Fans of Ted Lasso star and West End icon Hannah Waddingham have taken to social media to “obsess” over the actress as she co-hosts the Eurovision semi-finals 2023 live from the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool.
Waddingham has been presenting the semi-finals for the song contest this week alongside Britain’s Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon and Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina.
She delighted fans with her joyous facial expressions and high energy throughout Tuesday’s (May 9) semi-final as the first 10 acts were voted through to Saturday's (May 13) grand final.
Only five minutes until we get to see an unpredictable array of Hannah Waddingham facial expressions again.
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) May 11, 2023
The talented performer also surprised BBC viewers by speaking French in the opening segment of the show as she explained the voting rules to those watching at home.
On tonight’s second semi-final (May 11), she wore an elegant sleeveless yellow dress with a long trail and fans have been eager to see Waddingham appear on their TV screens once more, as some ask “how do I vote for Hannah Waddingham?”
Social media users ask if they can vote for Hannah Waddingham during Eurovision semi-final
Another 10 acts will go through to the last stage in the competition tonight but there seems to be one person on people's minds more than any of the acts.
On Twitter, one person said: “So now that we can all vote tonight, how do I vote for Hannah Waddingham? #Eurovision2023”
Another wrote: “I love that we’ve all collectively decided that Hannah Waddingham has already won #Eurovision”
Packing for @bbceurovision & what’s made me half an hour late??? Searching for this damn phone!🙄🙈😂#dontmakeyourbedwithyourphoneonsilentinit pic.twitter.com/MvwFYNj4J0
— Hannah Waddingham.💣 (@hanwaddingham) May 7, 2023
This user also agreed, commenting: “I need Eurovision to let me vote for Hannah Waddingham. For what? Everything. #Eurovision #Eurovision2023”
This account was keen to tweet about their love for the star, saying: “I’m obsessed with Hannah Waddingham and I’m not afraid to admit it! That woman is a GODDESS #Eurovision”
One viewer was hoping to see more of Waddingham on TV, posting: “The acts are giving nothing so can we just have two hours of Hannah Waddingham being her silly sausage self please #Eurovision2023”
Who went through to the grand final of Eurovision from the first semi-final?
The 10 countries who made it through to the grand final were:
- Croatia
- Moldova
- Switzerland
- Finland
- Czechia
- Israel
- Portugal
- Sweden
- Serbia
- Norway
Ireland has participated in Eurovision more than 50 times and has a record seven wins but has failed to qualify for the final since Ryan O’Shaughnessy entered with his song Together in 2018.
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here