Lorraine Kelly fans praise her for 'persevering' with 'awkward' and 'cringe' interview with Norah Jones as sin

Lorraine Kelly fans have branded her interview with Norah Jones on Thursday as 'awkward' and 'cringe'.

The TV presenter, 64, had the American singer, 44, as a guest on her ITV show to discuss the release of her ninth studio album, Visions.

However, the interview failed to impress viewers, who found it very stilted and tough to watch.

Many commented that Norah was giving very short answers to Lorraine's questions and didn't seem willing to open up without a lot of prompting.

Lorraine gushed: 'I can't believe it's 20 years ago that you first exploded onto the scene' to which Norah interrupted her to correct: '22, 22 years. It's nice yeah'.

Lorraine Kelly fans have branded her interview with Norah Jones on Thursday as 'awkward' and 'cringe' 

The TV presenter, 64, had the American singer, 44, as a guest on her ITV show to discuss the release of her ninth studio album, Visions 

However, the interview failed to impress viewers, who found it very stilted and tough to watch

The host then asked about Norah's upcoming tour and if she would be taking her two children, aged nine and seven, with her, or keeping work and family separate.

Norah responded: 'No I do both, I try to do a lot in the summer so they can come out more.'

Lorraine then brought up her songs being used in movies, pointing to her song with Danger Mouse, Black, being used in hit show Breaking Bad.

Lorraine asked: 'When you're watching something and your song comes on, it must be fantastic?' 

Norah - whose hits include Don't Know Why and Come Away with Me - replied: 'Well you usually know, because you have to give approval, but yeah it was cool.'

Viewers watching at home took to social media to slam Norah as 'rude and difficult to interview', while expressing pity for Lorraine for trying to keep the chat going.

One person wrote: 'Poor #Lorraine. That was a tough interview with Norah Jones and her 2 word answers! Seems a bit up herself.'

While another echoed: 'Don't think Norah wants to be there' and a third added: 'Totally agree, Lorraine usually so skilled is making it seem hard work.'

Many commented that Norah was giving very short answers to Lorraine's questions and didn't seem willing to open up without a lot of prompting

Viewers watching at home took to social media to slam Norah as 'rude and difficult to interview', while expressing pity for Lorraine for trying to keep the chat going

A fourth tweeted: 'God I feel for @reallorraine, not sure Norah Jones is a morning person, although she perked up talking about pottery. Well done for persevering Lorraine #awks'.

Someone else agreed, fuming: 'For someone who I only know from one song years ago Norah Jones was very rude and difficult to interview on #lorraine'.

While a sixth penned: 'Poor #Lorraine with Norah Jones. One word answers ! Considering she's not been in the limelight for years, she must have forgotten how to talk !! #cringe'.

And another commented: 'Bloody hell this interview is so awkward', while an eighth replied: 'I thought that! Smacks of Meg Ryan on Parkie'.

Michael Parkinson infamously interviewed Meg Ryan in 2003 on his BBC talk show, to promote her film In the Cut.

The actress gave a series of short answers and seemingly desired to be elsewhere, causing the talk show veteran to snap back and say she was 'wary of journalists' and 'didn't like being interviewed'.

He later asked: 'If you were me, what would you do now?', to which Meg ordered him to: 'Just wrap it up.'

Michael branded 'beautiful Meg' as an 'unhappy woman', putting her irritated facial expressions and stand-off-ish behaviour down to her film's poor performance.

Michael Parkinson infamously interviewed Meg Ryan in 2003, where the actress gave a series of short answers and seemingly desired to be elsewhere, causing him to snap back (pictured)

Meg labelled him as a 'nut' while he later apologised and confessed to being 'angry and pompous', but added that they were both to blame for the frosty incident (pictured 2019)

While Meg hit back, labelling the late journalist as a 'nut' and said that she felt he was criticising her for being nude in the movie, saying that she was 'so offended by him'.

Michael later apologised for the car crash encounter and confessed to being 'angry and pompous', but added that they were both to blame for the frosty incident.

In 2021, two years before his death last year, he told Radio Times: 'I wish I hadn't lost my temper with Meg Ryan. I wish I'd dealt with it in a more courteous manner.

'I was obviously angry with her and it's not my business to be angry towards the guests. I came across as kind of pompous and I could have done better.'

Asked what he would say to her now, he replied: 'I'm sorry. But you played a part in it too. Neither of us were on top form.'

Since bursting onto the scene in 2002, Norah has won a string of awards and sold more than 50 million albums.

Come Away with Me has been certified diamond in the United States and sold more than 26 million copies worldwide.

She has won nine Grammy Awards, and was named the top jazz artist of the 2000s by Billboard.

Since bursting onto the scene in 2002, Norah has won a string of awards and sold more than 50 million albums (pictured in 2014)

She has won nine Grammy Awards, and was named the top jazz artist of the 2000s by Billboard (pictured at Grammys in February 2023)