Graham Norton brands Hollywood A-lister his ‘worst ever guest’

'It was hell'

Since its first episode aired back in 2007, the Graham Norton Show has featured a broad range of guests from the very height of Hollywood fame, to up-and-coming local artists and comedians.

After resisting naming his least favourite of those famous guests for years, Graham Norton has finally revealed a name.

When speaking at the Henley Literary Festival last Friday, Norton made the following admission: "Mark Wahlberg was a weird one because when he arrived, he didn’t seem drunk.

"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," the 62-year-old added.

Wahlberg was apparently in such a state that he fell asleep on fellow guest, Irish actor Michael Fassbender, while the X-Men star was telling an anecdote.

Per The Independent, Graham Norton went on to describe Wahlberg's antics, saying: "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."