Graham William Walker, better known by his stage name Graham Norton, is an Irish actor, author, comedian, commentator, and presenter. Well known for his work in the UK, he is a five-time BAFTA TV Award winner for his comedy chat show The Graham Norton Show (2007–present) and an eight-time award-winner overall—
Originally shown on BBC Two before moving to other slots on BBC One, his chat show succeeded Friday Night with Jonathan Ross in BBC One’s prestigious late-Friday-evening slot in 2010.
From 2010 to 2020, Norton presented the Saturday-morning slot on BBC Radio 2. In 2021, he began presenting on Saturdays and Sundays on Virgin Radio UK. In 2012, he sold his production company So Television to ITV for around £17 million. In 2019, he became a judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.
Graham Norton Salary: How Much Is Graham Norton Paid?
Graham is one of the highest-paid presenters on the BBC. The broadcaster takes home a salary of £729,999 a year from the BBC.
He hosts The Graham Norton Show and Eurovision but left his Radio 2 slot in December 2020. His production company So Television was sold to ITV in 2012 in a £17million deal and lists Graham as a creditor.
Graham was thought to earn £3.23million from the company in 2019, on top of his other earnings. Since 2014, Graham has also earned a pretty penny by selling his own wine under the brand name GN. He also presents a show on Virgin Radio.