Synnøve Svabø (born 22 September 1968 in Sunnmøre, Norway) is a Norwegian talk show host. Svabø is best known for her 1997 boob stunt on Thorbjørn Jagland who was then the Prime Minister of Norway[1] Jagland was caught on national television placing his hands on Synnøve Svabø’s breasts. At the time Svabø was hosting the Weekend Globoid talk show.
Synnøve Svabø | |
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| Born | Synnøve Svabø 22 September 1968 |
In 2009 she was NRK's commentator in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. During the ESC, the NRK received many complaints from Norwegian viewers who said Svabø "talked too much".[2] Many viewers chose to watch the final on the Swedish SVT because of her. Among these, was the leader of the Broadcasting Council in the NRK, Kjellaug Nakkim.[3]
References
edit- ^ Anders W. Haugen, Mina Gerhardsen and Magnus S. Rønningen (9 July 2000). "Synnøve Svabø anmeldt for utukt mot Jagland". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 February 2008.
- ^ Norli, Kristin (18 May 2009). "Klagerekord mot Svabø" [Complaint record against Svabø]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ "Lederen i Kringkastingsrådet valgte svensk TV". www.aftenposten.no. Archived from the original on 2009-05-19.