Graham Norton is ‘not really friends’ with his chat show guests

OHMYGOSSIP — Graham Norton is “not really friends” with his chat show guests.
The 59-year-old TV star has fronted ‘The Graham Norton Show’ on BBC One since 2007 and regular chats with some of the biggest names in showbusiness but explained that he has a large group of friends away from entertainment and that relationships in the industry are “very intense.”
He said: “You’d think that, but no. It’s not like I don’t like lots of the guests but I’m 59, I’ve got a bunch of friends. Also, when am I going to see them again? Next time they’re in town promoting a movie or something. In the entertainment industry, friendships are different.
They’re very intense.”
However, the TV star went on to explain that during the time his celebrity guests are on the set of his Friday night chat show, he “bonds” with them really fast and starts to believe that they are friends up until the moment the cameras are off.
He told Metro newspaper’s SixtySeconds colum: “So during that hour and a half they’re on the set and we’re talking. I think we’re friends because we’re both going through something extraordinary. There’s an audience watching this conversation, we’re hopefully entertaining them, so you bond super fast. Then the minute the show’s over, it’s gone.
Meanwhile, Graham has also provided commentary on ‘The Eurovision Song Contest’ – which saw the UK place second behind Ukraine back in May – since 2009 but following speculation that the annual competition will be held in Britain in 2023 due to the ongoing conflict in the war-torn country, the BAFTA winner admitted he is unsure whether he would like to take on main hosting duties.
He said: “I don’t know whether it’s going to happen or not but I’d be torn because I like the job I do. I think Terry Wogan did both the last time it was here. I think he did a bit of hosting and then he ran into the wings and bitched about the hosts. That would be my ideal scenario.”

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