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Siobhan Macdonald

Lorraine Kelly shares throwback to her Eurovision 2003 result reveal when UK got nil points

Lorraine Kelly shared her excitement for the Eurovision Song Contest this weekend as well as a throwback snap from 2003 when she dished out the UK's points.

The ITV featured in a throwback video on her morning programme today, from when she appeared as the UK's spokesperson for the 2003 competition when we took home zero points. During the broadcast, Lorraine, who would have been 43 at the time, didn't let the bad results for the UK dampen her spirits as she made a 'cheers' to the camera with her champagne.

Lorraine, 63, presented the results at Old Compton Street, London while the show was held in Latvia. Speaking on her ITV chat show on Friday, the Scots presenter said: "There I was, Old Compton Street with a glass in my hand."

She added: "The reason I said 'We are still having a good time' was because we had no points."

Lorraine discussed her previous role in Eurovision during the Good Morning Britain handover with Ed Balls and Kate Garraway. Kate asked the ITV presenter: "Lorraine, am I going mad or were you once the person to announce the results?"

Lorraine as Eurovision spokesperson in 2003 (STV)

The Scots TV personality quipped back: "Kate, it was my finest hour. I think it was 2003. It was the first year that we got no points."

After Kate praised Lorraine's Eurovision stint, she said: "Oh I don't know about that. I probably had too much champagne. But it was great fun and I loved it."

She added: "You know what, we'll dig it out and enlighten the nation with it."

This comes as the Eurovision Song Contest has been in full swing this week, as the acts have descended to Liverpool ahead of the broadcast this weekend. Although the UK came very close to winning the competition last year, Sam Ryder narrowly lost out to Ukraine's entry Kalush Orchestra.

Due to the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, the Eurovision Song Contest is being held in the UK this year in Liverpool.

Lorraine airs weekdays at 9am on STV.

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