A doctor who star Ncuti gatwa unexpectedly pulled out of the presentation of the voting of jairies in the UK during the Eurovision song competition final Sophie Ellis-Bextoror step into the last minute.
The BBC listed only “unforeseen circumstances” for a change – an announcement that matches the growing controversy around this year’s event.
The protests have broken out during Thursday evening in Basel, where six demonstrators waving flags and blowing whistles interrupted by Israeli competitor Yuval RaphaelReview performance performance.
Raphael, who survived Hamass attacks from 7. October, said he expected hostile reception, but he was determined to report her song, “the new day will grow.”
Gatwa (32) was announced as an official Eurovision Spokeswoman at the beginning of this month, in the movement that formed part of a A doctor who Crossover timed for Saturday’s final. The further reason did not give it to his departure.
The BBC statement on the departure of Gatwa from coverage said, “Due to unforeseen circumstances, unfortunately, Ncuti gatwa He is no longer able to participate as a spokesperson during the Grand Final this weekend. However, we are thrilled to confirm that it is very own BBC Radio 2 on Friday evening Kitchen Disc disco Sophie Ellis-Bextoror will represent the score of live jury from the UK. “
Ellis-Bextor added as part of the statement: “I love Eurovision and that is a privilege to be part of the Great Final 2025. years. What is the importance of the UK assessment in such a special show I am always looking forward to the ICONIC DONY IN THE UK!”
The participation of the Scottish actor was part of a doctor who is Crossover, with an episode called “Interstellar Competition” broadcast before Saturday Eurovision (17. May).
The sixth episode in the current SCI-FI HIT season will be a doctor (Gatwa) and a companion of Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) traveling in 803. Intermediate songs.
In episodes, the intersidest song contains planets from the entire universe that compete for the main award and the driving-hosted TV and Rylan Clark Radio Presenters and the Irish Eurovision and “King Eurovision” Graham Norton also appear.
Clark presented a live recent on the BBC for Eurovision Semi-finals 13. May and 15. May, and commenting will be final for BBC Radio 2 with the presentation of Scott Mills. Norton will comment the final for the BBC one viewer.
The representation of the United Kingdom this year is a girl group Remember Mondays With his path “What the hell happened?”, A celebration of a close knitted friendship developed in the sixth form of Farnborough in Hampshire.
Other nations that are qualified include Austrian JJ and Malta’s Miriana Conte.
Meanwhile, there were disappointments to enter Ireland Emmy, who failed to qualify for the finals.
The Grand Final Eurovision 2025 will see 26 competitors to go to the head on Saturday.
Here is a finalist, including “large five” Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, which all provide additional financial support to Eurovision and receive automatic entry into the finals as a result:
- UK: Remember Monday – “What the hell happened?”
- France: Louane – “Maman”
- Spain: Melody – “ESA DIVA”
- Italy: Lucio Corsi – “I wanted to be hard”
- Germany: Abor & Tynna – “Baler”
- Switzerland: Zoë More – “Voyage”
- Armenia: Parg – “Survivor”
- Austria: JJ – “Lost Love”
- Denmark: Sissal – “Halucination”
- Finland: Erika Vikman – “Ich Kommon”
- Greece: Piano – “Asteromate”
- Israel: Yuval Raphael – “The new day will get up”
- Latvia: Folk Girls – “Bur Me Happiness”
- Lithuania: Katarza – “Your eyes”
- Luxembourg: Laura Thorn – “Dummy rises the sound”
- Malta: Miriana Conte – “serving”
- Norway: Kyle Alessandro – “Lighter”
- Albania: Shkodra Electronic – “Jerm”
- Sweden: Kaj – “Just Bathroom Sauna”
- Iceland: WæB – “CALM”
- The Netherlands: Claude – “It’s Life”
- Poland: Justyna Steczkowska – “Gaja”
- San Marino: Gabry Ponte – “All Italy”
- Estonia: Tommy Cash – “espresso macchiato”
- Portugal: Napa – “Disloced”
- Ukraine: Ziferblat – “Bird Mole”
Eurovision 2025 Grand Final is held on Saturday 17. Maja and will broadcast on the BBC from 20:00.