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Sunday 17 November, 2024
Sunday 17 November, 2024
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Downton's Maggie Smith was an absolute revelation on Graham Norton last night
IT’S BEEN 42 years since legendary actress Maggie Smith has graced a talk show – and her appearance on last night’s Graham Norton was worth the wait.
She talked about everything from Harry Potter to Downton and threw levels of shade rarely seen on a chat show couch.
She was just so much fun
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On getting recognised because of Harry Potter: “A lot of very small people used to say hello to me – and that was nice.”
She wasn’t afraid to wave a magic wand around either
The ultimate crowd pleaser.
She was then asked about her title of Dame Maggie Smith – and she said that she would never use it on set, unlike others:
The crowd lapped up the SHADE.
Maggie has never bothered to watch Downton
Stone cold.
She was a revelation
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She nailed every line
We need her on more chat shows stat
Anything was possible with her in the room
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Justin Bieber, Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller and Alex Jennings were also guests – but it was like nobody cared.
Maggie Smith owned it.
They didn’t even have time for the red chair
There was something more important happening
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