Graham Norton’s television in the commentary box has left Eurovision viewers perplexed.
The 60-year-old host is co-hosting the Grand Final of the Song Contest with Ted Lasso and West End star Hannah Waddingham, Britain’s Got Talent judge and pop sensation Alesha Dixon, and Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina.
He’s dashing between the stage in front of the live crowd and the commentary box for those watching at home, as usual, with his sly comments.
Alesha and Julia confronted Graham in his box between acts, wondering whether he was “all right up there.”
He replied, so shocked his popcorn went flying: ‘I’m fine! I’m just doing important research.’
‘It looks like you’re watching your private collection of Eurovision DVDs,’ Alesha replied.
He quipped back: ‘That’s exactly what I’m doing. Why is that weird?
‘Doesn’t everyone have a private collection of Eurovision DVDs?’
Viewers were, however, diverted from what he was viewing to what he was watching it on.
‘#bbcEurovision it’s costing countless millions to stage the Eurovision final, so why on earth is Graham watching it on an old CRT TV?’ one asked.
Can't get over the old school TV Graham Norton has in his room. 😂 #Eurovision
— Gareth Leonard (@GarethLeonard) May 13, 2023
Another said: ‘Did Graham Norton nick my old school’s TV?’
As someone asked, ‘Why has Graham Norton got a TV from the 1990’s?’ another replied: ‘I wondered that too, and how is it even still working?’
‘Can’t get over the old school TV Graham Norton has in his room,’ another joked.
Speaking on This Morning on Friday (May 12) ahead of the Grand Final, Graham admitted the whole thing has had him in tears.
‘The whole contest has a real emotional heart this year and I think they’ve got that balance so right so far between Ukrainian content and the fact that we’re in Liverpool, we’re in the UK,’ he told Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond via video link from Liverpool.
‘I shed a tear a few times during the semi-finals with some of that content because it is heartbreaking.
‘When you watch the Ukrainian entry in the Grand Final, the set design, the creativity, it’s so humbling that all of that was going on while they were enduring a war.’
‘It’s given a different level this year,’ he said.
The Eurovision Song Contest is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
