Hannah Waddingham makes Eurovision confession just hours before final
Hannah Waddingham makes Eurovision confession just hours before final
Hannah Waddingham appeared on BBC The One Show alongside Mission Impossible co-star Simon Pegg
Hannah Waddingham wants to host Eurovision again
Hannah Waddingham, a former host of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, has made an intriguing confession about the event moments before the Grand Final kicks off.
The actress, 50, took charge of hosting duties in Liverpool, earning her place at the forefront of one of the world's most beloved music competitions as it was held on behalf of Ukraine.
Alongside Alesha Dixon and Julia Sanina, she delighted viewers during the Semi-Finals and the Grand Final. With the baton passed on, this year has Hazel Brugger, a Swiss-German comedian and poet, teaming up with Swiss TV personality and songstress Sandra Struder to present the extravaganza.
Back in Britain, coverage of the contest has been in the capable hands of Rylan Clark and Scott Mills, who have lent their distinctive commentary to the BBC's broadcast.
Hannah Waddingham and Simon Pegg are set to appear in movie Mission Impossible together
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As anticipation built for the curtain raiser on Saturday (May 17), Hannah joined BBC The One Show just before its commencement to discuss her latest venture in the film industry, Mission Impossible, along with co-star Simon Pegg.
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Despite there to chat about her screen role, hosts Roman Kemp and Alex Jones took the opportunity to ask about Eurovision. Responding to their curiosity, Hannah expressed a keen interest to return as a host if the UK's Remember Monday secures the win, reports the Express.
When Roman enquired about her thoughts, Hannah confessed: "I've got aggressive FOMO."
She also encouraged the new hosts to support the UK act by saying, "I told the girls, by the way, to shout out Remember Monday. They are three west end girls and their vocals and hormones are just epic."
In an electrifying reveal, she disclosed: "Honestly if they could bring it home I would love to host it next year." To which Alex responded, "It's quite possible."
Hannah Waddingham appeared on BBC The One Show on Friday (May 16) night
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Her co-host Roman chimed in with support, asserting, "I mean why not." Elsewhere during the broadcast, the spotlight turned to Hannah's forthcoming part in Mission Impossible. Set to portray Admiral Neely, she was effusive in her praise for Simon Pegg, who once again dons the persona of Benji Dunn, field agent and confidant to Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise).
Hannah directed a heartfelt accolade towards Simon, stressing: "Can I just say something about this man because he will never say it himself. He is so much of this film, every time he does anything the audience goes nuts and honestly I think that he is one of the most underrated acts that we have."
Further, she emphasised: "There is all the action of it all, the Tom of it all but this man brings so much heart and comedy at the same time and I just think he is so underrated as a dramatic actor."
Touched by the tribute, Simon reciprocated with a warm embrace for Hannah.
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The One Show airs weekdays from 7pm on BBC One and iPlayer and The Eurovision 2025 Grand Finale will air on BBC One on Saturday, 17 May at 8pm.
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