Embarrassing experiences are a necessary but evil part of life.
Roberts is an award-winning newscaster who had an early start in anchoring sports news.
DeGeneres asked Roberts if she remembered her first time interviewing someone important.
Roberts did, but she shared that it didn’t go as well as she could’ve hoped.
DeGeneres clarified Roberts' confession with, “You spilled water on yourself?”
However, she was sure that whoever the person was, they must’ve noticed her little excretory accident.
“I was really wanting to make an impression.
And I think I really did,” she said.
Eventually, it dawned on her that she had to go through with the interview to advance the cause.
“It was kind of like a scene out of ‘Moonstruck.’
‘Snap out of it.
Robin, what are you thinking?
It’s not about you.
This man is going to impact countless lives,'” she said.
Her groundbreaking interview with Obama gave her the courage to live her own truth.
