Charli XCX takes swipe at Gordon Ramsay as he says her BRAT album gave his daughters ‘attitude in abundance’ as they appear on The Graham Norton Show
Charli XCX gave Gordon Ramsay a stern look during their appearance on The Graham Norton Show on Friday night.
The 33-year-old singer and the 59-year-old chef appeared on the chat show to promote their respective releases, The Moment and Being Gordon Ramsay.
But talk soon turned to Charli’s hit album, BRAT, and the phenomenon that became BRAT summer.
The record proved popular with the TV chef’s daughters; When Graham asked Gordon if they were channeling what they thought Brat was, Gordon replied: ‘It’s just attitude. In abundance. High sound level. ‘I think as you get older you want the sound to decrease.’
Rushing to defend the BRAT album, Charli took the opportunity to joke to the chef: ‘I mean, I feel like they might have taken that away from you.’
The audience erupted in applause, and Gordon laughed hysterically as Benicio del Toro, Jennifer Garner and Dave Grohl joined them on the couch.
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Graham asked Gordon if they were channeling what they thought Brat was, to which Gordon replied: ‘It’s just attitude. In abundance. High sound level. I think as you get older you want the sound to decrease.’
The Moment (2026) is a satirical mockumentary starring Charli xcx that explores the intense pressure, chaotic fame, and commercial, “spontaneous fraud” mechanisms behind a pop superstar’s rise.
Being Gordon Ramsay documents the chef as he opens his five-restaurant empire. The series also follows his home life with his wife, Tana Ramsay, and their six children.
Earlier this week, The Moment was labeled “confused and misguided”, with critics declaring it a “dour version of Spice World”.
In this mockumentary, Charli portrays a fictional version of herself based on a story by the singer.
The star, whose name is Charlotte Aitchison, is joined by Rosanna Arquette, Jamie Demetriou and Alexander Skarsgård, who play fictional characters.
From director Aidan Zamiri, the film combines real-life footage of Charli’s Brat tour with scripted behind-the-scenes scenes.
Since The Moment’s release last month, critics have issued their verdicts on the film.
Isabela Morales of the Huntington News wrote: ‘The Moment’ is another gamble that pays off, reinforcing the fact that XCX owes nothing to anyone – it’s not a perfect concert movie, it’s not a tidy ending, it’s not even real.’
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Rushing to defend the BRAT album, Charli took the opportunity to joke to the chef: ‘I mean, I feel like they might have taken that away from you.’
Charlie and Gordon appeared on the show along with other guests Benicio del Toro, Jennifer Garner, Charli XCX and Dave Grohl.
Charli’s hit album BRAT took the world by storm and sparked the phenomenon that became BRAT summer (Photo taken while performing at Glastonbury in June)
However, ScreenRant’s Gregory Nussen described The Moment as a ‘horribly misguided mockumentary’.
He added: ‘The film is a strange mash-up of This Is Spinal Tap and Uncut Gems, which sounds kind of fun in theory, but the bulk of the film consists of XCX playing a distant version of himself as he tries to honor his own voice, with a few sudden breaking points brought on by the demands of commercialization and optimization of his own brand.
‘None of it works. I’ll cut to the chase: The moment is a complete disaster. There’s a certain arrogance to making a film absolutely devoid of stakes, but it’s hard to describe that arrogance as something absurdly arrogant or woefully out of touch.
‘While director Aidan Zamiri has proven his talent in music video production with top-tier musical artists, his work as a first-time editor here makes him look extremely green.
Charli’s appearance comes after The Moment, which critics declared was a “dour version of Spice World”, was branded “confused and misguided”
NME’s Nick Levine wrote: ‘XCX plays a more irascible and conflicted version of himself throughout.
‘His dry line reading suits the material, and he really shines in a horribly passive-aggressive contrast with the super influencer Kylie Jenner, who advises him to level up while he can.
‘The Moment is too long and tonally uneven to serve as a great mockumentary, but there are plenty of meme-worthy moments for TikTok to capture.’
The BFI’s Nicolas Rapold said: ‘The singer’s enthusiasm as an actor in the rehearsal scenes is undeniable and the film is equipped with an impressive cast (Rachel Sennott, Kate Berlant), but when the plot reaches a disastrous Brat-themed debit card promotion, any pretensions to either clever comedy or artistic reflection fade into the spotlight.’
