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Eurovision legend Graham Norton reveals secret surgery for ‘crippling’ condition ahead of song contest final

Published on May 16, 2025 at 03:19 PM

GRAHAM Norton revealed why he was spotted with his arm in a sling after undergoing a secret surgery.

The IrishTVpresenter, 61,is serving as the host for the BBC’s this weekend.

Graham Norton at the BFI Chair's dinner.
Graham Norton revealed he had undergone shoulder surgery
Graham Norton at the BAFTA Television Awards.
The TV star was seen wearing a sling at the Bafta TV Awards
Graham Norton at the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards.
He said his shoulder was still sore, but was on the mend

Graham, who hosts an eponymous talk show on the , was a guest on show on Friday.

He appeared alongside former Eurovision winner, Concnita Wurst, on the radio show when Scott asked them both to reveal something they had not spoken about in interviews previously.

Graham announced: “I have a good one,”;; before revealing he’d undergone major surgery on his shoulder.

“This is my left shoulder’s first appearance on radio, (it’s) a brand new shoulder. It’s less than two weeks old,”;; he told Scott and Conchita.

When asked how he was feeling after the operation, Graham replied: “It feels a bit new, it’s a little owie (sore), but forgive me, I’m on many, many medications right now, so if I say anything bad, it’s not my fault.”;;

He was also seen at the recent Bafta Television Awards show sporting a black sling for his arm.

The TV star has not divulged the reason for his surgery, but appears to be on the mend.

Graham is in Basel, Switzerland for this year’s Eurovision contest and has served as a long-time host of the BBC’s production of the singing spectacle.

The UK will be represented by Remember Monday, who is the first girl group to represent the UK at Eurovision since Precious in 1999.


The first semi-final oftook place on Tuesday, May 13, and the.

s showpiece, the Grand Final, follows on Saturday, May 17.

In honor of this year’s competition, Eurovision fans were asked to vote for their

Bucks Fizz’s Making Your Mind Up, Sam Ryder’s Space Man and Brotherhood of Man’s Save Your Kisses for Me came top of the pile.

Cliff Richard’s firstentry in 1968, Congratulations, ands’ Love Shine a Light, the last Eurovision win for the UK in 1997, make up the remainder of the top five, in a study of 2,000 adults.

Others to feature in the top UK Eurovision songs include Lulu with Boom Bang-a-Bang from 1969, and Sonia’s Better the Devil You Know, which finished an agonising second place in 1993.

Graham Norton hosting the Eurovision Song Contest.
Graham is in Switzerland for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest

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