Sheridan Smith, 37, spoke out about a quip made by presenter Graham Norton, 56, while he was on stage at the BAFTA TV Awards in 2016. At the time, Graham told the crowd: “We’re all excited for a couple of drinks tonight. Or, as it’s known in theatrical circles, a few glasses of technical difficulties.” His swipe came just days after Sheridan denied being drunk after a showing of Funny Girl was halted 15 minutes in. The performance was cancelled, wth theatre staff saying it was down to technical difficulties.
That tipped me over the edge. I lost it
Sheridan Smith
Members of the audience at the Savoy Theatre tweeted that Sheridan had seemed “drunk”, allegations which the actress’ spokesperson subsequently denied.
At the time, they told The Telegraph: “I have spoken to my client and this is categorically not true.”
Remembering Graham’s joke at the BAFTAs, Sheridan has now told Stella Magazine: “That tipped me over the edge. I lost it.
“I was in unbelievable distress, trying to keep it all together and then a room full of people in my industry were just laughing at me,” she added.
Sheridan responded to the gag with a series of angry tweets, but says she doesn’t even remember the posts.
“Honestly, I don’t remember [the tweets],” she told the publication.
