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Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Yorkshire restaurant ‘honoured' as Bruce Springsteen and Stephen Graham drop in for lunch
Bruce Springsteen and Stephen Graham posed for a photo with staff at a restaurant in Yorkshire after enjoying a low-key meal together. The musical legend, 75, and the Thousand Blows star, 51, had lunch at Norman's Restaurant in Kirkburton, Huddersfield, on Friday (16 May), after Springsteen performed at Manchester's Co-Op Live the night before. Graham, who has recently earned widespread acclaim for his powerful performance in Netflix's Adolescence, will star as Springsteen's father Douglas in Deliver Me From Nowhere, the upcoming biopic starring Jeremy Allen White as the musician. Norman's shared a photo on Instagram showing Springsteen and Graham smiling alongside the restaurant team. 'Absolutely honoured to have these two absolute legends over for a spot of lunch,' the caption read. 'Can think of worse ways to start the weekend!' Restaurant owner Ollie Roberts told the Daily Mail that the staff 'were useless after [Graham and Springsteen] left, because everyone was just kind of floating around in a half daze'. 'Stephen Graham was the one everyone was excited about, but I think that's largely because, how do you get your head around Bruce Springsteen coming for lunch?' Graham has previously spoken about Springsteen's reaction to his portrayal of Douglas, telling Soundtracking podcaster Edith Bowman that the Boss sent him 'the most gorgeous texts I've ever had in my life' after watching him perform. 'His text just said, 'Thank you so much. You know, my father passed away a while ago and I felt like I saw him today and thank you for giving me that memory,'' Graham revealed. 'And I was crying reading the text, do you know what I mean? It was beautiful. You couldn't ask for anything more.' Springsteen hit out at Donald Trump several times throughout his debut Manchester gig on Wednesday (14 May), claiming that the United States is 'currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration'. His statements prompted a rant from Trump on his social media platform Truth Social, in which the president slammed the 'highly overrated' Springsteen as 'a pushy, obnoxious JERK' and 'a dried out 'prune' of a rocker'.
Daily Mail
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Bruce Springsteen and Stephen Graham spotted breaking for lunch in leafy Yorkshire village
Workers at a small neighbourhood restaurant, staff are no doubt used to seeing familiar faces. But two of the diners at Norman's in Kirkburton on Friday lunchtime were a little more instantly recognisable than most. Enjoying a meal in the West Yorkshire village were Bruce Springsteen and Stephen Graham, who plays The Boss's father in the movie Deliver Me From Nowhere. The 75-year-old singer, who is in the middle of a UK tour, had been so impressed with Graham's 'amazing' portrayal of Douglas ' Dutch ' Springsteen that he was keen to strike up a friendship with the 51-year-old Liverpudlian actor. Staff at Norman's – which is a draw for foodies with its small plates menu – were left starstruck when Graham's agent called to make the booking, initially for 5pm. But had then switched to 1pm owing to an evening engagement for Springsteen, who performed last night at Manchester's Co-Op Live. The pair enjoyed tasting most of the menu, which offers dishes such as Saddleback pork chop and sweet glazed beef featherblade with horseradish butter. After their meal, the two men were invited to the kitchen where they posed for pictures with staff. Owner Ollie Roberts told The Mail on Sunday: 'The staff were useless after they left, because everyone was just kind of floating around in a half-daze. 'Stephen Graham was the one everyone was excited about, but I think that's largely because, how do you get your head around Bruce Springsteen coming for lunch?'
