Eurovision! IN the UK?!

[RedToothBrush]

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jun/17/uk-is-asked-to-host-eurovision-in-2023-after-ukraine-ruled-out

We've been asked!!!

On an ITV contract.

Doesn't he do BBC radio?

Yes, agree with Graham in commentary box

Amanda is also ITV.

Surely they'll use Ukrainian presenters?

Yes but his tv contract is with ITV.

I think one. With live broadcasts in from Ukraine I suspect.

Johnny Logan won twice with about 10 years between and Ireland never declined hosting the competition after a win

I've never been so thankful for ITV contracts...😂

It'll be someone with excellent language skills (pos a news reader?) and hopefully a couple of Ukrainian TV presenters.

It's their show not ours - we didn't win.

We're just offering them a safe place to host it from, and shouldn't "take over".

What about Jordan North, Vick Hope, Greg James, Roman Kemp. Radio presenters which have been on tv but not given that much air time This would be a great opportunity to get younger people into circulation instead of wheeling out the same people all the time

Please let it be Wales’s turn!!!!!

Of course Mäns is very welcome to come over to present Eurovision any time he wants

Ah, yes, I sort of forgot (sorry) about him

Presenter 1 - Mans
Presenter 2 - Someone Ukrainian
Presenter 3 - Someone else Ukrainian

Just not Phil, Holly, Amanda, Ant or Dec, Dermot, Tess, Vernon etc. 🤞

When Edinburgh hosted (1972), the UK agreed to take over from Monaco, who weren't able to provide facilities/capacity to meet the EBU's standards. Somewhat similar situation in that Monaco, like Ukraine, wanted to host but couldn't - whereas in other cases countries declined to host after having hosted the previous (or a recent) year.

Let’s hope they sort the mikes out first.

i hope not aj her voice goes right through me she was usless on big brothers bit on the side

i was expecting it to come here what with us coming secind and being one of the main contributors

Ant, Dec and Vernon are also ITV. I think you are safe.

Maybe not safe from Claudia or Tess (but my suspicion is they are both 'too old')

Ukraine is much more white than the UK so again if they have a Ukrainian presenter they will be looking to 'balance things up'.

If Rylan is a dead cert, my money is on a woman who is ethnically diverse, young, does live tv broadcast regularly, is bbc contracted and is in light entertainment/music. There aren't that many presenters who are all of those.

@Topseyt123 I think that happened when Johnny Logan won it several times on the trot for Ireland and the Irish broadcaster was running low on funds to keep hosting.

That didn't happen.

clara amfo?

😂😂

I hope we do get to host it and hope we can get tickets! I unashamedly love it and so want to go!! 😄

AJ's downside is her voice! She may require subtitles for the rest of Europe.

Good shout.

Although

Since February 2017, Amfo presented backstage at the BRIT Awards for ITV2.

She isn't a big name though, so she may not be on an ITV exclusively contract (unlike the above mentioned who I'm pretty sure all are). She may just be on a single event tv contract.

If she not, I think she is a good call.

I'll pay to see Jeremy vine host it