Graham Norton took a savage swipe at Germany's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, leaving some viewers shocked.
During the final on Saturday, German heavy metal band Lord of the Lost took to the stage and performed their song Blood & Glitter. As the song came to an end Graham was initially speechless, before he confessed he "hoped they didn't win" the show.
He commented: "Thank you very much... I just want the nurse to put me back to bed now after that." Graham then added: "They always do well those songs so, you never know, Germany might have a good night. I just hope they don't win, not because I don't want them to win I just don’t want to hear that again."
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Some viewers were taken aback by the comment, while others laughed it off, reports The Mirror. Taking to Twitter, one fan said: "I love that from Graham Norton - 'it’s not that I don’t want them [Germany] to win, I just don’t want to hear it [German #EUROVISION entry] again'."
A second viewer said: "I love the comments Graham Norton made about the performance by #Germany," as a third added: "It's alright Graham a LOT of us don't want to hear the entry from #Germany again."
But some viewers thought it was a bit too far, and many called Graham "rude" for the remark and suggested he shouldn't have shared who he wanted to win or not. A fan said: "Germany with LotL was always going to be my favourite of the night, I don't understand Graham's hate at all."
Another agreed: "Germany is far from my favourite this year, but Graham saying he ‘hopes they don’t win’ is just incredibly rude and can influence votes. Time to give the duty to someone younger."
A third fan tweeted: "I absolutely love Graham Norton but Graham shouldn’t be allowed to say 'I just hope they don’t win!'," as a fourth said: "Germany wasn’t my favourite but I’m going to vote for them just to torture Graham Norton. Sorry Graham."
In the end, Germany came last in the competition, just below the United Kingdom.
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