The UK's hopes of doing well at the Eurovision Song Contest have been further boosted thanks to the running order draw for the final and an amazing second rehearsal from singer Sam Ryder.
Ever since TikTok sensation Sam was confirmed by the BBC as the UK's representative in March, there has been a growing swell of optimism around the UK's chances of doing well at Eurovision 2022, after the country's dismal showing in Rotterdam last year, when Embers singer James Newman failed to get a single point from either the juries or voting public. But, the tide definitely appears to be turning with Sam, who is now over in this year's host city Turin, where he has now taken to the stage twice for rehearsals.
His first rehearsal on Thursday was enough to send plenty of Eurovision fans into overdrive, as the contest's official account announced that Sam had the biggest prop of the competition - a huge lit up metallic structure which then came apart to look like wings at either side of him. And then, the excitement was raised even higher on Saturday morning when Sam returned to the arena stage to perform Spaceman once again, wearing a eye-catching spacesuit and doing a guitar solo for the final 20 seconds of the sing.
