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Graham Norton Names the movie star who was “hell” for her interview BBC Chat show.
Irish host, who presented graham norton show Since 2007, has interviewed the hottest celebrities, from Julia Roberts and Harrison Ford to Madonna and taylor swift,
But mark wahlberg He remains big in Norton’s memory due to the fact that very drunk While they were recording.
“If you ever see a drunk person on a show, it’s because they’ve come drunk – we haven’t done that,” Norton, 62, said at the Henley Literary Festival 2025 on Friday (October 10).
“Mark Wahlberg was weird because when he came on, he didn’t seem drunk. He told me about his movie, told some stories about stunts going wrong or something, and then only 15 minutes into the show whatever was in his system really took over – and it was hell.”
The episode in question aired in 2013 and also featured Sarah Silverman and Michael Fassbender – both of whom struggled to get their point across due to Wahlberg, who was promoting. broken City,
“No one can tell the story,” Norton explained. “:You tried to tell a story, he interjected and, at one point, Michael Fassbender was telling a story and it was going quite well. He was really getting to the heart of the story.
Norton continued: “I thought, ‘This is going well – I wonder why’ and I looked over to Mark Wahlberg and he was sleeping. So yeah, we don’t encourage it.”
The host dismissed rumors that producers serve alcohol to their guests, saying: “We really don’t do that.”
“If you want a drink there will be a drink waiting for you and then, when we’re showing a clip or setting up music, they might run over and top you up, but you can have a maximum of two or three tops. So if anyone wants to come to the show and get drunk, my advice would be to load it up beforehand.”
Wahlberg later claimed that his actions on the show were pre-planned with Silverman. digital spy: “Some people took it very seriously.”
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Norton previously said that he also had difficulty interviewing Mickey Rourke because he was so drunk.
he described it Wrestler The actor is known as “working hard” because he drank half a bottle of Jack Daniels when he got there graham norton show studio.
“I was just standing there when he got out of the car and he had a bottle of Jack Daniels in his hand, which is already worrying.
“But then we noticed that the Jack Daniels bottle was half-empty. It soon became clear where the Jack Daniels had gone.”
Norton also revealed the guests he would like to have on the show, citing Brad Pitt and Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince Harry or Meghan Markle.
Over the years, Norton, who previously opened up about Oscar winner Jessica Chastain accidentally insulted on showHe remains tight-lipped when it comes to discussing his favorite guests – although the host once called out film producer Harvey Weinstein, now a convicted rapist, The “worst” person they’ve ever interviewed,