Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTaylor Swift's appearance on The Graham Norton Show last October was a “very last-minute booking”, the host has revealed at a recent GQ event. “We thought, ‘We’re going to have to bump somebody,’” said Norton. “Word came back from Taylor: no one must be bumped.”Following “a light-hearted joke” from fellow guest Domhall Gleeson, Swift said she decided to cast all the celebrities present, including Graham Norton, in her music video for “Opalite”.The “Opalite” music video, featuring Cillian Murphy, Greta Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith, Domhall Gleeson, Lewis Capaldi, and Norton, was subsequently released. Swift, who described Norton as “insanely charismatic”, invited him to her wedding to NFL star Travis Kelce, which took place at Madison Square Garden. In fullGraham Norton reveals how Taylor Swift stopped guest from being ‘bumped’ from showMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Graham Norton said they would have to "bump somebody" from the show to make room.

The pop star made a very memorable appearance on the iconic red sofa last year