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After almost 20 years fronting a chat show which garners some of the most famous faces in the world, Graham Norton must have had his fair share of ropey interviews.
But the Irish chat show host, 62, has now revealed the worst guest he ever had to chat to as he described the interview as 'hell'.
The Hollywood A-lister who Graham has deemed his worst ever interview is none other than Mark Wahlberg.
The Oscar nominee, 54, appeared on the show back in 2013 to promote crime-thriller Broken City - and despite not seeming drunk on arrival, Graham said 'whatever was in his system' soon took hold and 'it was hell'.
'Mark Wahlberg was a weird one because when he arrived, he didn’t seem drunk,' Graham said at Henley Literary Festival 2025 on Friday, according to The Independent.
'He told me about his film, told me a couple of stories about stunts going wrong or whatever, and then it was only 15 minutes into the show when whatever the hell was in his system really took hold – and it was hell.'
Graham went on to say that whenever any of the guests, himself included, tried to tell a story, Mark would interrupt.
Things appeared to be on the up when Michael Fassbender managed to recite an anecdote without interruption.
Graham continued: 'I thought, "this one is going well – I wonder why" and I looked over at Mark Wahlberg and he was asleep, so yeah, we don't encourage that.'
Earlier this month, the BBC announced the future of The Graham Norton Show after 18 years on our screens and a string of awards.
Broadcaster, comedian and actor Graham's talk show, which hit the Beeb in 2007, has aired over 550 episodes across 32 series.
The 33rd series premiered last month on BBC One and has already had two instalments.
Fans of the programme will be happy to know that it will be returning for another three series after this one.
Graham will be working with the BBC and So Television to produce the upcoming episodes and the 34th series is set to air next year.
He said of the news: 'Getting to host my own chat show is a huge pleasure as well as a privilege.
'I'm thrilled that the BBC are allowing me to continue for another three years.
'The whole team is looking forward to bringing the world’s brightest stars into the homes of the great British public!'
Head of Entertainment Kalpna Patel-Knight said: 'We are thrilled that The Graham Norton Show will remain a flagship part of the BBC's entertainment offering for another three series.
'Graham sets the gold standard for celebrity interviews and continues to attract the best global talent to his sofa, it's no wonder that the show remains so beloved by our audiences.'
Managing Director of So Television Graham Stuart added: 'We began the Norton Talk Show journey in 1998 and have never felt like stopping. So happy the BBC feel the same way.'
Graham recently admitted that he is 'frazzled' due to moving house after he put his London and New York homes up for sale.
The TV star, 62, revealed in May that he was putting his £4.95million east London mansion on the market after 20 years of living in the grade-II listed home.
Just after it was reported that Graham - who is married to partner Jonathan 'Jono' McLeod - is also looking to sell his Manhattan carriage house, which he bought in 2002 after falling in love with its British feel.
Previously revealing the reason for the sales, the TV presenter told The Sunday Times that after pondering over it for a couple of years he is ready for a 'big change'.
And this week speaking on his podcast Wanging On with Graham Norton and Maria McErlane, he spoke in more detail about the move.
Graham admitted: 'I'm very frazzled. We are attempting to move. We are very lucky in that we are able to move slowly, bit by bit.
'But the house we are moving out of, which I didn't think had that much stuff in it.'