Marty Whelan has backed Patrick Kielty to be the next host of the Late Late Show.
The presenter described the Co Down-born host as “a good guy” who would do a “good job” if he was to take over from Ryan Tubridy.
Speaking in Liverpool ahead of the Eurovision semi-final last night, Marty said: “I was wondering what he was doing at the IFTAs, I thought ‘Has Cat Deeley won an award’.