Graham Norton has announced he’s taking a well-earned break from his popular chat show next month.
The announcement came during the 10 January airing of ‘The Graham Norton Show.’
At the age of 61, Graham is preparing to jet off to Australia in February for his upcoming live tour.
His Australian adventure, titled ‘An Evening with Graham Norton,’ will see him regaling audiences in Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, and Melbourne with entertaining anecdotes and career highlights, followed by a Q&A session—his first time taking the show Down Under.
While he’s in Australia, viewers won’t miss him too much, as Claudia Winkleman is stepping up to present The Graham Norton Show on Friday, February 28.
Expressing her trepidation at temporarily taking the reins, Claudia humorously told Graham: “I apologise in advance!”
Claudia appeared on the show as a guest on Friday, sharing the couch with Myles Smith, Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, and Billy Porter, where she dished on the latest series of ‘The Traitors,’ which started its run on January 1, reports the Mirror.
“I am always very nervous that people aren’t watching and then incredibly grateful that they are. I feel about Traitors like people feel about an offspring – you’re so glad when people love it. I can’t say much but the producers are so clever and there are lots of twists and turns coming,” she confided to Graham.
Claudia’s style choices on The Traitors have become quite the topic of discussion, with her mastering the art of winter wardrobe.
She disclosed to Graham that Royal influence was part of her distinctive look for the third series: “We always like to have a muse – for Strictly it has been Anita Dobson and this year it was Demis Roussos. For Traitors it’s Princess Anne meets Sarah Brightman. We’ve already decided on next year’s – I’ll be dressing as Gerald from Clarkson’s Farm!”
The Traitors emerged on BBC One in 2022, quickly drawing in viewers. The subsequent series surpassed the first in popularity, paving the way for an even more successful third season currently broadcast on the main channel.
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