TV star Lorraine Kelly thinks V&A Dundee would be the perfect venue to host the Eurovision Song Contest. The presenter suggested the venue as two of Scotland's largest cities confirm their bids to host the mega event.
A spokesperson for Glasgow City Council said the city is a "safe pair of hands" after hosting COP26 last November, while Aberdeen City Council has also thrown its hat in the ring.
It comes as the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the BBC confirmed the annual competition would be hosted in the UK.
While Ukraine won the contest in May, the EBU said the event "regrettably" could not be held in the country, following the Russian invasion earlier this year.
And this week, Lorraine took to Twitter saying the V&A should be considered.
Commenting on a fantastic photo of the design museum, she wrote “Glorious and a venue for @Eurovision?”
It is not clear whether Dundee City Council is planning to enter a bid for the contest.
It is understood the hosting city needs a venue that can hold more than 10,000 people to be considered, something that Dundee does not yet have.
Glasgow and Aberdeen both have suitable venues and are preparing their bids.
A Glasgow City Council spokesperson said: “Since it became a possibility that the UK might host on behalf of Ukraine we've been working hard on our bid.
“We know we meet all the technical requirements, and we know Glaswegians are desperate to welcome the world with open arms.
“Time is now really short to organise the contest and, having recently hosted Cop, we know Glasgow is the safest of safe pairs of hands.”
While a spokesperson for Aberdeen City Council said: “We were disappointed to learn that Eurovision 2023 cannot take place in Ukraine.
"Aberdeen has a track record of delivering major international events and now that the EBU has confirmed that the BBC will host the 2023 Eurovision song contest, we will look at the next steps in terms of the shortlisting process.”
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