Category: TV Ent
Date: 17.06.2005
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Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, 10.35pm, 17 June 2005, 主播大秀 ONE (repeated 19 June, 主播大秀 THREE)
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On the eve of this year's Wimbledon Championships, two times singles champion Serena Williams joins Jonathan Ross on 主播大秀 ONE tonight.
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"I don't keep up with the rankings," says Serena. "If I'm not number one I think whatever . I think I'm the best . [now] I have the chance of proving it again."
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She also talks about her family - "We're insanely close"; and competing with her sister Venus - "I tried to poison her Frosties a few times!"
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She says about men: "A lot of guys are intimidated, you just have to be patient and look for the right person, I love to laugh and I'm really not serious . on the court I'm very intense, but I'm crazy, in a good way."
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About playing John McEnroe: "I want to wait until he's really old, make him run"; and about Tim Henman's prospects for Wimbledon - "I always root for Tim, he's the nicest guy ever, I'd love to see him win. It's so much pressure, everyone should stop talking about him."
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Jonathan also welcomes to the show Golden Globe actor Ian McShane, about to reprise his in Sky One's Deadwood.
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He talks about the enduring appeal of 主播大秀 Television drama Lovejoy: "Everyone thinks they've got something in the attic . I hate antiques."
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He also reveals he might return in Lovejoy the movie: "A lot of the books we never did. It would be nice to do."
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Completing this week's line-up are 主播大秀 ONE Murphy's Law star James Nesbitt and music from Turin Brakes.
