Charlies Angels director Elizabeth Banks stuns Graham Show show guests with Prince Andrew joke

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ELIZABETH Banks shocked Graham Norton show viewers by joked that Prince Andrew touched her shoulder when she was a teenager.

Norton, 56, attempted to embarrass the Charlie’s Angels director by sharing a throwback pic of her – before she stole the show by joking that Prince Andrew’s hand was in the background.

Kylie Minogue was aghast by the gag

Graham Norton attempted to embarrass the Hunger Games actress by sharing a throwback pic of her

The cringeworthy snap shows her in a white poloneck shirt with a huge amount of curly hair.

Graham says: “Thats Marge Simpson hair… Ive only just noticed this hand, is it someone saying, ‘youll regret this photograph’?”

Elizabeth, 45, shot back: “That’s Prince Andrew’s hand”

The gag prompted gasps from fellow guests Kylie Minogue and Ricky Gervais.

Even Ricky Gervais thought the gag was extreme

Ricky sniggered “Oh God, Jesus”, while Graham laughed: “Photoshop, it’s just photoshop.”

One Twitter user said: “Oh @ElizabethBanks you are bloody hysterical #GrahamNortonShow”

Another wrote: “Her comment about Prince Andrew love that.”

A third added: “Even @rickygervais thinking, Ooh I wouldnt have gone there about Elizabeth Bankss Prince Andrew joke.”

Andrew was sacked by the Queen was stripped of his royal duties and 249,000 sovereign grant after stepping down from royal duties on Wednesday.

The Duke was ridiculed over his repeated denials of any sexual relationship with then 17-year-old Virginia Roberts

It came after the controversial interview with Emily Maitlis over his relationship with paedo Epstein.

In the car crash Newsnight interview, Andrew failed to express any sympathy for the victims of Epstein, who was found hanged in jail in August while awaiting trial for sex trafficking.

The Duke was also ridiculed over his repeated denials of any sexual relationship with then 17-year-old Virginia Roberts.

He claimed he had taken his daughter Princess Beatrice to a Pizza Express in Woking on the night he is accused of sleeping with Roberts, a “sex slave” of Epstein.

Andrew also said he did not regret having been a friend of Epstein, who killed himself in jail aged 66.