Parkinson (1998)

Tonight Parky meets star of Love Actually Bill Nighy, impressionist Jon Culshaw and controversial superstar George Michael. First up is George Michael, the former dishwasher who became a global superstar of pop. He's as controversial as he is talented, and has just released his first album for 4 years and says it's the best he has ever done. During the interview George discusses the media attention his controversial life has attracted, and reflects how the famous interview with Parky in 98 affected his life... ""It was amazing after that interview... for a while after people thought I was very approachable and, apart from the fact that people were so nice to me, they spent their whole time telling me about their sexual exploits and where they had been caught out and stuff like that."" George also tells how he has recorded part of his new album on John Lennon's piano, which he bought, and dinner with Tony and Cheri Blair. ""At the end of the evening, as I was about to leave, Cheri said to