W&H TALKS TO…
DISAFFECTED AND MAYBE BREXIT WOULDN’T HAVE HAPPENED. I LIKE THE IDEA OF
LIVING IN A SOCIETY WHERE THERE’S FREE EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE – IT’S IN EVERYONE’S INTEREST. OF COURSE I COULD TAKE MY MONEY ABROAD BUT I PAY WHAT I’M SUPPOSED TO BECAUSE WHAT’S LEFT IS STILL A LOT MORE THAN MOST PEOPLE HAVE.
I THINK FEMALE POLITICIANS ARE MOTIVATED BY BETTER THINGS. THEY GET ON WITH THE JOB AND GENUINELY WANT TO IMPROVE SOCIETY. MEN TEND TO GO INTO POLITICS TO FEED THEIR EGO AND FOR POWER AND PURPOSE.
IF YOU DON’T HAVE EMPATHY YOU’RE IN TROUBLE BECAUSE YOU’RE BASICALLY A PSYCHOPATH. I GENUINELY ENJOY WRITING MY ADVICE COLUMN AND I HOPE I HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF PEOPLE, ALTHOUGH I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE
THAT COMES FROM!
MY OFFICE IS A TERRIBLE MUSEUM TO ME. I KEEP MEMENTOS AND PICTURES OF ME WITH GUESTS IN THERE, AS WELL AS MY VARIOUS AWARDS. SOMETIMES I THINK I SHOULD PUT IT ALL AWAY BUT THEN I THINK THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT I’M PROUD OF.
ON LOVE AND DATING
I’VE BEEN IN LOVE ALONG THE WAY BUT THE RELATIONSHIPS DIDN’T FAIL – THEY JUST ENDED. WOULD IT BE WINNING IF I WAS STILL IN THEM BUT MISERABLE? I’VE NEVER THOUGHT “THIS WILL DO”.
EVERYONE TELLS ME IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A BOYFRIEND. BUT I’M CONVINCED THERE’S A COUPLES’ CONSPIRACY – THAT PEOPLE IN RELATIONSHIPS PITY THOSE THAT ARE SINGLE BECAUSE OTHERWISE ALL THE COMPROMISES THEY’VE MADE WON’T HAVE BEEN WORTH IT.
I HAD ONE BIG UNREQUITED LOVE AND UNREQUITED LOVE CAN GO ON FOR YEARS. I THINK IT’S ABOUT BEING SAFE – IT HELPS YOU BELIEVE YOU STILL HAVE FEELINGS BUT BECAUSE THEY’RE NOT RECIPROCATED YOU CAN’T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THEM. IT’S ONE OF THE EASIEST KINDS OF RELATIONSHIP TO MAINTAIN.
THE BEST WAY TO GET OVER A BREAK UP IS TO START DATING SOMEONE ELSE. I SAY TAKE SOME FURNITURE OUT FOR DINNER IF YOU NEED TO! I LOVE GOING ON FIRST DATES AND WAS ON TINDER FOR A WHILE. IT’S SECOND DATES THAT ARE HARD – I’VE USUALLY HEARD ALL THE BEST STORIES ON THE FIRST ONE. I’M INCREDIBLY JUDGEMENTAL, WHICH IS A PROBLEM WHEN YOU’RE DATING. I REMEMBER ONE GUY SAID, “IN ESSENCE” AT THE END OF EVERY SENTENCE AND, IN ESSENCE, THAT REALLY IRRITATED ME.
BEING GRAHAM NORTON MAKES IT EASIER TO MEET PEOPLE BUT ALSO MAKES IT HARDER TO SUSTAIN. NO SITUATION IS IDEAL THOUGH – EVERYONE HAS DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES THEY HAVE TO GET OVER TO FIND LOVE.
MY DOGS DON’T ACT AS A SURROGATE BOYFRIEND OR CHILD – THE HOLE IN MY LIFE THEY FILL IS DISTINCTLY DOG SHAPED! PICKING UP DOG POO IS A PRETTY GOOD WAY TO REMAIN GROUNDED.
ON LIFE AND FRIENDSHIPS
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FRIENDSHIPS ARE ONES YOU SUSTAIN BECAUSE YOU STILL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THEM. I USED TO HAVE MORE FEMALE FRIENDS BUT NOW THERE’S MORE MEN. THERE’S A GANG OF US AND THEY’RE NOT FAMOUS AT ALL. OF COURSE ON SOME LEVELS THEY LIKE MY FAME, I CAN GET US TICKETS TO THINGS OR A RESERVATION SOMEWHERE. BUT I ALSO APPRECIATE HOW ANNOYING IT MUST BE FOR THEM WHEN WE’RE TRYING TO HAVE A HEART-TO-HEART AND PEOPLE KEEP COMING UP TO ASK FOR A SELFIE WITH ME.
I’M LAZIER AND MORE FRIGHTENED THAN I AM VAIN. SO ALTHOUGH I HAVE CONSIDERED COSMETIC SURGERY I’VE NEVER DONE IT. ONE OF THE NICE THINGS ABOUT GETTING OLDER,
“The best way to get over a break up is to start dating someone else. I love going on first dates and was on Tinder for a while”