The secrets I Hear...

Graham Norton on what makes his chat show special, divas and star tiffs...

- Vicki Power

NEW ENTERTAINMENT

The Graham Norton Show

FRIDAY / BBC1 / 10.35PM

Graham Norton is raring to welcome more A-list stars on to his sofa, as his eponymous BBC1 chat show returns for a new series this week. Here, in a candid and fun interview with TV Times, Graham, 54, tells us about his two decades as a chat show host, his beloved dogs, and what he thinks of parents who praise their children too much…

It’s been 20 years since I first started as a chat show host...

I never thought it would last this long and I can’t believe how much I still enjoy it. After the summer I like getting back to my team, who are like family. And I love doing the show because you can plan and plan, but you can’t predict what will happen when those stars get together on the sofa.

It’s hard to name my favourite guests of last year…