Graham Norton forced to step in during awkward Taylor Swift moment in deleted scene, audience member says

An onlooker of Taylor Swift's recent appearance on The Graham Norton Show has spilled the tea over a cringeworthy conversation that was had between the singer and another guest star in a scene that was later removed.

Taylor, 35, appeared on the famous BBC red sofa last week in a bid to promote her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, which was released on Friday (3 October). The compilation features tracks including supposed revenge anthem 'Opalite', savage diss track 'Actually Romantic' and the rather x-rated 'Wood'.

Sat alongside her were Peaky Blinders actor Cillian Murphy, Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi, About Time star Domhnall Gleeson, award-winning The Morning Show actress Greta Lee, and Queen & Slim star Jodie Turner-Smith.

After discussing her latest professional project with 62-year-old Norton, the Irish television presenter moved the conversation on to Taylor's recent engagement news.

Swift appeared alongside a horde of huge stars (BBC)

For those in need of a reminder, her NFL star beau Travis Kelce popped the all-important question back in August after just shy of two years together.

According to a member of the audience at the pre-recorded show, after being asked about plans for her upcoming nuptials, Taylor blushed over Travis, 36.

"There was a part when Graham was talking to Taylor about the upcoming wedding [to Travis Kelce] and planning it," the Swiftie has since told press, as per Page Six, revealing that the show dissolved into chaos seconds later.

Apparently, fellow guest star Turner-Smith then interrupted the chit-chat, suddenly asking the chart-topper: "And what about babies?"

Record-breaking Grammy-winner Taylor is then said to have misunderstand then question, believing the 39-year-old must have been referring to young wedding guests attending her big day.

"Taylor went, 'Oh, no under-18s are coming, just adults,'" the audience member claimed.

Turner-Smith asked Taylor about having babies in the future (Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images)

Things reportedly went from bad to worse, with the attendee adding: "I feel that should have been the end of it, but it wasn’t."

Emphasising her point once again, Turner-Smith then went on to ask Taylor: "No, no, I mean, are you going to have babies?"

Sensing the tension, Norton is then said to have stepped in, with the audience member praising him for being 'so on top of it', and seeing that the conversation was swiftly 'moved on'.

Apparently, the comedian 'instantly' told Turner-Smith: "That’s an off-camera conversation to have."

Whilst it was Norton who rushed to Taylor's aid last week, the musician has ceaselessly stood up to questions about her personal life - specifically when it comes to queries about children.

In 2019, after Germany’s Deutsche Presse-Agentur asked her about parenting, she famously replied: "I’m not going to answer that now."

She later discussed the incident during an appearance on BBC Radio 2, emphasising that critics will be wrong in presuming she'll take a break from music for marriage and kids.

Norton reportedly shut down the line of questioning (BBC)

"That’s a shockingly offensive thing to say," Taylor hit out at the time. "It’s not why people get married, so they can quit their job."

Tyla has contacted the BBC and a representative for Jodie Turner-Smith for comment.