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Jodie Turner-Smith has spoken out about her Graham Norton appearance alongside Taylor Swift after an audience member claimed she asked the singer an inappropriate question.
The British actress, 39, appeared on the famous red sofa last week, alongside fellow guests Taylor, Cillian Murphy, Greta Lee, Domhnall Gleeson and Lewis Capaldi.
But during the show, the host allegedly jumped in to stop Jodie‘s awkward line of questioning towards Taylor.
An audience member, and hardcore Swiftie, took to social media to claim that Jodie had ‘inappropriately’ asked Taylor if she is planning on having kids.
But taking to Instagram on Monday, Jodie broker her silence on the encounter as she gushed over ‘absolute babe’ Taylor and said how happy she was for the singer’s success.
Sharing backstage snaps from The Graham Norton Show, Jodie said: ‘@taylorswift you’re an absolute babe! my love for you grows with each encounter!
‘Thrilled for you and all you’ve accomplished, and YES, I’m always gonna have piping hot tea for you.’
Kicking off the promo trail for her new album, The Life Of A Showgirl, Taylor, 35, opened up about buying back the rights to her music and her recent engagement to NFL star Travis Kelce to Graham Norton last week.
But, one Swiftie, who was sitting in the audience when the show was filmed, was quick to jump on social media to discuss the alleged moment between Taylor and Jodie.
Sammie Nicole took to TikTok to share a video revealing what happened behind-the-scenes and several funny moments that viewers didn’t get to see.
She claimed that things became ‘uncomfortable’ at one point after Jodie, 39, began asking Taylor about her and Travis’ baby plans, causing host Graham to step in.
She explained: ‘This is a big one. When I was watching it I was like “Oh, they cut that out!” Which I’m not surprised that they did.
‘There was a part when Graham was talking to Taylor about the upcoming wedding and planning it, and one of the other guests, Jodie, said to Taylor, “And what about babies?”
‘Now I know what she meant, she was asking Taylor, “Are you going to have babies soon?” But Taylor thought she was asking if babies were coming to the wedding, so Taylor went, “Oh no under-18s are coming, just adults!”
‘I feel that should have been the end of it, but it wasn’t, because Jodie then said, “No, no I mean are you going to have babies?”‘
Sammie was quick to criticise the alleged question, saying it was inappropriate especially in front of an audience and cameras.
She said: ‘I was like girl? First of all you don’t ask someone that, you should know better than to ask that. Especially on a television show, like she’s not going to answer that for you.
‘I just felt really uncomfortable when she said that. A, she might not want kids; B, she might not be able to have kids; and C even if she can and will, it’s none of your business. Don’t ask someone that.’
However, she claimed that Graham was the consummate professional, quickly interrupting to steer the conversation on.
She recalled: ‘Anyway, Graham was so on top of it. Instantly he went, “That’s an off-camera conversation to have.” And then they moved on. So that was a big one that got cut out.’
Daily Mail contacted representatives for both Jodie and The Graham Norton Show for comment.
TikTok users were quick to praise Graham’s smooth hosting skills, while levelling criticism towards Jodie’s alleged question.
They wrote: ‘Really glad Graham jumped in on the babies question because it is inappropriate, ESPECIALLY on a tv show. I can’t believe she asked that’;
‘Why did she think it’s appropriate to ask such personal question is beyond me’; And this is why the industry and public just LOVE Graham Norton.’
‘Good on Graham for immediately not allowing that question to be humoured for even a second’.
‘Omg thank god for graham stepping in like that wow, gained a lot of respect and appreciation for him and the show for knowing that wasn’t ok and cutting it off right away.’
