Graham Norton has revealed singer Barry Manilow told him he was gay over dinner months before coming out publicly - and he had to pretend to be surprised.
When the Copacabana singer confided in him, Norton admits it was 'very hard' to choose a facial expression to react as he had long presumed he was gay anyway.
The 57 year old presenter says he thought it 'insane' that Manilow, now 77, had waited so long to go public. Speaking on the How To Wow podcast, Norton said: "I was so glad I was out before I had any public profile, because I think that must be such a weird thing of having to decide. "I remember I had dinner with Barry Manilow, and he came out to me at the dinner. "It's very hard to choose a facial expression for that news,