{"id":156856,"date":"2025-09-24T04:36:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T04:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/156856\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T04:36:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T04:36:11","slug":"graham-norton-apologises-to-major-movie-star-after-excruciating-encounter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/156856\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham Norton apologises to major movie star after excruciating encounter"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When you\u2019ve got as many celebrity interviews<\/a> under your belt as Graham Norton<\/a> does, you\u2019d be forgiven for forgetting a few names\u2026 but this particular story is painfully embarrassing.<\/p>\n

The TV legend, 62, has had just about everyone on his famous sofa since his late-night talk show began<\/a> on BBC in 2007. From A-list actors<\/a> to TV chefs, from comedians to pop stars, you name it, he\u2019s spoken to them.<\/p>\n

And while he\u2019s on very friendly terms with plenty of stars, even Graham has admitted that, sometimes, he just forgets meeting people at all.<\/p>\n

Appearing on tonight\u2019s One Show ahead of his next series, the broadcaster recalled the excruciating encounter he had with an American star.<\/p>\n

\u2018Over the years, you\u2019ve had so many incredible guests,\u2019 host Roman Kemp began. \u2018But am I right in thinking sometimes, when you see those people outside of the show, you don\u2019t know if you\u2019ve met them before?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Oh, don\u2019t!\u2019, Graham squirmed immediately in response, putting his head in his hands. \u2018This is a terrible story.\u2019<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tGraham Norton had a very awkward encounter with a huge American star (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\u2026and it still haunts him (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n

\u2018Basically, I went to a musical, & Juliet, and I was sitting there, and the woman playing the nurse, I was thinking, \u201cShe\u2019s very familiar. I\u2019m sure I know here.\u201d And she was so familiar, I thought, \u201cHave I worked with you? Was I in something with you? I can\u2019t think.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018And then afterwards, we went back to meet the cast, this woman\u2019s walking towards me, and her face is all (smiley), and I\u2019m going, \u201cHow do I- I do know you, don\u2019t I?\u201d Her face, not so smiley now.\u2019<\/p>\n

So, who was the woman in question?<\/p>\n

\u2018It was Keala Settle from The Greatest Showman,\u2019 Graham revealed.<\/p>\n

\u2018She\u2019d not only been on my chat show, I think twice, she\u2019d been on my radio show to promote & Juliet the musical.\u2019<\/p>\n

As the presenter dropped the bombshell, gasps could be heard around the studio, while hosts Lauren Laverne and Roman covered their faces in second-hand embarrassment.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tHis revelation had the whole One Show studio gasping (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tKeala Settle rose to fame in The Greatest Showman\u2026 but Graham couldn\u2019t remember her (Picture: 20th Century Fox\/Kobal\/REX\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n

\u2018I had every advantage here,\u2019 Graham admitted. \u2018And I still messed up.\u2019<\/p>\n

It\u2019s clearly something that still haunts him, as he added: \u2018I was mortified. It was so embarrassing.<\/p>\n

\u2018She couldn\u2019t hide her initial disappointment, and then was very gracious.<\/p>\n

\u2018But I still owe her a massive apology.\u2019 <\/p>\n

Indeed, actress and singer Keala, 49, is no stranger to Graham. Well, at least she shouldn\u2019t have been.<\/p>\n

She first appeared on his programme in 2018 to belt out the anthem This is Me, which propelled her to global stardom as she took on the role of bearded lady Lettie Lutz in The Greatest Showman (2017), starring alongside Hugh Jackman.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tThe movie star and singer has been on his talk show before (Picture: PA)<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Mandatory
\n\t\tThe Irish comedian returns to screens this week with a new series (Picture: David Fisher\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n

And she didn\u2019t dip out after the performance, as Keala went for a chat on the red sofa next to Saoirse Ronan, Eric McCormack, and Debra Messing.<\/p>\n

In the years since her Greatest Showman fame, the star has appeared on the UK edition of The Masked Singer, been in the blockbuster adaptation of Wicked, and performed on both Broadway and the West End in productions such as Waitress and Sister Act.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Eurovision commentator Graham returns for more hilarity and red chair stories<\/a> this Friday when his talk show launches a new series.<\/p>\n

His first round of guests will include Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Matthew McConaughey, James Norton, and RAYE\u2014let\u2019s just hope he can remember them should they meet again outside the studio.<\/p>\n

In the coming weeks, the comedian will also welcome Lewis Capaldi, Taylor Swift, Cillian Murphy, and more.<\/p>\n

The One Show airs weeknights at 7pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n

The Graham Norton Show returns to BBC One this Friday at 10:40pm.<\/p>\n

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