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Katie Fitzpatrick

'This is Salford calling': Salford and Greater Manchester given shout-out in middle of Eurovision 2022

Strictly Come Dancing star AJ Odudu proudly flew the flag for the UK as she read out the UK vote at Eurovision. The TV presenter followed in the footsteps of celebs such as Fearne Cotton, Scott Mills and Amanda Holden to dish out those all important points at this year's competition.

As the UK's entry Sam Ryder nearly pulled off the unthinkable and f inished second in the contest, AJ made history as, instead of calling from London, she rang in from right here in the north west.

"AJ calling from Salford…for the first time ever from Greater Manchester," she proudly declared as host Graham Norton chuckled. And she awarded the sought-after douze points to Sweden.

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