Norton was smitten on the other side of the fence. The talk show host recalled seeing Burner for the first time at New York’s Barracuda bar in his 2014 memoir, The Life And Loves Of A He Devil.
He described the man as “tall and broad-shouldered with an easy smile that took up half his face.”
Despite first impressions, Norton’s peers were skeptical of their relationship.
In retrospect, Norton also admitted that based solely on his behavior, Burner wasn’t exactly “great boyfriend material.” Nonetheless, Norton noticed something that others did not.
What they couldn’t see was the special spark that burns within him: when he decides to shine his light on you, you feel just as special as he does.
Graham Norton labeled the relationship a failure.
As one might expect from a whirlwind romance, the couple dated on and off during their time together.
They only moved in together after their first breakup, at Norton’s London home, but that, too, did not last.
“The experiment lasted about six months and was a flop,” Norton wrote in his memoir.
When Norton reflected on those times later, he admitted that the outcome of that romance would have been obvious even to a stranger.
However, Norton was also aware that such a realization could not have occurred to him while he was still in the relationship.
“You’re desperate for it to work, and you’re willing to try anything,” he added.
