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Graham Norton signs new three-year BBC contract after picking up Special Recognition gong at NTAs

GRAHAM NORTON is having a good week.

Just hours after picking up the Special Recognition gong at Wednesday’s National Television Awards, the BBC’s biggest star has revealed he has signed a new contract.

 This week is getting better and better for Graham Norton, who has signed a new 3-year contract with the BBC on top of winning a Special Recognition award at the NTAs
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This week is getting better and better for Graham Norton, who has signed a new 3-year contract with the BBC on top of winning a Special Recognition award at the NTAsCredit: Getty Images

The big-money deal – believed to be an extension of his current £2.6million-a-year agreement – will see him continue to front his top-rated chat show, Eurovision and a weekly Radio 2 show until at least 2020.

He also co-hosts BBC1’s Let It Shine.

Graham said: “We’ve just done a deal for another three years, which right now feels like a long time.”

 The new contract will see him continue to host his chat show as well as his weekly BBC Radio 2 show and Eurovision
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The new contract will see him continue to host his chat show as well as his weekly BBC Radio 2 show and EurovisionCredit: PA:Press Association

His chat show attracts top A-listers week after week, and Graham admits he now struggles to name his dream guest after managing to bag most of them over the years.

He added: “My go-to answer used to be Madonna but then we got her. We’ve never had Brad Pitt, so let’s name him and see if that comes true.”

The way Graham’s luck is going at the moment, he might just manage it.

 Graham admits he has had so many A-list guests on his show he struggles to say who his dream interview would be - though it was once Madonna, before she joined him on the show
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Graham admits he has had so many A-list guests on his show he struggles to say who his dream interview would be - though it was once Madonna, before she joined him on the showCredit: PA:Press Association Archive
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