AIBU to wonder why Graham Norton needs to do ads?

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The guy is surely fairly minted by any national standard. He never stops working.

I just think, if you don’t need the money - why would you do ads? It’s not as dignified as all his well paid work, surely.

Maybe he is using the ad funds for some charitable endeavour. But I hate to see it when they don’t need to do it and I definitely think slightly less of him. Pure, weird greed.

I wonder this every time I see George Clooney or David Beckham advertising something. It doesn’t bother me but I really do wonder why they do it!

Me too. I can’t stand him.

It doesn't come across as "greedy" to me, but that's because my thoughts are not limited to having one job which pays a monthly salary.

There are some actors who take on absolutely anything because they know it's a short career and you make what you can before you get injured, or cancelled, or deemed out of fashion or irrelevant.

Graham Norton may be "worth" 30 million, but in that case, shouldn't David Beckham (who is 'worth' 15 times that of Graham Norton) be told to stop adverts and to stop doing appearances?

The thing is he does so much genuinely merit based work, tv, radio, writing books. I cannot believe for a moment that he needs the money. It seems bizarre that he would do it. I’m sorry but it’s not as dignified as his other incomes that’s all.
But maybe he gives it to charity? In which case - bravo

I didn't know it was her - thought just some random ad song.

oh lol I posted before I saw this... ha. Didn't take long did it. 🙄

I don’t see a problem with this at all as long as he’s paying tax on his advertising income (so benefiting the tax payer).

But I hate to see it when they don’t need to do it

This really stood out to me, OP. Why do you hate to see it? What is it about ads that you think is...what? beneath them? sleazy? deceitful?

If someone’s willing to pay him a good few grand, why not? I presume he pays his taxes and isn’t dodging them so 🤷

The thing is he does so much genuinely merit based work, tv, radio, writing books.

"Merit" based work???

So all advertising is without merit?

Revolut want to make their mark in banking products and they've chosen him. Do you think they'd have as much reach if they didn't partner with a household name?

I cannot believe for a moment that he needs the money.

I cannot believe for a moment that someone in British society would decide who in public life "needs" more money.

If Graham Norton was worth £5 million, would he deserve the money?

What about £15 million - can he do ads then?

Where does it stop?

It seems bizarre that he would do it. I’m sorry but it’s not as dignified as his other incomes that’s all.

It's extremely undignified in my view to judge other's revenues and income. That for me is a 'sin' far worse than Graham Norton partnering with a reputable financial services organisation.

Not many people would turn down a quick to do well paid job.

Are you Graham Norton's agent?!

Would you rather some unknown did the ad instead? The companies choose big and familiar names in their ads for a reason.
You have remembered the ad because of who is in it. That is literally what they want... for you to remember.
It is that, or make it catchy or annoying... that gets people pissed off on here too. There was a thread about the Pepto Bismol ad (you now all have the song in your head 😂)

I’d be more bothered about how broke you’d have to be to advertise Pepto Bismol, clutching your arse or chest and singing. Not to mention the deodorant one with close ups of buttocks and meat and two veg.

This is AIBU, so people can take a view.

It just makes me think less of him somehow; pure snobbery I agree.

Aside from it being easy money, I imagine most of these people thrive on taking part in stuff, they are media personalities, actors, whatever and it’s their vocation. So whether it’s an advert or a film, they are doing what they enjoy doing, networking, doing a job for a friend or someone they’ve worked with before, just wanting to have a bit of fun or a change of scenery.

In that case all football players should retire after a year when they’ve made more than most people do in a lifetime.

Hes probably tucking money away for his retirement. Show business is a fickle mistress and these people wont always be at the top of their game

Judy Dench talks about how a butter advert gave her financial security. The thing is, TV and film is so fickle, you never know when your time in the spotlight will come to an end, so you have to make hay.

Sorry?

I swear for ages every time I saw that Libre 2 diabetes advert where the ladies dog won't move anymore I thought it was Deborah Meaden and often pondered if she needed the money that badly.

I think it every time I see them on my screen at all. Which is all too often.

Doing ads is no longer the 'this is the end of your career' thing it used to be, as more and more celebs do them, more and more companies want them and expect to pay for them and so on.

If I could earn the amount they earn for so very little work, I absolutely would, and I really don't think anyone here would do differently. The worst thing an actor or celeb can do for their career... is disappear from screens/radio.

Why wouldn't you earn as much as you can when your popularity is riding high?

I don't blame him for cashing in on his fame, it probably won't last for ever.

He started doing the advert at roughly the same time as his awful new programme, The Neighbourhood' was having trailers , so I think it's connected somehow, showing him so often, maybe to make sure we know about the programme .