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Eurovision host left red-faced as she’s interrupted by messages from sex app during live mobile phone demonstration
Watch our video as host Petra tries to style out the awkward blunder that left the audience in fits of laughter
A EUROVISION host was left red-faced after she was interrupted by messages from a sex app during the show.
Ahead of the 68th song contest kicking off tonight in Sweden rehearsals are well underway.
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Malin Akerman and Petra Mede will be hosting the night live from Malmo.
But during a test run for the first live show Petra was interrupted as an audience member's phone appeared to receive multiple notifications from gay dating app Grindr.
Petra, 54, was demonstrating to viewers how to download and use the official Eurovision app when the blunder took place.
As the audience members recognised the alert sound and erupted into laughter, the seasoned host addressed the hilarious mishap.
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She said: "I don't know what that was, but anyway, download this Eurovision app."
As more notifications came in, she turned to the audience member and said: "I'll just give you the phone back.
"It seems like you're having a wonderful week here in Malmo."
This isn't Petra Mede's first time at Eurovision as she last hosted the show back in 2016 after Sweden won the year before with Måns Zelmerlöw's Heroes.
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Talking about being back, she said: "Imagine getting the chance to host Eurovision once again! It's such an incredible honour.
Eurovision Song Contest entries 2024
Here are all of the acts taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest.
In 1999, a rule change allowed the United Kingdom, along with France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, to automatically qualify for the final, as they bring in the most revenue for the Song Contest.
They are joined in an automatic place in the final by the 2023 winning country, Sweden.
All the acts completing in Eurovision are:
- Albania - Besa - Zemrën N’dorë
- Armenia - LADANVIA - JakoAustralia
- Australia - Electric Fields - One Mikali (One Blood)
- Austria - Kaleen - We Will Rave
- Azerbaijan - FAHREE ft. Ilkin Dolatov - Özünlə Apar
- Belgium - Mustii - Before The Party's Over
- Croatia - Baby Lasagna - Rim Tim Tagi Dim
- Cyprus - Silia Kapsis - Liar
- Czech Republic - Aiko - Pedestal
- Denmark - SABA - Sand
- Estonia - 5miinust & Puuluup - (Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi
- Finland - Windows95man - No Rules!
- France - Slimane - mon-amour
- Georgia - Nutsa Buzaladze - Firefighter
- Germany - Isaak - Always On The Run
- Greece - Marina Satti - ZARI
- Iceland - Hera Björk - Scared of Heights
- Ireland - Bambi Thug - Doomsday Blue
- Israel - Eden Golan - Hurricane
- Italy - Angelina Mango - La Noia
- Latvia - Dons - Hollow
- Lithuania - Sllvester Belt - Luktelk
- Luxembourg - TALI - Fighte
- Malta - Sarah Bonnici - Loop
- Moldova - Natalia Barbu - In The Middle
- Netherlands - Joost Klein - Europapa
- Norway - Gäte - Ulveham
- Poland - LUNA - The Tower
- Portugal - iolanda - Grito
- San Marino - Megara - 11:11
- Serbia - Teya Dora - RAMONDA
- Slovenia - Raiven - Veronika
- Spain - Nebulossa - ZORRA
- Sweden - Marcus & Martinus - Unforgettable
- Switzerland - Nemo - The Code
- Ukraine - Aloyna Aloyna & Jerry Heil - Teresa & Maria
- United Kingdom - Olly Alexander - Dizzy
"After first hosting it alone and then together with the delightful Måns by my side, I am now really looking forward to working with Malin.
Olly Alexander is representing the UK and will perform his song Dizzy at the contest on Saturday night.
Olly Alexander’s puts on racy Dizzy performance days before final
The event will be broadcast live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Scott Mills and Rylan Clark will once again be commentating on all the action for the BBC.
Graham Norton will then take over duties for the grand final on Saturday.
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