AIBU to wonder why Graham Norton needs to do ads?

I don't know him, so I don't know if he enjoys doing advertisements, which isn't what he's been doing for decades. Sir David Attenborough, however, is a different kettle of fish because he's still doing the documentaries that has formed a big part of his working life since the early 1970s. So I get why he continues doing them, whilst he's still healthy.

You could say the same about any sleb doing an advert. Money for old rope.

Right, but he's clearly a hard worker who loves his job, so I don't get why some people think he's 'earned enough'?

Sir David Attenborough clearly also loves his job and at almost 100 years old, could be deemed to have 'earned enough', but it's not just about money for many people.

A typical worker would mean to me someone who hasn't earned millions of pounds over thirty odd - maybe even twenty - years and would have reached a point they could have comfortably retired very early. Unlike the vast majority of people who don't earn vast sums in a relatively short space of time.

I didn't say he was a 'typical worker', I don't even know what you mean by that.

I said he's a worker going to work and earning money.

It's weird that the OP and a couple of others seem to think he's earned 'enough'.

Google says ‘The accounts lodged with Companies House in the UK show that the pay to Norton reduced by £336,000 from £2.77m to £2.43m last year’. Even if that’s a couple of years old, most of us live to our means and I doubt he’s living in a two bed terraced house in Dartford. I don’t blame him for wanting to make up that shortfall and ensure his face stays in the public consciousness.

Sod dignity, if someone wanted to pay me thousands of pounds for sitting on a horse and talking about a bank for a day, I’d be up there like Lester Piggott.

Bloody hell, he probably just uses it for food and clothes and products and stuff. Like everyone else does.

MN is batshit.

Ads pay a lot of money. Why not?

He probably needs the money more than Robert Deniro who advertised crumpets or something.

Why does Kevin Bacon advertise BT? Why do Ant & Dec advertise mortgages? Why did Joanna Lumley advertise a dodgy MLM?

They're actors. Performers. Adverts are just short films with high budgets.

It's easy money. As it's only a one or two days shoot for the same fee they'd get for six weeks filming a terrestrial TV show.

Also it can be fun. It's a no brainer really.

Judy Dench definitely does not need to worry about paying her mortgage! And if she does then she is seriously shit with money.

I think part of it is that as a freelancer, which Graham Norton et al essentially are, is that you don’t know for certain that there will be another job after this one. You’re only as secure as your current TV ratings (just ask Holly and Phil), so if they’re offered an easy-money ad campaign, why would they not? I’m sure most people would do the same…

*disclaimer: there are of course some celebrities/entertainers who refuse to do ads on a matter of principle, and more power to them too.

Adverts pay well. Jane Horrocks said in an interview that her London home was nicknamed Tesco Towers as the adverts she did for them paid for it.

I am fascinated at how personally invested and defensive you are getting on this thread.what is your job?

I couldn’t care less what celebrities do. I occasionally see an advert with George Clooney on and think why is his is he doing this advert? That’s it. I give it no passing thought otherwise in my day-to-day life and just happened upon this thread!

You’re being quite rude, defensive and odd about this. Why is that do you think?

Oh that’s good!

It’s still only one show though and she’s at best an average actor. I imagine she’s grateful to get the work.

It's lots of money and publicity. That's it. Voice overs must be a dream. Sean Bean has been doing 02 for years. Clooney and Dua Lipa doing Nespresso. Albeit that's a brand but those two don't need the money but are now the faces of Nespresso

Not really - he has learnt millions in the few decades he's been working in TV, radio and from his books. So he's not your typical worker.

Yes on her insta, yeah sure but the money from Friends was pretty eye watering! I always wonder more from a reputation perspective, there’s a brand with being a Hollywood celebrity and brand endorsements can undermine that a bit I think? Although interesting to read about George Clooney.

When he is sat in a luxury hotel or in his brand new Bentley all for one/two days work, I am sure he says to himself - thanks (brand).

Also ads are so transitory- who is going to remember in a few weeks time. If only I had them breaks!! Pass me the incontinence pants, the diarrhea pills and the cold sore cream - I would sell it all!!!

Michael Caine made a terrible film called Swarm and when asked about it he said he had never watched it but enjoyed the house he was able to buy from his fee

Do you know for sure it’s her? Although she’s been in one well known show so she’s not an A-lister.

However they use AI on ads a lot to look like celebs

Why does he have to be deemed by you as in need of money?

He's a worker going to work and earning money.

Nothing more, nothing less.

I like him but I don’t think you could ever accuse him of being dignified.

If the money was good and the filming fitted in with his schedule, why shouldn’t he. It’s probably got more gravitas than the trailer for his latest game show

Actually, maybe his star is shining so much brighter now in the advertising world following on from being in TSs Opalite video 🤔