Rita Ora’s Graham Norton joke branded ‘gay slur’ in newspaper
By Ryan Love
Rita Ora reportedly annoyed some members of the The Graham Norton Show audience with a joke about the chat show host.
The singer – and new X Factor judge was a guest on last night’s episode of the BBC One series, appearing alongside Lewis Hamilton, Ewan McGregor and Jack Whitehall.
Making light of being the only female on the sofa, Ora joked: “How lucky am I on a couch full of fellas… and Graham!”
The moment received a mixed reaction from the audience, while the ‘Poison’ singer quickly added: “I’m joking!”
However, the Daily Star today reported that the “gay slur” had upset some of those watching the recording.
One audience member told the paper: “My sister and I couldn’t believe it when she said it and there were quite a few mutters in the audience.”
A show source dismissed any suggestions of Graham being offended, telling Metro: “Rita said it as a joke and that is exactly how Graham and the audience took it.”
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