Hillary Clinton admits she had 'her fair share of Chardonnay' after losing to Trump
Emma KellyFriday 20 Oct 2017 10:56 am
Hillary was all of us after Trump's victory (Picture: PA Images on behalf of So TV)
A whole lot of people needed a stiff drink last November when Donald Trump won the US presidential election.
But none more so than his rival, Hillary Clinton.
Despite her years in politics and Trump being a reality TV star, Democratic nominee Hillary lost out to Trump in the most shocking election in US history.
Trump won the presidential election over Clinton (Picture: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images
And Clinton told Graham Norton about her reaction to her loss – admitting it involved a fair bit of vino.
In an interview set to air on tonight's Graham Norton Show, the 69-year-old said: 'It was shocking and devastating. I gave the concession speech and then it was like someone pulled the drain, all the adrenaline was gone and I collapsed.
'I felt terrible and so responsible. But I couldn't stay under the covers so I pulled on my sweat pants and went for a walk in the woods with the dogs, I saw friends, did yoga and had my fair share of Chardonnay!
Hillary is on the couch with Graham Norton (Picture: PA Images on behalf of So TV)
'Laughter is the best cure for everything and I just started having a good time again.'
The former Secretary of State told Graham that her phone call to Trump after his win was 'painful', and she even tried to get out of attending his inauguration – despite it being traditional to attend as a former First Lady.
Hillary said: 'Bill and I thought maybe some of the others weren't going – we asked the Bushes. The elder ones were in hospital, which seemed legitimate! The younger ones had to go as did the Carters.
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'I didn't know what to expect. I wanted him to rise to the occasion but that didn't happen – it was a dark and divisive speech. It was so sad and George W said to me, "That was some weird shit!" and it was.'
She added: 'This was the first reality TV election and the first reality TV president. It's more entertaining but worse politics. I hope we haven't crossed over into that arena.'
Hillary is on the sofa tonight, as are Jeff Goldblum, Gerard Butler, Jack Whitehall and Gregory Porter.
The Graham Norton Show is on tonight on BBC One at 10.35pm.
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