Two of Britain’s top screen stars – Miriam Margolyes and Rupert Everett – join Graham Norton for this week’s edition of his prime-time BBC Two series.
Rupert Everett tells The Graham Norton Show about the Royal inspiration for his latest screen role in which he drags up as headmistress Miss Fritton in a remake of UK comedy classic St Trinian’s.
He says: “I thought who would be my role model… I thought Camilla, that’s my girl, she’s fantastic, I love her… we’re hoping to have a Royal premiere.”
Miriam adds: “I’ve met her… she’s a cracker, a laugh. I get p***ed off when people are nasty about her.”
Rupert also reveals how much he enjoyed his cross-dressing performance.
He says: “It’s fun. The breasts are very heavy… even in court shoes, something goes wrong with your back. I’ve put my back out as a woman… my breasts hide under my arms, marvellous. I’ll probably be the next Danny La Rue!”
Miriam Margolyes – who counts animated hits Babe, Happy Feet and Flushed Away among her past credits – reveals that before she became one of the country’s most celebrated character actresses she also voiced another genre, porn.
She explains: “It was called Sexy Sonia. I did it for the money. I went to Ann Summers to see how it was selling. They told me ’shh, we don’t want people to know it’s you’ and asked me to leave!”
Also on tonight’s show, OAP pop band The Zimmers perform their single My Generation.
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