Hilary Barry is likely used to meeting her viewers - but one fan encounter caught her by surprise.
The Seven Sharp host says she met a woman who requested a selfie but was caught off guard by the conversation that followed.
"Most unusual conversation of the last 24 hours," she said of the encounter.
Barry says the woman asked for a selfie for her husband, and the presenter agreed. But the fan mentioned she was her husband's "leave pass". The term implies the woman's husband has permission to leave her for Barry.
And the TVNZ star had a hilarious response to the revelation. She replied: "Your husband needs a better leave pass."