British TV chat show host Graham Norton has reportedly got married.
The Irishman, 59, goes to great lengths to protect his private life. It wasn’t publicly known that he was in a relationship. The name of his husband has not been revealed, and it’s unknown how long they’ve been together.
Norton splits his time between London, England, and West Cork in Ireland. The Irish Examiner reveals that on Saturday, Norton held a big ceremony to mark his marriage at the historic Bantry House in West Cork. The manor house and gardens (below) overlook Bantry Bay. Norton was born in Dublin but grew up in the town.
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Around 120 guests attended, with entertainment from the singer Lulu. Drag queen and LGBTQ activist Panti Bliss acted as DJ.
It’s believed that Norton and his husband may have got married before Saturday’s “blessing ceremony” with a local rector.
After the Bantry House ceremony, the celebrations continued on Sunday with a further event at marquees outside Norton’s holiday home in nearby Ahakista.
The Examiner says the local town was awash with rumors in the days leading up to the event, especially in regards to which stars might turn up. However, the event itself “was carried out with low-key military precision.”
One local told Cork Beo, “We knew Bantry House was closed for a private event, it was pretty common knowledge that it was a party for Graham and that it was to do with his marriage.
“We were hearing all sorts of names, Lady Gaga, Elton John was supposed to be singing, we’ve not seen any of them but there’s been a big buzz around Bantry.”
Norton, who has made a name for himself in recent years as an author, as well as a TV and radio host, has not commented on the reports.
Norton has had several boyfriends over the years, including a romance with Drag Race queen Kristian Seeber (Tina Burner). He split with his last partner, Andrew Smith in 2015, after a couple of years together.
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In interviews in late 2015, Norton said some of his boyfriends had struggled to deal with his success and the role they played in his life.
In October of that year, he told the Daily Mail, ”I’m 52 and I’m single and on some level I feel like I’ve failed because by the time you’re my age, you really should be settled. But then I look at the relationships people around me have and I find myself asking, ‘Really?! That doesn’t look like winning to me.’
“I’ve reached the point that when people ask, ‘Are you single at the moment?’, I say, ‘Come on, you can drop the ‘at the moment’.’ I’m single forever.”
Speaking on the Katie Couric podcast in 2018, he went on to extol the virtues of living alone: “You have your own rules as you get older. I would prefer to live alone for the rest of my life rather than live with towels that were folded incorrectly.
It looks like Norton might have changed his mind.
Neoprene
Awesome booze fueled talk show. Even stick-in-the-mud Robert Deniro loosens up a bit for Graham.
Mario
Graham Norton: “But then I look at the relationships people around me have and I find myself asking, ‘Really?! That doesn’t look like winning to me.’”
So true.
Homosexual male relationships are notorious for cheating, dishonesty, substance abuse, physical and emotional abuse, etc… Now how can a life-long and loving relationship be based on those things? It can’t!
ingyaom
I assumed he was talking about the heteros.
Redmon17
Notorious? As in widely known? Guess I’m more out-of-touch with gay life in 2022 than I thought. Sure, cheating, drug abuse, and more have been commonplace in gay male relationships forever. At the same time, most of the gay male couples I’ve known well during my 40 years of being out lead rather ordinary lives. Not everyone is a lying, cheating, alcoholic slut (save for an occasional weekend in P-town!). ?
boblrice
Mario, your mom just said you should come up from the basement before your lunch gets cold.
Chrisk
“notorious for cheating, dishonesty, substance abuse, physical and emotional abuse, etc”
Sounds like you’re talking about your own pathetic life. Explains you’re personality defects.
Kangol2
And the self-loathing “gay” troll Mario brays again! Mario, who in a prior incarnation claimed to be trans (Marcy), and before that a Democrat (as James Hart), etc. You’d think a right-wing fanatic like Mario who despises himself and gay people wouldn’t come to a site like Queerty, but he can’t help himself, and exists primarily to divert every discussion and gin up comments. He clearly craves attention, and apparently Don the Con, the MAGAts, and Ron DeSantis, whom he claimed was married to a Latina (!), isn’t giving it to him!
At any rate, back to the original article, congrats to Graham Norton and his new husband!
bachy
He’s right to keep it all under the radar. What kind of numbskull wants to open up their private life to social media in this day and age? May as well tie yourself to a stake and pass out free matches to the shrieking mob.
circle small
life private
mind at peace
The real Bruce
I agree with you 100% bachy. I love Graham Norton and I hope he and his partner have a wonderful life together. Bantry House looks amazingly lovely for an event like theirs. Cheers!
nm4047
Not sure the husbands name is important to anyone other than Graham and those close to him. But, it won’t take too much effort for the husbands name to be found via the public registry that Irish law requires to be recorded at each parish.
sfhairy
He found the guy who folds the towels right! Happy for the little leprechaun.
twomen4u
Stay with it, as I have some friends that have been together for 42 years. My husband and I have been soon to be 21 years and legally married for five. I often tell straight people about my friends and then ask how long they have been together and how many times have they been married just to prove my point that with same sex couples we stay together.