There’s a transatlantic feel to Graham Norton celebrity couch this Friday night with stars from both sides of the pond ready to chat.
Pamela Anderson, Stephen Graham and Ross Kemp will be among those sofa-side on BBC One’s The Graham Norton Show.
And after Elton John and Brandi Carlile provided last week’s music, US singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams will be on stage performing her single “That’s So True” for Friday’s audience.
We take a closer look at who is settling onto the studio settee for some showbiz banter with the Irish host.
Pamela Anderson
Pamela Anderson rose to international fame with her role as Casey Jean “CJ” Parker in US television series Baywatch.
Originally from Canada, she had previously been a Playboy model and appeared in the sitcom Home Improvement.
The 57 year old has also starred in VIP and Stacked and made her Broadway debut in 2022 playing Roxie Hart in Chicago.
The mother-of-two, who has famously chosen to eschew make-up in later life, recently starred in the hit film The Last Showgirl.
Stephen Graham
British actor Stephen Graham is known for his roles as Al Capone in Boardwalk Empire and John Corbett in Line of Duty.
The 51-year-old has appeared in the films Snatch, Gangs of New York, The Irishman and This is England.
And he starred in the film and subsequent television series Boiling Point.
He will play Bruce Springsteen’s father Douglas in a biopic of the singer to be released this year.
Ross Kemp
Ross Kemp is an actor and presenter who rose to prominence as tough guy and Grant Mitchell in the soap opera EastEnders.
He has also made a number of hard-hitting documentaries such as Ross Kemp on Gangs and Ross Kemp: Extreme World.
The 60-year-old is the host of the quiz show Bridge of Lies and is about to present a documentary on Eastenders to mark its 40 anniversary – EastEnders: 40 Years on The Square.
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Gu-gu Mbatha-Raw stars as Judge Ravonna Lexus Renslayer / Rebecca Tourmin in the Disney+ series Loki.
The award-winning British actress has starred in films such as Belle, Beyond the Lights, Beauty and the Beast and Misbehaviour.
On television, she has played Samantha Bloom in Undercovers and Sophie Ellis/Tess Caldwell in Surface.
The 41-year-old will play the lead role in a an upcoming Russell T Davies series The War Between the Land and the Sea.
Sean Hayes
Sean Hayes is best known as Jack McFarland from the US sitcom Will & Grace, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award.
He played Sean Harrison in Sean Saves the World and Kip Finkle in The Millers.
And the US actor, 54, is about to star in the dystopian action thriller The Running Man.
Gracie Abrams
Singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams has had hits with “I Miss You, I’m Sorry” and “I Love You, I’m Sorry”
The daughter of filmmaker JJ Abrams, she released her second album The Secret of Us last year.
She is expected to perform her latest track “That’s So True” on Friday night’s show.