Lorraine walks so Graham Norton can run.
Yep, the Irish presenter seems to be taking a page out of the Scot’s book as he hands over his titular show to another celebrity.
Norton is being replaced as the host of his The Graham Norton Show tonight (28 February) while guests Chris Pratt, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Toby Jones, Rob Beckett and Rachel Chinouriri chat to someone else.
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Don’t start panicking though, the 61-year-old is only going to be gone for the short-term.
And the star stepping into the legend’s shoes? Well, it’s only the iconic Claudia Winkleman.
He announced the news in a January episode of his BBC show while The Traitors presenter was on the coveted sofa.
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Norton’s time-off from his show comes as he’s headed Down Under to perform his live tour, An Evening With Graham Norton.
The star will be hitting up cities including Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne in March as Aussies apparently love the host just as much as us.
The Father Ted star is set to discuss his new book and will share 'hilarious tales from his star-studded sofa', as well as doing a Q&A with fans.
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With the BBC keeping the show going without him, Winkleman hilariously said of her fill-in role: “I apologise in advance!”
She’ll apparently only be taking Norton’s seat for tonight’s episode. But it’s not the first time she’s done her pal a solid like this either, as she took his place after he quit BBC Radio 2 back in 2021.
The Strictly Come Dancing host said she was left 'gobsmacked' by her appointment at the time and said it was a 'privilege and honour' to take Norton's place.
Jack Whitehall has previously taken the seat of Norton on his long-running chat show too, having filled in presenting duties in 2019 while the BBC star was preparing for Eurovision in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Even though the Irishman will be well missed by fans, it’s fair to say people are pretty excited to see Winkelman chin-wagging with the A-listers on the sofa tonight.
Reacting to a preview snap on X, users called her ‘the queen’ as they said they’re ‘looking forward’ to the episode.
Although, there is of course the suggestion that the show should be temporarily renamed as ‘The Claudia Winkleman Show’. But let’s be honest, while Winkleman might be an iconic fill-in, no one can truly replace Graham.
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The Graham Norton Show airs on BBC One at 10:40pm tonight (28 February).
Topics: Claudia Winkleman, Graham Norton, The Graham Norton Show, Celebrity, BBC
Jess Battison