Top Irish TV host Graham Norton looks unrecognisable in major throwback clip as fans sent into frenzy
TV host Graham Norton has told how he feared “piles of bodies on the streets” during Covid as he returned home to unveil a memorial to those who died during the pandemic.The monument aims to commemorate all those who died during the height of the crisis.
“It was a terrifying time. I remember when I was in London at the beginning of it wondering were there going to be piles of bodies on the streets. You just did not know so it was a very scary time.He said he was delighted to unveil the riverside monument Light To Dark - Womb to Light - Every Spring Rebirths, because firstly it was in Bandon and because his mother Rhoda Walker uses the day care centre at the Allin Institute outside which it has been installed.
“But equally it’s very important to remember what we went through and what people sacrificed and those who were lost.“It’s a beautiful thing to have it here. People were just looking for some sort of normality. “There was nothing to anchor us in that experience and it was terrifying heading into it not knowing how, when, or if it would end.
Asked if his mother would be very happy with him unveiling the memorial he laughed as he said: “She will - eventually.”
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