Sangita Patel has had a cup of coffee with George Clooney—and even better, he made it for her.
She’s describing to me her most memorable celebrity experience. They talked for a bit, then sat down
for their interview. Of course, she says it was “pretty awesome.”
Another celebrity she admires is Helen
Mirren. “We were at the same event, and I
walked into the room where she was stand-
ing and she was cursing like a sailor!
I fell in love.”
But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
For someone who works as hard and as
devotedly as Sangita does, celebrity encoun-
ters are only half of the fun. As a reporter
for Entertainment Tonight Canada, she
also gets to travel the world, meet dozens
of new people and use her voice to make a
difference in the industry. Interviewing the
biggest stars along the way is the cherry on
top.
“I have the coolest job!” she gushes. “I get
my hair and makeup done every time I’m
in the ET Canada studio, I get to wear
incredible designer dresses, and most of all,
do what I love which is talk to someone new
every day.”
It’s hard to imagine someone as bubbly and
charismatic as Sangita ever getting nervous
about meeting anyone famous. (This is the
woman who once took spontaneous photos
on a rooftop in Paris with Tom Cruise.)
She assures me, however, that she feels more
excited than anything when going into an
interview. Although, she still has a strategy
that she puts into play.
“I walk into an interview with the mindset
that I’m sitting down with my best friend,
and for four minutes we are going to chat
about their exciting project,” she says.
“That usually does the trick to shake off the
nerves.”
Sangita is truly the definition of beauty and
brains, proving that a woman can embody
them both—flawlessly. She started out her
career in engineering before making the
move into journalism. For some, this may
seem totally out of the blue. But for Sangi-
ta, it all came down to following her deepest
desires and what she feels like she was meant
to do with her life.
“I really loved math and science, but after
getting my professional designation as an
engineer, I just went for it and lived my true
passion,” she tells me. “Which is in media
and television—chatting with people!”
If you happen to follow Sangita on social
media, you’ll know that she’s undeniably
relatable and completely herself—even in
the way she goes from super glamorous TV
host in one photo to hanging out with her
two daughters and her husband in the next.
She posts makeup-free selfies, she drinks
bone broth from unicorn mugs and she’s
obsessed with fitness. Which, out of all the
obsessions to have, is a pretty healthy one.
“Fitness changed my life physically and
mentally after my second child,” she ex-
plains. “Now it’s a family event. We all go
to Crossfit on the weekend. But it’s routine,
and it’s part of my schedule. It’s important
because if you are happy, then everyone
around you will be too.”