as the ceremony itself — a top fashion runway. my producers wanted me to ask questions like, "who are you wearing?"... versa ce. vera wang. tom ford for gucci. ..which only served to give majorfashion brands free advertising. most of the stars were accommodating, but sometimes they just didn't want to talk to me about anything. when you were a little girl growing up in australia, did you watch the oscars? i'm going to move on. i've got my girlfriend here and... i won't take it personally. please don't. we're about to go... i hope about right now. it was also tough to keep the stars in position until a slot became available in our output so i could interview them live. oh, jamie...jamie lee... actually, one of the biggest thrills i had was working alongside the latejoan rivers whose unique, often abrasive interviewing style made her a red carpet fixture. i really liked her. when you're on the red carpet, you talk to people and sometimes you say quite rude things about what they're wearing. i say the truth. how do the british size up?