I've put it after the cut for those of you that don't want to be spoiled (are there any of you out there??)
Don't forget to tune in on BBC1 this Friday @ 10.40pm
I can't wait for this interview (I may have said that before :-})
This week on the show, Graham Norton is joined by Twilight superstar Robert Pattinson, Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon, House star Hugh Laurie and comedian Shappi Khorsandi.
Hot from the premiere of the new movie, Water For Elephants, Reese and Robert talk about the insanity of people camping out for 32 hours to see them.
Graham reminds Robert that in a previous interview, whilst talking about working with Ty the elephant star of the film he had said: "She is the best actor I have ever worked with."
Acknowledging Reese's (mock) indignation, Robert says: "I am continually saying the wrong thing and it's come back to haunt me, especially as I am now sitting next to the other best actor I have ever worked with."
Admitting they had both fallen in love with their four-legged co-star, Reese says: "She is amazing, thoughtful and communicative." And Robert says: "I genuinely thought we had a real bond, a little something going on."
Talking about performing her own stunts for the movie, Reese says: "The first couple of times I did it I was terrified, some of the things we were doing were insanely dangerous. We didn't have safety equipment, but it was amazing and incredible."
Denying she tried out the stunts out on her own pet donkeys, she says: "No, they are for putting in the car and taking pictures of."
She also confirms the rumour that the elephant farted in her face: "I was standing underneath her and I couldn't see anything and then I thought I heard a gun shot and I hit the floor, I came out from under her and I was like, 'oh my god what the hell was that?'"
On working in the US, Robert says: "When I first went to LA it was very easy to convince people I was a member of the royal family. I told people I went to RADA with Prince William. People would think, 'You're English, I completely believe you.'"
Talking about her fans, Reese says: "One girl said, 'I only have one question for you. Can I smell you?' I just thought it was completely bizarre. My fans are invested in my personal life, they give me love advice, which sometimes works out and sometimes doesn't! I met a guy called George yesterday, he said he likes my new husband… he's never met him."
Robert adds: "I think I have a much more simplistic reaction with fans – they like screaming. There is an overwhelming amount of energy, they've only got one thing to say and its screaming – it's really powerful."
He also reveals he had an over enthusiastic fan and says: "I was doing a movie in Spain and at the time only had one fan. She was hanging around outside my apartment for ages so I invited her out for dinner. She took me to her parents' restaurant, which was miles away and I had to pay for a taxi, we had disgusting food and I had to pay for the meal. She never came back again… it was the strangest thing."
Robert, playing down his heartthrob status, says: "My sisters were abusive – they used to give me a pony tail! They don't see me as a heartthrob and say if I hadn't discovered hair gel I was just the tall guy that got to buy alcohol for them."
Source bbc.co.uk via RobPattzNews
Also some taping details from JazzChappell who was in the audience
Ok so first things first despite what im hearing 'went down' at westfield rob seemed very content and relaxed throughout whole thing. he had his beer that he was sipping in between talking, so that's all good. they spoke about the film first, and rob was surprised many of the audience had seen the film ( as it's not even out till tomorrow), reese talked about her stunts with elephants, love for animals, she lives on a farm etc, rob comments that he didnt realise the dangerous things they were doing on set until afterwards ( the lion and fake arm, remarks that he said to his security 'what would u do if the lion got out of cage?' he replied 'shoot it in the head' lovely!) spoke about royal wedding of course, and he said that he used to pretend he knew prince william. graham brought up his sisters dressing him up as a child, rob laughs and says he's not sure it even happened, he used to make a lot of stuff up in interviews, he did used to vaseline his hair into ponytail though.
The tai farting on reese issue came up again, reese laughs and says she has been meaning to speak to rob about this as he's been telling an extremely embellished version of the truth, rob laughs and says that he wanted to steal her story, and reese says she has nothing funny to say on chat shows now. she clears up the story by saying she was rehearsing and heard a loud 'gunshot' noise she throws herself on ground scared to crew laughing at her as it was just the elephant 'passing wind' various other jokes happen when the comedian woman perks up * she was actually rather funny and made rob laugh so she's in my good books) and hugh laurie was lovely too, i dont think anyone was watching his performance as we were all staring at rob, who was watching hugh and drinking his beer. I noticed reese asking him a question and rob responding to her and making 'guitar playing' actions so was obviously about the instruments. this made me :) also talk about accents general yadda yadda we have heard before and they show a clip of reese rehearsing on the elephants, v impressive! and thats about all my frazzled, excited, overwhelmed squeeing brain can remember for now! PHEW!
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