Irish comedian, broadcaster, and author Graham Norton, best known for his long-running “The Graham Norton Show” on the BBC, is selling his quaint, ivy-covered carriage house in the heart of Manhattan for $5.595 million, the New York Times reported.
Located in a small gated Mews in Hurray Hill, the home at 6 Sniffen Court used to belong to model Claudia Schiffer. When Norton heard that it was for sale in 2002, he flew over to see it. “I couldn’t stop thinking about it,” he told the Times. Despite the other places his agent showed him, the carriage house was the clear winner. “None of them captured my heart in the way Sniffen Court did. Once you step into Sniffen Court, there is no sense that you are in the heart of Manhattan!” he said.
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Despite holding on to the home for more than a couple of decades as a pied-à-terre, Norton has only recently completed a gut renovation — thinking that retiring to New York could have been an option before he married in 2022. The private stone mews, due to its privacy and unique architecture, have a history of attracting celebrities. Previous inhabitants have included composer Cole Porter and rock star Lenny Kravitz.
Divesting Of A London Townhouse
Finance Monthly reports that Norton is also selling a Georgian townhouse in East London’s Wapping area, nestled along the River Thames. It is currently listed for $6.6 million. Norton also owns a 4,000-square-foot in Ahakista, Ireland, which he purchased in 2003.
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“Still Cashing The Checks”
The Daily Express estimated that Norton earned around $1 million per year from broadcasting. He left his radio show with BBC Radio 2 to join Virgin Radio in 2011, which he left in February 2024 to get more personal time, according to multiple reports.
“All the people who say, ‘He earns that, he doesn’t deserve that,’ they’re absolutely right,” he told the "Radio Times" in 2019. “You cannot justify my wages, so I don’t try. Am I still cashing the checks? Yes, because somehow the market forces have decreed this is my value,” he told The Times of London.
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Savvy Business Deals
Despite his success as a broadcaster, Norton made much of his fortune from savvy business deals. His production company, So Television, was founded by Norton and a partner in 2000, and it has gone on to become one of the most successful independent production companies in the UK, according to The Daily Express.
The company was bought by ITV Studios in 2012 for around $22 million. However, Norton is still involved and earned around $3.75 from the business in 2024. So Television produces “The Graham Norton Show” and sells it around the world, including the BBC. Norton also has a wine range, GN, which sells mainly Australian and New Zealand brands.
Norton also hosts many shows in the U.K. and announced in February that he will be the host of a new ITV series, “The Neighbourhood,” which will be his first foray into reality TV.
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