Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham will co-host this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, alongside Alesha Dixon and Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina. Emmy-award winning actress Waddingham said it was “a great privilege” to be involved. Longstanding Eurovision commentator Graham Norton will join the three hosts for the grand final, describing it as “the greatest show on earth”. Speaking on Eurovisioncast, the BBC’s Eurovision podcast, 2022 Eurovision co-host Alessandro Cattelan said the key to helming the contest is to immerse yourself in it. Officials in Turin spent around £10m hosting Eurovision in 2022 but they got that figure back “seven times”, mainly from the hospitality industry.
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