘flat’ on camera…everyone else seems to love him as people were eager to meet the Olympian.
Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte loves the camera — but TV execs who have hired him to cover New York Fashion Week worry he won’t be winning any medals with his interviewing skills, Page Six can reveal.
Lochte was tapped to appear on E! News as a fashion correspondent this week. But E! execs privately complain the gold medalist, who was famously flat in his Olympic interviews, is disappointing on camera.
“E! is regretting the decision. Even after media training, he’s still not sharp,” said an insider, who added producers are frustrated. An E! rep called the claim “inaccurate.”
Lochte was booked to appear last night, tonight and Monday on E! News.
He hit Fashion Week with gusto on Wednesday, sitting front-row at Joseph Abboud and attending a party at the Four Seasons restaurant to celebrate shoe designer Brian Atwood’s new Madison Avenue store and ad campaign with Candice Swanepoel. He drew a horde of admirers and mingled with Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, Heidi Klum, Gabrielle Union, Rachel Roy and Rachel Zoe.
Lochte’s rep said, “I believe under the circumstances he has done a great job. Ryan does not purport to be the best speaker or the best interview. But each time he gets more experience and becomes more at ease.”
Via NY Post
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