An actress with Manx links will be hosting the Eurovision Song Contest this year.

Hannah Waddingham is half-Manx on her mother’s side, who is from Port Erin.

The Emmy award winner, who starred in TV series Ted Lasso, was announced today to be hosting Eurovision in May this year.

Hannah will present alongside pop star Alesha Dixon, Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina, and talk show host Graham Norton.

The final takes place in Liverpool, which is hosting on behalf of Ukraine who won last year, on May 13.