{"id":2356572,"date":"2026-04-03T06:14:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T06:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2356572"},"modified":"2026-04-03T06:14:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T06:14:17","slug":"graham-norton-names-the-worst-ever-celebrity-guest-hes-interviewed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/graham-norton-names-the-worst-ever-celebrity-guest-hes-interviewed\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham Norton names the &#8216;worst ever&#8217; celebrity guest he&#8217;s interviewed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_68255d\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">TV presenter Graham Norton has interviewed some of the biggest stars in the world during his 30-year career, but some guests have been more challenging than others for him<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<div class=\"Byline_author-and-badge-wrapper__2dsv1\">\n<p><span><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_f5ffc0\">Samantha Bartlett<\/strong> Assistant Editor, Social News<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">07:02, 03 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36956609\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Graham Norton has named his worst ever celebrity guest\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Graham Norton has named his worst ever celebrity guest<cite aria-label=\"Image: CREDIT LINE:BBC\/So Television\/PA Media\/Matt Crossick\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: CREDIT LINE:BBC\/So Television\/PA Media\/Matt Crossick)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">TV hosts are accustomed to interviewing individuals from all walks of life, but it&#8217;s fair to say that some guests are more enjoyable than others. While many celebrities are absolutely delightful, it&#8217;s not uncommon to encounter &#8216;diva&#8217; behaviour from stars who make the job challenging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Given that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Graham NortonLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/graham-norton\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Graham Norton<\/a> has been a TV host for 30 years, making his major debut in 1996, he <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"has met and interviewed countless celebrities throughout his careerLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/graham-norton-admits-zones-out-36074471\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">has met and interviewed countless celebrities throughout his career<\/a>. As the star approaches his 63rd birthday on Saturday (April 4), we&#8217;re taking a look at the celebrities he found most &#8216;difficult&#8217; to interview \u2013 including the star who tops his list for the &#8216;worst&#8217; interview.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"HeadingThree_heading-three__PBHLs  __className_7c3138\">Mark Wahlberg<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Norton, hailing from Dublin, Ireland, officially dubbed <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Mark WahlbergLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/mark-wahlberg\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Wahlberg<\/a> as his &#8220;worst-ever&#8221; guest. During a 2013 appearance on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"BBCLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/bbc\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">BBC<\/a>&#8216;s The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Graham Norton ShowLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/the-graham-norton-show\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Graham Norton Show<\/a>, Wahlberg arrived sober but became heavily inebriated about 15 minutes into the show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He continually interrupted fellow guests Michael Fassbender and Sarah Silverman, sat on Norton&#8217;s lap, and eventually dozed off on the sofa while Fassbender was sharing a story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Norton told The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Mirror<\/a>: &#8220;The famous (worst guest) was Mark Wahlberg, I guess. He was fine when he came on the show. There was not a hint of it and then about 20 minutes into the show (alcohol) caught up with him. Oh it was bad. At one point Mark was asleep on the couch in front of the audience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He elaborated on his nightmarish experience with Wahlberg at Henley Literary Festival 2025 on 10 October, telling the audience: &#8220;If you ever see a drunk person on the show, it&#8217;s because they&#8217;ve arrived drunk \u2013 we have not made that happen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"HtmlEmbed_container__x6svQ\">\n<figure data-testid=\"embed-placeholder\" class=\"EmbedPlaceholder_figure__NLMFl undefined false\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" viewbox=\"0 0 90 90\" fill=\"none\" data-testid=\"consent-placeholder-icon\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_10846_5865)\"><circle opacity=\"0.16\" cx=\"45\" cy=\"45\" r=\"33.75\" fill=\"var(--color-sem-icon-neutral-default)\"\/><path d=\"M21.1351 21.1351C15.0276 27.2427 11.25 35.6802 11.25 45C11.25 63.6396 26.3604 78.75 45 78.75C54.3198 78.75 62.7573 74.9724 68.8649 68.8649M21.1351 21.1351C27.2427 15.0276 35.6802 11.25 45 11.25C63.6396 11.25 78.75 26.3604 78.75 45C78.75 54.3198 74.9724 62.7573 68.8649 68.8649M21.1351 21.1351L68.8649 68.8649\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-neutral-default)\" stroke-width=\"7.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/g><defs><clippath id=\"clip0_10846_5865\"><rect width=\"90\" height=\"90\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/clippath><\/defs><\/svg><figcaption>Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Mark Wahlberg was a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/weird-news\/\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">weird<\/a> one because when he arrived, he didn&#8217;t seem drunk. He told me about his film, told me a couple of stories about stunts going wrong or whatever, and then it was only 15 minutes into the show when whatever the hell was in his system really took hold \u2013 and it was hell.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Norton revealed that Michael Fassbender and Sarah Silverman were also left exasperated by Wahlberg&#8217;s behaviour, explaining: &#8220;No one could tell a story. You tried to tell a story, he&#8217;d just interrupt and, at one stage, Michael Fassbender was telling a story and this one was going quite well. He was really getting into the heart of the anecdote. I thought, &#8216;This one is going well \u2013 I wonder why&#8217; and I looked over at Mark Wahlberg and he was asleep.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"HeadingThree_heading-three__PBHLs  __className_7c3138\">Robert De Niro<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Alongside Wahlberg, the TV host also characterised fellow actor <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Robert De NiroLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/robert-de-niro\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Robert De Niro<\/a> as a &#8220;benign presence&#8221; who was simply a dreadful storyteller. One tale was so lengthy and meandering that De Niro eventually questioned, &#8220;Why am I telling this?&#8221; before the entire segment was scrapped from the broadcast.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"HeadingThree_heading-three__PBHLs  __className_7c3138\">Kevin Costner<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Norton has also previously claimed he found US actor <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Kevin CostnerLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/kevin-costner\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Costner<\/a> &#8220;snooty&#8221; and rude. He told The Express: &#8220;I ask him a question and he looks at me like &#8216;Jesus, do I have to talk to this man?&#8217; He kind of gives a half-a*** answer and Helen Mirren chips in and asks him a question and he could not be happier.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"HeadingThree_heading-three__PBHLs  __className_7c3138\">Mickey Rourke<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Actor and professional boxer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Mickey RourkeLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/mickey-rourke\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Mickey Rourke<\/a> was branded &#8220;exhausting&#8221; and a &#8220;nightmare&#8221; by Norton. The star allegedly turned up clutching a half-empty bottle of Jack Daniels and continuously sparked up cigarettes during filming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Norton told New Zealand Herald: &#8220;Mickey Rourke he was just exhausting because he wanted to smoke all the time. I&#8217;d turn away for a second, turn back and he&#8217;d have lit another cigarette. It was so boring \u2013 you feel like a teacher taking children on a school trip, not a chat show host.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"HeadingThree_heading-three__PBHLs  __className_7c3138\">David Cassidy<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Norton also remembered interviewing 1970s pop legend <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"David CassidyLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/david-cassidy\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">David Cassidy<\/a> as amongst the worst experiences of his career. He characterised the late singer as &#8220;bitter and weird&#8221; during their encounter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">While appearing on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/this-morning\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">This Morning<\/a>, Norton discussed the awkward Cassidy interview with hosts Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Norton explained why the meeting was so dreadful, stating: &#8220;I loved him when I was a teenager, and then you meet him, and he&#8217;s so bitter and weird&#8230; not a happy time&#8230; I think David hates that he was David Cassidy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.mirror.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TV presenter Graham Norton has interviewed some of the biggest stars in the world during his 30-year career, but some guests have been more challenging than others for him Samantha Bartlett Assistant Editor, Social News 07:02, 03 Apr 2026 Graham Norton has named his worst ever celebrity guest(Image: CREDIT LINE:BBC\/So Television\/PA Media\/Matt Crossick) TV hosts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2356573,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[25507,359975,352679,31236,26992,338104,39031,374559],"class_list":["post-2356572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-bbc","tag-david-cassidy","tag-graham-norton","tag-kevin-costner","tag-mark-wahlberg","tag-mickey-rourke","tag-robert-de-niro","tag-the-graham-norton-show"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Graham-Norton-names-the-worst-ever-celebrity-guest-hes-interviewed.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2356572"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2356574,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356572\/revisions\/2356574"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2356573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2356572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2356572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2356572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}