How do you celebrate the What Not to Wear series finale? If you’re like us, you’ll celebrate Clinton Kelly’s and Stacy London’s decade-long crusade of helping people look and feel fabulous by cleaning out your own closet and updating your wardrobe (any 
One of my favorite interviews with Clinton was at a cocktail party at one of our annual Television Critics Association press tours (this one was in May of 2010), where I cornered Clinton at the party and we had a fun time [over cocktails] rattling through our famed “7 Questions With…” column. Here are a few of his — now timeless — responses.
1. You’re at a magazine rack and can pick three titles. What are they?
I’d probably pick — well I’d go for the cover, any cover that looks interesting. I don’t read a lot of entertainment magazines so I’d probably pick a home decorating magazine, maybe one men’s magazine. Men’s Health! I always want to learn how to lose my gut. And a food magazine, like Food & Wine. … You should ask me these questions before I have my cocktail.
2. If your TV only carried three TV shows, what would you want?
Real World/Road Rules Challenge, my all-time favorite show; Survivor — I still watch that after all these years; and Project Runway. None of those are on TLC. [laughing] I mean Cake Boss, BBQ Pitmasters and Say Yes to the Dress.
3. Favorite sports team?
[laughing even harder] Ah … the Yankees?
4. What’s been your oddest fan encounter to date?
I’ve had a lot of them, almost too many to count. Somebody wrote to me and said, “You, Clinton Kelly, should do a calendar and every month you could be wearing a variety of Daisy Duke shorts.” That’s my favorite.
5. What bores you?
These are the hardest questions! Besides boredom? I hate airports. I think airports are the worst places on earth. This culture of celebrity worship, tabloid television — like people talking about people like Heidi and Spencer. I could give a @#$% about Heidi and Spencer. That bores me. Heidi and Spencer bore me.
6. What’s your favorite condiment?
Does tonic count? Oh, Hellmann’s mayonnaise. Hellmann’s mayonnaise!! [light or fat-free?] Fully loaded.
7. What would someone be really surprised to know about you?
I feel like my life is an open book. What would people be surprised to know about me? That I have a tattoo … that says 10 ½. I’ve just given you a big scoop; I’ve never told anybody.
8. And where exactly is that tattoo?
Do you want to see it?
[Ah, yeah!!!] Slowly turning he shows me his tattoo, then his agent interrupts, asking, “What is going on?”