Former radio star Mairead Ronan has revealed she feels lucky she never got d**k pics sent to her while on air.
But the Ireland’s Fittest Family host said she often got comments about her looks — and pal and former rugby star Donncha O’Callaghan would always rush to her defence.
Mairead quit Today FM after nearly 20 years in December because she wanted to spend more time at home with her family.
Opening up about working in the media industry, she said: “I never get d**k pics. Thank God. Never.….my male following is probably just a little bit older.
“I would get things all the time from men like ‘I like your hair longer’, when I cut it into a bob, or ‘I think you wear too much makeup’.
“I’ve sent these to the Fittest Family WhatsApp group, and Donncha O’Callaghan would be getting so annoyed, he’s like, ‘Who the f**k is your man?!’”
Speaking to Mario Rosenstock on The Mario Rosenstock Podcast, Mairead shared that the radio business made her feel that she was “lucky” to have her job despite performing well and being loved by her audience, and grew “fed up,” ultimately deciding to walk away.
“What’s weird about the industry is you’re made to feel like you’re lucky to be there. You’re lucky to have been given this opportunity, this chance,” she told Mario.
“You never feel secure, no matter how good a job you’ve done. It’s always like, ‘Oh, contract negotiations are coming up. So, dance monkey’.”
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