Summary
- Kate Mara flustered Craig Ferguson during their interview with her flirty remarks and approach.
- Fans loved the chemistry between Mara and Ferguson, with many calling it uncomfortable yet entertaining.
- Sharon Stone was the only guest Ferguson ever dated, but the lack of chemistry led to an awkward dinner.
Craig Ferguson was the king of flirting with guests on his late night program. However, there were certain faces that made him blush. Ferguson was "struggling" with Alice Eve because of her distracting outfit. He also couldn't keep up with guest Kate Mara, who was extra flirty.
In the following, we're going to take a closer look at Mara's interview alongside Ferguson, and why the host became flustered several times during their conversation. We'll also reveal what the fans had to say about the conversation. In addition, we'll end things off by revealing the one guest Ferguson actually dated following their interview.
Unfortunately, the date wasn't a success.
Craig Ferguson Met His Match When Kate Mara Constantly Flirted With Him During Their "Tense" Interviews
It is well known by now, Craig Ferguson loved to flirt with his many female guests throughout his run on The Late Late Show. However, there was one guest that made Ferguson especially tense, and that was none other than Kate Mara. During their interview together, Mara takes several flirty jabs at Ferguson - even the host seemed flustered at times, and didn't know what to talk about next.
Among the moments included Mara calling Ferguson a "dirty man."
"I want you to give me a snake cup." Ferguson responds, "I'll give you a snake cup young lady."
"Dirty, dirty, man," Mara responds.
The tension continued throughout the interview. "I like to do shoulder pads, heels, and nothing else as well." Ferguson admitted towards the end of the interview that Mara made him nervous. He says, "I find it very difficult to talk to you. The shoulders part of it, and all the other parts." Mara responds, "I'm blushing on the inside."
The interview ends with Mara drinking out of Craig's snake cup, only for her to spit out the beverage back into the cup. Of course, Ferguson would proceed to drink out of the snake cup, putting a cap on a memorable interview. It is certainly worth looking at.
Fans had a lot to say looking back at the interview between Mara and Ferguson.
Fans Loved The Fact That Kate Mara Made Craig Ferguson Nervous During Their Interview
Not only did the interview generate millions of views, but thousands also commented on the interview. As expected, fans loved the chemistry between Ferguson and Mara. They especially loved the fact that Mara was clearly leaving Craig speechless on several occasions.
Fans wrote, "Craig Ferguson rarely met his match, but Kate Mara always gave him a run for his money! She's enchanting, he's incorrigible, and they're like fire and water in the best way possible!!"
"One of the rare encounters where Craig is putting all his effort into cooling down the flirt intensity."
Another fan perfectly summarizes the interview, "This is pretty much the most uncomfortable, but most comfortable 9 minutes in television. These two have some great chemistry."
Fans clearly had a blast with the interview. However, Craig Ferguson did in fact date on of his guests during the early portion of his hosting run. He scored big time with Sharon Stone, but the date did go well.
Craig Ferguson Actually Dated One Of His Guests But It Didn't Go Well
That's right, Sharon Stone was the only guest Craig Ferguson ever asked out. Things were initiated by Stone, who expressed interest in the host through her publicist.
"There was one at the very beginning and it worked out bad. It was Sharon Stone. Her publicist said to me you should call her. Nothing ever happened, we just had dinner."
Ferguson recalled Stone being very nice, but he just wasn't able to get the Basic Instinct scene out of his head. "She was very nice but I have got to be honest the whole time I was thinking about that scene in Basic Instinct."
Ferguson admits the date didn't go all that well given the lack of chemistry.
"There was no real chemistry there. She was very nice but I think she felt awkward and I felt awkward."
"At the end I was like 'well that was great' and we shook hands and I dropped her at home. It was kind of weird."
Ferguson also told Howard Stern that it felt like an extension of their interview on The Late Late Show. Clearly, things didn't go well, but Craig was able to poke fun at himself for it years later.
