Culturally clueless (Or: 'the big break')

In which I interview celebrity fitness trainer Jillian Michaels and have to admit, like 10 things about myself. Also: 7 other things worth a click.

I did an interview with Jillian Michaels yesterday. Between you and me, I didn’t know much about her beforehand.

I knew she was famous for being on The Biggest Loser, but since I never watched that show, I didn’t really know why. If you’d held a gun to my head, I would have said I thought she lost a lot of weight on the program and made a career out of it.

Basically, she was filed on a mental index card in my head next to Carrie Underwood. Or maybe I mean Kelly Clarkson.

Turns out, and maybe you knew this, she was one of the trainers on the show. These days, she has a fitness app with more than 3 million downloads. (Our talk was for a short feature I was asked to write.)

In my line of work, I often find myself interviewing people who are way more famous than I ever will be. (Next up: Sandra Boynton. That will be fun.)

In fact, I think that without a doubt, the best thing about what I do is that I get to meet and interview great people.

• Well, that and just writing: I do really like writing.

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