Graham Norton admits asking nurse 'if he was going to die' while recalling stabbing ordeal

Graham Norton, 57, has reflected on the terrifying moment he was stabbed in 1989 while contributing to author and former doctor Adam Kay’s new book, in which celebrities have shared their stories about how the NHS has helped them. The Graham Norton Show host was mugged at the time and was rushed to hospital after he lost half of his blood, leaving him fighting for his life.

Adam, who has also spoken to Katie Piper, Dermot O’Leary and Lorraine Kelly for his book, shared Graham’s story during an appearance on This Morning.

He began by telling presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield: “Graham Norton, who tells the most extraordinary story, he has been the fixture in our lives for decades and you think you know someone.”

Adam added: “As a drama student for the first time and he got stabbed, not a bit stabbed, he got really stabbed. 

“Lost half his blood volume, almost lost his life and he just arrived in London and describes the NHS as the safety net to catch us when we fall as the family he had left behind in Ireland.”

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“Somehow people have been dehumanised.”

The BBC Radio 2 presenter also explained he believes people carrying knives is “modern,” but wasn’t sure if it was a “modern problem”.

The talk show host previously addressed the first incident on 62-year-old Katie Couric’s podcast.

He told the journalist the moment was a blur to him after he was hit over the head by the attackers.

He said: “I was mugged and I was stabbed as part of the mugging. 

“I must say I don’t remember the stabbing, It was one of those things, I thought I was just mugged and they ran off.

“They hit me over the head with a thing, it sounded like a bit of plastic piping, but actually, it was a wooden thing, and the plastic piping was actually the noise your skull makes when you’re being hit.”

Graham revealed the attackers ransacked his bag before running off and leaving him for dead on the pavement until an elderly couple thankfully saw him covered in blood and rang an ambulance.

source: express.co.uk