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 think it’s incredibly unfair and weird that he’s allowed to do ads for dodgy Russian “bank” Revolut, but lovely Michel Roux got a lifetime ban from the BBC for doing some potato ads!! It’s a sick organisation. I’m glad I don’t contribute to it any more.

YES! I had forgotten about that.

Graham has sold (or is trying to sell) his London home. I think he has also sold his New York and south east coast house (think it was Bexhill). He is either massively in debt or is trying to amass as much money as he can because he wants to retire.He writes books as well as presents some rather shite shows, plus has a production company. It is baffling.

Ant n Dec used to do ads for a betting company which is rather repulsive. Think Ray Winston’s and Danny Dyer did the same. All minted. And greedy.

Davinia McCall never stops presenting or flogging, it’s endless.

How much money is too much? It does come across as greed.

Joanna Lumley has spoken a lot about not buying too many clothes for sustainable reasons. People should not shop.

Shortly after she was doing radio voiceovers for Gunwharf Quays, a shopping village in Portsmouth.

The prospect of coin knocks all those worthy views on the head.

Most of the entertainment industry has a shelf life. Therefore they are simply bringing home the money to ensure a decent pension

How sad that you think someone who is simply earning money has fallen in your estimation.

I don’t know why you’re talking about talent? She’s a certain calibre of celebrity because of her cultural impact (whether you like it or not), a household name as a result, and her net worth is significant, my point is, it surprises me she advertises still.

I’m sure I saw that Norton is a big donor to Amnesty. Must be great to be able to make lots of money to support your pet causes.

Because it used to be that people had to be talented to become famous. Now apart from Jennifer Aniston, the remaining cast are living off their fame from one show.

i mean, fair play, but it’s a bit depressing

That’s literally nothing to do with this thread or my point, so you may as well stop responding to me!

But the ads are a bit desperate. Being a CEO isn’t

Yes, they are. As much as some people imply that doing ads is the same as presenting a prime time TV or starring in a hit sitcom, ads aren’t on the same level. They never have been.

Work is never guaranteed in entertainment. It’s a really hard mindset to break for a lot of entertainers. Wanting to leave your family a decent legacy and having enough to cover you if you want to retire often means working whenever the opportunity arises.

Having a comfort old age is probably important to them and paying into a pension probably wasn’t a priority before they were successful.

Their career could end tomorrow.

If I were on tv and was offered silly money to do an ad, too right I’d snap it up.

Make hay and all.

Not the same, but my niece is a successful influencer. She can earn 2 or 3 thousand for mentioning a product or company. She’ll promote things she’d never use. A meal prep and delivery company for example, that focuses on protein via meat. She’s vegetarian 😂 Such is the nature of the beast. It makes her a fantastic living.

I judge celebrities who do adverts for gambling sites.
I don’t understand why if you had enough money you would advertise something that brings misery to so many people and their families?

Just look at Scott Mills. Wonder if he'd been squirrelling money away in case of his showbiz demise or has been spending up his celebrity lifestyle and is now up shit creek with no showbiz income, but simultaneously being too famous to get a job in Aldi.

I think gambling ads should be completely banned - they did it for cigarettes and it could be argued that gambling is even more harmful.

And yes I agree - celebs who advertise gambling are really low

Good on her - sounds like a great living.

I always wonder at the general stupidity of people who follow influencers as if their life’s depend on it!

I remember reading an interview with Ben Elton years ago. He was asked what his greatest extravagance was, "not doing ads" was his reply. I've always respected that.

Hate adverts, never buy anything that spends a ton of money getting some annoying luvvie to do their ad, no respect for the celebs selling their souls advertising stuff they don't believe in for easy money. I make a point of only buying non branded stuff, which is cheaper because they don't spend a fortune in advertising, putting the price up. All a con.

I do respect this position as well.

I do think UK actors and actresses who can’t get full time work ever - I get that they want to do ads to create security. It’s just Norton is one of the most employed people in the UK. It is unimaginable to me that he needs the money, I genuinely feel it harms his brand in my eyes. I look at the ad and think - you don’t need the money - why would you lower your status; I think it is lowering in that respect.

I don’t blame those who need to do it - but Lord help us if Norton isn’t financially secure - God help the rest of us

I disapprove of wealthy celebs pushing financial products/retirement plans etc. And as above, gambling. I sort of side-eye a vegetarian who promotes meat too.

I work at below market rate for a charity, precisely because I couldn't stomach being used by a corporation at double my salary to justify their ethical failures.

That nails it really. Some people just can't help themselves and are just grabby.

One event for them, nine years ago.

I always respected singer/actress Olivia Newton John for not being grabby. She famously only ever did the work she actually wanted to do once she was established. It's well documented she refused to do films that she simply didn't like the sound of. She even had to be persuaded to take the Grease film after initially refusing it. Likewise she never did TV adverts. She put herself and family first, hence her long periods of barely working as she simply didn't need to. She was also famously hounded by Playboy magazine to do a nude photo shoot, which she kept refusing, even when they offered her a million dollars to do it! Obviously the cancer then curtailed her career. But she still worked as and when she could, but only on her terms doing work she wanted to do and would enjoy. She also founded her own cancer care centre in Melbourne and raised funds for it by auctioning off her stage outfits, awards, gold/platinum records etc. It is believed she also sold one of her homes to give the proceeds to her cancer care centre charity. Just shows that some "slebs" aren't obsessed with earning more and more money just for the sake of it.

What are you talking about? He was offered a job for a salary he deemed acceptable and a product he was happy to promote. He might not “need” the money, but this kind of thing is literally part of his portfolio career. Perhaps these celebrities are showing willing because you never know when your career might turn south and you need to cash in some goodwill!

I do some times wonder if radio adverts/voice overs are the real person or a great sound-a-like. I heard Hugh Dennis advertising mops or something yesterday, and I thought “surely he’s not just really passionate about cleaning products?”