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My Secret dates with Bob Saget and Jeff Probst and why I regret turning down Michael Jackson, by Katie Couric..
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER PUBLISHED: 15:30 GMT, 30 May 2013 | UPDATED: 09:14 GMT, 31 May 2013
The TV journalist and talk show host, 56, has revealed she went on first dates with Full House star Bob Saget and Survivor host Jeff Probst - but neither ever called her again.
In an interview with Howard Stern on his SiriusXM radio show on Wednesday, Couric she also revealed she once turned down a date with Michael Jackson - a move she now regrets.
Katie, who has two Caroline, 17, and Ellie, 21, with her late husband Jay Monahan, is now in year-long romance with NYC financier John Molner.
Not interested: She went on first dates with Bob Saget and Jeff Probst, but neither called her for a second catch-up
'I don't think I did it for him,' she admitted. While he didn't call her for a second date, Couric assured Stern 'that's alright.'
She continued: 'I went out with Jeff Probst once too. I think he had puka shells on -- that was kind of a weird thing.'
Probst, 51, who has hosted the hit reality show Survivor since 2000, also didn't follow up for another date.
While Stern was shocked the men didn't pursue her, Katie made it clear there were no tears on her pillow as a result.
'I can't say that I was devastated that neither called me back,' she said..
'I thought they were both nice guys... I don't think there was real magic there with either [of them], but I enjoyed spending time with them.'
She added: 'I think women need to be much more open-minded.'
She also spoke about how Michael Jackson tried to organise a dinner date through his friend and spiritual advisor, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach about 12 years ago.
'[Boteach] called me in my office at the Today show,' she said.
Regret: She turned down a dinner offer from Micahel Jackson, but now wishes she had accepted the offer!
She continued: 'He said, "Oh, that's a shame . . . Michael [Jackson] said to me 'That's the kind of girl I would like to go out with . . .' and I said, "Rabbi Shmuley, that's very flattering but I am seeing someone . . . will you tell him how flattered I am and what a nice compliment that is?"'
'Not to be too psychoanalytical about it, but I think he was looking for a little normalcy possibly, and maybe he saw me as kind of a normal person,' she said.
She now wishes she'd accepted the offer.
'I do regret not having dinner with him,' she admits. 'That would have been insane -- breaking bread with Michael Jackson!'
In February, Katie famously recalled her horrible date with Larry King 25 years ago, revealing the talk show legend 'lunged at her back at his place'. They didn't go out again but remain 'friends'.
Current romance: Katie is dating NYC financier John Molner, pictured here together at the Met Gala earlier this month.
Katie's husband Jay passed away in 1998 of colon cancer when their children were only six and two.
In the February issue of America's More, she revealed she'd always hoped to marry again and find a father figure for for her girls.
She said: 'I really did love my husband a lot, but after Jay died, I always thought I’d end up like Florence Henderson on The Brady Brunch.
'It’s actually surprising to me that it has been almost 15 years, and I haven’t remarried.'
She continued: 'I think life is more fun when you have someone in your life. And I always wanted to find a father figure for my daughters, but it hasn’t worked out that way. I’ve had long-term relationships, but they haven’t turned into lifelong partners.”
Katie admitted dating becomes more difficult with age.
She said: 'When you get to my age, everyone is a little bit wounded. So I think it’s important to handle people with care – not to think, "Oh, what a terrible date," but just, "This person isn’t for me." Everyone has a lot of baggage. It’s just, can you fit it into the overhead bin?'
The Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...--I-turned-Michael-Jackson.html#ixzz2UqalxOM4
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