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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Josh Halliday North of England correspondent

Eurovision’s Hannah Waddingham: from Ted Lasso to ‘overnight national treasure’

Eurovision song contest host Hannah Waddingham on stage in Liverpool.
Hannah Waddingham had Eurovision fans in Liverpool Arena chanting her name after reciting the song contest’s rules in fluent French. Photograph: Andy Von Pip/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

Forget who lifts the famous Eurovision microphone trophy, the real winner has already been crowned. Hannah Waddingham, the star of Ted Lasso and Sex Education, is better known in the US than the UK – but perhaps not for much longer.

The London-born actor has wowed viewers of this week’s Eurovision semi-finals, presenting alongside Britain’s Got Talent’s Alesha Dixon and the Ukrainian singer-songwriter Julia Sanina.

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