Best on the Box choice for Saturday, March 22nd…
On The Jonathan Ross Show this week, Jonathan is joined by national treasure Sir Stephen Fry, star of The White Lotus and Toxic Town Aimee Lou Wood, rapper, chef and presenter Big Zuu comedian Joanne McNally. Plus – a musical performance from Yungblud.
Speaking about the latest series of The White Lotus and reactions to her teeth since the series started, Aimee Lou Wood says: “I can’t believe the impact my teeth are having. The Americans can’t believe it. They’re being lovely [and there’s] videos of orthodontists coming up [online] analysing my teeth. They dissect my teeth and say, ‘What’s wrong with them?’ and at the end go, ‘But I don’t think she should change a thing!’ It’s a real full circle moment after being bullied and now people are clapping.”
Speaking about whether people have asked her if they’re false teeth, Aimee says: “100%. People are like, ‘They’re real?!’ Fellow guest Sir Stephen notes historically: “It’s considered a sign of sexual heat to have gap teeth.” Aimee responds: “I’ve got several gaps, so…”
Discussing having to keep the secrets of the show under wraps, Aimee admits: “It’s painful, I’ve been sitting on secrets for so long. I have too much information. I have too much power, I don’t like it. I’m going to be so relieved when episode 8 is out. It’s been tough. People really want to know. I say, ‘Then you’ll be angry with me for ruining it. I want to tell you…'”
Sir Stephen Fry speaks about his Knighthood, Stephen teases how to address him now saying: “Just Sir is fine…” He adds: “I haven’t actually been Knighted yet. It’s quite soon. I can’t deny, it’s very exciting. If you’re going to accept it, you can’t then be all British and pretend and throw it off.”
“I don’t insist people call me Sir. It’s weird, partly because I still think of myself, as most people do, as round about 15 years old, when I was a destructive, terrible child, expelled from schools, ended up in prison, a nightmare for my parents… so for my mother she is beaming like a lighthouse as you can imagine. Finally feels like I’m not such a screw up as I was.”
Going on to discuss hosting quiz Jeopardy! on ITV1, STV, STV Player and ITVX, Stephen admits: “It was all a terrible mistake… a lovely mistake I should say. I was on The Morning Show [in the US]. I had dinner with my American agent, he said, ‘What do you do when you’re not called on set?’ and I said, ‘My husband and I, we don’t go to Hollywood parties much, we have an early supper, watch Jeopardy! go to bed…”
“He said, ‘Do you watch it in the UK?’ I said, ‘We don’t have it in the UK.’ The conversation moved on, I thought no more of it. Two weeks later, he phones and says: ‘ITV London is thrilled you’re going to do Jeopardy!'”
“I said, ‘Oh, now you mention it, I’ll have a think.’ It’s been going in America since 1964. It’s on every day and it’s a kind of institution. The format is astounding, it just gives and gives. Each show is exciting, there’s the betting in it towards the end. A champion stays on and stays on and builds up money.”
The Jonathan Ross Show, tonight at 9.20pm on ITV1, STV, STV Player and ITVX
