On Tuesday, Graham Norton recalled his celebrity chat show disasters as well as gushing over a specific mega star on the Kyle and Jackie O Show.
The Irish comedian admitted what he really thought of Taylor Swift, who has appeared on his show multiple times.
The 61-year-old expressed huge admiration for Taylor and her approach to songwriting.
“Someone like Taylor Swift, who is arguably the most famous woman in the world – I don’t know if it’s an act, but she appears to be so close to normal,” he told the radio hosts.
“It’s weird. It’s like you can change the economy of a country just by showing up. How can you be this normal? And yet she’s so lovely and normal and just fantastic.”
“I remember saying to her, you know, because she’s going on a big, long tour. And I said to her, ‘Are you worried about keeping your voice?'”
To which the superstar responded: “No, I write songs that are easy to sing.”
Kyle declared that he “loved” the megastar, agreeing with Graham’s opinion.
“She always has been super sweet. Like, she went from that gangly giraffe teenager country girl into a megastar, but has been the same from the beginning to the end. I love her.” he said.
“She literally decided ‘I will write easy to sing songs. And therefore, I need never worry about my voice because I’ll be fine.’ And also, now all the fans sing all of them,” Graham added.
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Despite Taylor being such a fantastic guest, Graham revealed he had celebrity disasters throughout his show’s 31 seasons.
Graham confessed that American actress Darryl Hannah “wasn’t a great guest.”
However, he reiterated working with the star was challenging due to her anxiety rather than unreasonable expectations or a “diva” attitude.
He clarified that Darryl has a history of anxiousness dating back to when the Splash actress supposedly passed out when appearing on The Late Show With David Letterman.
Graham also reflected on an appearance by actor Mickey Rourke, which was “hard work.”
“I just happened to be standing there when he got out of the car and he was holding a bottle of Jack Daniels, which is already worrying,” he said.
“But then we noticed the bottle of Jack Daniels was half-empty. It soon became very clear where that Jack Daniels had gone.”
“Those nights are quite hard work where you’re just trying to keep it together and get to the finishing line.”