He was hospitalised for two and a half weeks before eventually recovering from the attack.
(meta data) TITLE: Graham Norton Admits He Was Stabbed And Left For Dead In Horrific Attack (meta data) PUBLISHER: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Evokeie/705002559519262 (meta data) PUBLISHED DATETIME: 2018-06-16T09:38:13+00:00 Search ShowbizGossip # Graham Norton reveals he was stabbed and left for dead in horrific attack By Hannah Moran - 16/06/2018 Graham Norton has revealed he was stabbed and left for dead in an attack in London. The much-loved presenter admitted he had been stabbed in an attack while he was studying at college. The 55-year-old spoke out about the near-death experience while appearing on Katie Couric's podcast. Pic: Rex The BBC host studied English and French briefly at University College Cork before dropping out. He then moved to London to study Speech and Drama at Central School, and it was there he was attacked. He said: 'I was mugged, I was mugged and I was stabbed as part of the mugging.' PIC: REX '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.' 'They ransacked through my bag and left me on the pavement and ran off, so I watched them go and thought I'll get up now.' 'But when I went to get up I felt like I was peeling myself off the ground, which was odd but when I looked down, I was just soaked with blood.' Pic: VIPIreland 'In the end, I lost half my blood,' the TV presenter revealed. Admitting he previously thought it unrealistic when characters in plays announced when they've been injured, Graham said he found himself doing just that after being attacked. 'It is what you say, you have to say it out loud because it's so astonishing. You look down and say "oh I've been stabbed".' Pic: Rex Graham revealed an elderly couple were the ones who found him, and said they 'saved his life' after ringing an ambulance. He also admitted that he didn't think the attack was homophobic, as he was by himself at the time of the incident. # Read More ##### Graham Norton's Irish gin brand is coming to Aldi this month! ##### Tess Daly not impressed with Graham Norton poking fun at Strictly ##### Jack Whitehall will step in to present The Graham Norton Show later this month ##### * Sign up to the EVOKE.ie survey panel to trial free products and win prizes for your opinions! * #### RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR ### Why Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle won't be pregnant at the same time ### EastEnders' Patsy Palmer is 'exhausted' by return to the soap ### Letter To My Younger Self: Victoria Smurfit imparts sage wisdom about eyebrows ### The adorable way Ryan Thomas told his daughter she's going to be a big sister ### Do you remember… THAT proposal on the Rose of Tralee? ### Emmerdale SPOILERS: Ryan Hawley hints Robert Sugden could die in dramatic exit #### MORE SHOWBIZ Continue to the category Showbiz ### Brooke Vincent bids farewell to Coronation Street as she films final scenes ### Downton Abbey star teases a second movie and we hope it's true ### Kerry actress Jessie Buckley named as one to watch for 2019 ### Why Harry gave Diana's ring to Kate instead of Meghan Markle ### Fans fear Maura Higgins and Curtis Pritchard have SPLIT Edit with Live CSS
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Graham Norton
Personal life.
In 1989, Norton was mugged, beaten up, and stabbed by a group of attackers on a street in London. He lost half of his blood and nearly died. Norton said that an elderly couple were the ones who found him, and said they "saved his life" after calling for an ambulance. Norton said he did not think the attack was homophobic, as he was walking alone at the time.