Graham Norton reveals strict demand from Taylor Swift before appearing on his show
Graham Norton revealed that Taylor Swift insisted no other guests be bumped from his show when she made a last-minute appearance. This decision led to the entire group of guests being featured in her 'Opalite' music video.
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Taylor Swift appeared on the red sofa last October to promote her latest album (Picture: Matt Crossick/PA)
Graham Norton has revealed the one demand Taylor Swift had when she joined his BBC show line-up late in the day last October.
The recently married chart-topper appeared on The Graham Norton Show, which she has labelled one of her ‘favourite shows’, to promote her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl.
But sitting on the iconic red sofa alongside an eclectic mix of celebrities, it did look rather cramped at the time.
Norton has now explained why, telling GQ in a new interview that she was ‘a very last-minute booking’.
He added: ‘The show was fully booked. So we thought, “We’re going to have to bump somebody”.
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