A nice chat, funny anecdotes and a few laughs – US talk shows want to spread one thing above all else: a good mood.
But behind the scenes things don’t always go so smoothly. Because the stars and starlets who are spoiled for success have their quirks – some are even really strenuous guests. The talk show moderators have to unload it and make a good face for the bad game …
► Rude, boring, arrogant: some US talk show hosts don’t mince their words and reveal which celebrity was the most annoying guest of all times! A Hollywood star even appears twice in the list of the worst …
Hugh Grant
Jon Stewart (58), presenter of the US program “The Daily Show”, has had real dictators as guests. But his worst conversation partner was according to his own statement, romance favorite Hugh Grant (61)!
Charming only in the movie? Actor Hugh GrantPhoto: Matt Crossick / dpa
The “Notting Hill” star is said to have been an unpleasant contemporary. “He’s incredibly rude to everyone and an absolute pain in the ass,” Stewart complained. The British actor kept complaining that he didn’t really have time and had to visit other places.
Grant was on the Daily Show in December 2009 to promote his film “Did You Hear About The Morgans?” But he didn’t like the excerpt that was shown on the show. “That clip is awful!” Complained the actor.
All in all, Stewart vowed that he would “never invite the actor again”.
Amazing: Grant later apologized on Twitter, writing: “Unforgivable. Jon Stewart is right with his complaint. “
Robert De Niro
Hollywood legend Robert De Niro (78) is a “problem case” of a completely different kind. He’s a nice guy – but somehow too boring for a funny talk show, says British presenter Graham Norton (58).
“He’s not a storyteller and he’s not good at words,” said the moderator. “The last time he started telling a story, he kept going on and on. We were all excited to see how it would go on and expected something big … Then he finally said: ‘Why am I telling you this?’ Nobody had an answer. We cut it out. “
Robert De Niro is not unpleasant, is polite – and yet not too welcome as a talk show guestPhoto: picture alliance / empics
Robert De Niro also made life difficult for presenter and mother-in-law favorite Jimmy Fallon (47) when he was brand new to the talk show business. De Niro was actually his very first interview guest.
But like Graham Norton, Fallon also had difficulty getting more than monosyllabic answers from the Hollywood star. “He doesn’t talk much in real life,” Fallon said at, “Watch What Happens Live.” “He came and was Robert De Niro – one word answers. ,Yes’. ,No’.”
The Hollywood star probably prefers to let his films speak for themselves.
Amber Rose
If you are too concerned about your image, at some point you will no longer answer any questions. This is what happened with model Amber Rose (38), ex of Wiz Khalifa (34) and Kanye West (44). As a guest on the show “Watch What Happens Live” she drove moderator Andy Cohen (53) to white heat.
“She didn’t want to answer any of my more outlandish questions,” said Cohen. Rose was simply afraid that she would look bad. “She turned to me and asked, ‘Am I a terrible guest?’ I replied, ‘You’re in the running for one of the worst guests we’ve ever had, “Cohen said to” E! News “.
After all, Rose had the insight that she made life difficult for the talk show host …
Kevin Spacey
Actor Kevin Spacey has fallen deep, but is making films againPhoto: CBS / Getty Images
Lorraine Kelly (61) has more than 35 years of experience as a talk show host. The guest who has given her the least approval in all this time: actor Kevin Spacey (62).
As for the reasons, she said “Hello!” To only: “He was terrible. Just very arrogant. I didn’t like him at all. “
That would say everything.
Russell Brand
As a guest of Chelsea Handler (46) on their show “Chelsea Lately”, musician, comedian and actor Russell Brand (46), ex of Katy Perry (37), made no friends.
Compared to the “Grazia” magazine, the presenter said: “The only guest who was a pain in the ass was Russell Brand. I would never want him again. “
The reason? “He brought our whole production schedule to a halt because he needed three espressos before he could even come to his interview,” complained Handler.
Nevertheless, he was a guest on her show several times …