Rylan Clark said "he's never seen anything like it" as he heaped praise on Liverpool.
The Eurovision host appeared on Lorraine ahead of the first semi final at the M&S Bank Arena tonight. The 34-year-old told Lorraine Kelly how he has been blown away by the welcoming nature of Liverpudlians since he arrived in the city for the international song contest.
He said: "From a personal level. Thank you to the people of Liverpool because everywhere I've been over this past days, people have just been so lovely, so welcoming and so accommodating.