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A Graham Norton Show guest demanded a second dressing room just for their phone

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Published 11:57 30 Mar 2024 GMT

A Graham Norton Show guest demanded a second dressing room just for their phone

A producer on the show has lifted the lid on some bizarre demands

Lucy Devine

Lucy Devine

A Graham Norton Show guest once requested a second dressing room ahead of the show.

And it wasn't because they wanted extra space. Nope, they wanted the second dressing room for their mobile phone.

Graham Norton has interviewed some of the world's biggest stars in film and music.
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The Graham Norton Show has been running for nearly 20 years and, during its time, has seen many a celebrity, including some huge names in showbiz.

Apart from, of course, Norton, another person who has been there from the start is Graham Stuart.

Stuart founded the production company, So Television - along with Norton - and was producer on the show.

Stuart has now lifted the lid on some of the most memorable moments - including some rather juicy secrets from backstage.

Guests have had some interesting requests down the years.
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"I can’t give names, but we once had a major artist insist on a second dressing room," he told Metro.co.uk.

"Which, you know, that’s fair enough. But... it was for their phone.’

Stuart didn't explain why the person needed a dressing room for their phone, so we can only imagine.

He also revealed that they once had to clear a room to store Dolly Parton's wig.

However, Stuart did say that there were limits, adding: "This is a really important show for the entertainment business. You’re not going to mess around.

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"You can ask for insane things. But why would we, why would we give them?

"There’s no sorting colours of M and M’s, that sort of thing although [we do obviously] want to look after people and make them feel comfortable."

Norton himself has recently opened up about the worst guests he’s ever had on his show, revealing that one person actually fell asleep after drinking too much.

The guest was, of course, Mark Wahlberg, who, back in 2013, rocked up to the popular chat show absolutely steaming drunk.

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Norton said on Kiss: “I had Mark Wahlberg fall asleep. He was very, very drunk. It was me, Michael Fassbender and Sarah Silverman.

"But it was hard to get anything done."

This was because Wahlberg was constantly interrupting the other celebs in the middle of anecdotes, leaving Fassbender and Silverman exasperated.

Norton continued: "At one point, Michael Fassbender is telling a story and it’s going really well. Like, he’s getting through the story and I’m thinking, ‘wow this is going well’.

"And then I look over and Mark Wahlberg is just asleep. That’s why it’s going well!”

Featured Image Credit: BBC David M. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage

Topics: TV and Film, The Graham Norton Show, Graham Norton

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