Questions I’ve been asked in TV job interviews that I often wonder if I’d have been asked if I’d had a penis.

“A thread”:

A prestigious documentary company:
‘Award winning’ executive producer: “You have a strong CV, but you are my ‘wild card’. We produce very serious films here. I do wonder now you’re here - if you might be too much of a bimbo for this job?”

Year: 2014
Offered job? No

(He still works in TV in a very senior role. And yes - I cried all the way home.)

A global entertainment company:
Exec 1: “Lexi... is that short for dyslexia?”
Exec 2: “Do people call you sexy Lexi?”

Year: 2015
Offered job? No

Yes I was fuming. And yes, they still both work in TV.

A well-known sports entertainment show:
Exec: “You say you watch football, but do you think you’d be able to tell the difference between a Manchester United kit and a Liverpool kit?”
Me: “Yup.”
Exec: “What colours are they?”
Me: “Home or away?”

Year: 2017
Offered job? No

Yes I wanted to throw him through a table. And yes, he still works in TV. As does the other exec in the room, who just sat there sniggering to himself like a school boy.