Graham Norton 'left for dead' and 'lost half his blood' after brutal London stabbing

was the victim of a brutal stabbing as the favourite's candid admission has recently resurfaced. The 62-year-old shared the chilling details that took place in the 1980s when he was admittedly "left for dead". The host discussed the traumatic experience, stating that "no failure compares to dying," underscoring the gravity of the attack that took place on the streets of London. In an unearthed interview, the Irish-born host, opened up about the incident and bravely discussed the shock knife attack, during which he "lost half [his] blood." He went on to describe it as the "worst moment of his life".

Speaking with The Telegraph, the comedian, who was in his third year of drama school in London at the time, explained how the following morning in hospital led to a sobering question from a nurse about informing his parents. He shared: "Getting stabbed in 1989. I lost half my blood. The bad moment I remember - because when it's happening, is all just trauma - but then the morning after, I was in the hospital ward and I remember a nurse came up to me and said, 'do you want us to contact anyone? Do you want us to contact your parents?'

He continued: "And in my head, I was thinking, 'well, I don't want to worry my parents but equally, if I'm going to die, they'd probably like to come and say goodbye to me, because they'd be annoyed if I didn't tell them.'

"So, I said to the nurse, 'am I going to die?' And she went, 'Eerrrrm...' and I was like, 'don't pause. This is not the place to pause. This is quite serious.' So that was bad," he added.

Graham admitted the incident "put everything into perspective" and added it "changed my life for the better".

The TV personality, a regular on Eurovision, will be fronting a one-off special tonight as he sits down for a candid chat with this year's contestants.

When Graham Met Remember Monday is offering viewers an exclusive interview with the UK's act ahead of their big performance.

Eurovision 2025: When Graham Met Remember Monday airs tonight on BBC One at 10.40pm