Maria Menounos Opens Up About Sexual Abuse by Two Doctors
June 11 2012, Published 6:51 a.m. ET
Maria Menounos has an intense "doctor phobia" and we can understand why.
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The Extra host appeared on today's Howard Stern Show and told the shock jock that two white-coat wearing professionals tried to pull a sexual fast one on her.
The first time the abuse happened she was "very young" and getting checked out for a sore throat. According to Maria, the doctor asked her put on a hospital gown and then proceeded to touch her inappropriately.
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"I was so uncomfortable,” she told Howard. “(My boyfriend) Kevin was in the waiting room and I literally started screaming... I didn't know what to do."
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The second incident is admittedly more benign, but still unprofessional. While getting a pap smear, she says, a male gynecologist touched her belly button ring and complimented the jewelry. The experience horrified her so much, she now has her boyfriend sit in the exam room.