Graham Norton is the bookies' favourite to host Eurovision 2023 if the song contest is held in the UK next year. The organiser of the Eurovision Song Contest has said it is in talks with the BBC to “potentially host” the 2023 event.
The Ukrainian entry of Kalush Orchestra won the competition in Turin, Italy this year and it is traditional that the winning country hosts the event the following year. However, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said that following a “full assessment and feasibility study” it had concluded the “security and operational guarantees” required to host the event cannot be fulfilled by Ukraine’s public broadcaster UA:PBC.
Betfair has BBC Eurovision commentator Norton as 3/1 favourite to anchor Eurovision 2023. Other contenders to host include Holly Willoughby & Phillip Schofield (9/2), Bonnie Tyler (8/1) and Davina McCall (10/1).
