Rylan is buzzing and so are we (Picture: Instagram)

Rylan Clark-Neal is going to be all over the Eurovision Song Contest this year, and we cannot wait.

The 30-year-old has confirmed that not only will he co-commentate the semi-finals with Scott Mills, but he will be the spokesperson reading out the UK’s voting results on the grand final.

AKA – the dream job.

Rylan’s new hosting gig was confirmed via the BBC Eurovision Twitter account, with Rylan saying: ‘Hello Europe, this is Rylan calling, and I am so excited to announce that not only am I gonna be hosting the semi-finals alongside the lovely Scott Mills, but I’m going to be flying straight back to London to announce the votes of the United Kingdom for the final.’




And he’s pretty stoked about the whole thing.

He continued: ‘I’ve waited my whole life to do this, and I can’t believe it’s finally happening. I’m excited for everything, the backdrop… is it gonna be the London skyline, is it gonna be the Dome? A picture of me? I don’t know, it could be anything, but I’m so excited to be doing it.’

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Rylan – who has also landed the job of Zoe Ball’s co-host on Strictly’s It Takes Two – follows in a long line of British celebs who have read out the douze points, all the way down to that solitary point, for the UK.

Scott Mills did it from 2012 until 2014, followed by Nigella Lawson in 2015, Richard Osman in 2016, Katrina Leskanich of Katrina & The Waves in 2017, and Mel Giedroyc last year.

Rylan will be over in Tel Aviv for the two semi-finals on 14 and 16 May, where he will commentate with Scott, while Graham Norton will, as always, provide commentary for the grand final on 18 May.

The UK’s hopes lie in the hands of Michael Rice, who is representing the United Kingdom with his ballad Bigger Than Us.

And while many people have complained that leaving Europe (or trying to, anyway) will hurt the UK’s chances, Michael doesn’t think Brexit plays that big a part in the Eurovision voting.

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