But then, at the height of his troubles in 1999, Mr Ivester claimed in a magazine interview not to be feeling any stress.

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Standing in front of that panel of judges prepares you for the stress, the questions, and the curveballs in an interview better than almost any other experience.

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To simulate heightened stress, a test group of men were placed in interview and public speaking scenarios and their BMI preferences compared against a control group of non-stressed men.

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