Graham Norton claims Eurovision entry bares uncanny resembles to Eastenders icon

The UK commentator claimed that the soap legend 'changed her name' to take part in the singing contest.

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While many people watch the Eurovision Song Contest to see what outlandish performances some countries will deliver, a vast majority of us are viewing the show to hear the witty comments and bold claims of Irish comedian Graham Norton.

And the TV presenter didn't disappoint. In his 16th year in the commentary booth, Graham continued to crack up viewers from across the UK as we settled in for the night to see who the public and jurors deemed to be the winner of this year's contest.

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While he initially struggled with his microphone at the beginning of the show, the 62-year-old didn't hold back on this honest thoughts regarding the 26 acts from across the globe competing in Basel, Switzerland.

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From comparing Ukraine's act to Margaret Thatcher to saying Italy's performer was dressed like the child catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Graham had BBC viewers in stitches throughout the four hour show.

However, one act that caught Graham's eye was Denmark's competitor Sissal, reports Manchester Evening News.

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Despite living in Copenhagen, Sissal is originally from Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands - making her the second Faroese act to represent Denmark since Reiley in 2023.

Despite wowing viewers with her song Hallucination, Sissal had a very small chance of winning the show, with Ladbrokes giving her victory odds of 150/1 before the final began.

After watching Sissal's performance, Graham went on to humorously claim that Eastenders star Letitia Dean had "changed her name" to perform on the show and move away from playing her iconic character Sharon Watts.

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The TV presenter jokingly went on to add that this was Letitia's way of "continuing the 40th anniversary celebrations" after the soap hit the huge milestone back in February this year.

Many viewers at home agreed with Graham, with some taking to social media to point out the resemblance between Sissal and Letitia.

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One X user said: "Not sure why Sharon is representing Denmark #Eurovision." While another added: "Bloomin' love this entry from #Denmark #Sissal/Sharon from EastEnders."

A third user went on to say: "Great to see Sharon from Eastenders has found a new gig #Eurovision."

While another person quipped: "Can’t believe Sharon left the square to perform on Eurovision #Eurovision."

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Another viewer commented: "Hello is that Sharon Watts. #Eurovision." This was followed by someone writing: "Not Graham comparing the Danish entry to Sharon from EastEnders omg. #Eurovision."

Unfortunately, neither Denmark or the UK earned enough points to win this year's contest - placing 23rd and 19th respectively. Austria instead took the crown with 436 points with their entry JJ singing his song Wasted Love.

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Despite Sam Ryder's surprise score of 466 in 2022 which landed him in second place, the UK's entry Remember Monday managed to achieve the country's best score since 2017 - when Lucie Jones came 15th place.

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