Eurovision 2015: Nigella Lawson to read out UK scores

 
Confirmed: Nigella Lawson (Picture: BBC)
BBC
Emma Powell18 May 2015
The Weekender

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for exclusive competitions, offers and theatre ticket deals

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.

Nigella Lawson is about to put down her cookbooks as she confirms her Eurovision Song Contest role.

The 55-year-old today confirmed that she will read the UK scores in London when the annual music event airs on May 23.

She announced the news on Twitter after one user asked if the rumours about her involvement were true.

Lawson replied: “Yes, it's true. Oui, c'est vrai. Ja, das ist wahr.”

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="fr">Yes, it's true. Oui, c'est vrai. Ja, das ist wahr. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?mid=9&amp;id=222025&amp;p=https://t.co/X6dVnik2JG" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-44906-https://t.co/X6dVnik2JG" data-vars-event-id="c23">https://t.co/X6dVnik2JG</a>— Nigella Lawson (@Nigella_Lawson) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Nigella_Lawson/status/600213113498140673" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-44906-https://twitter.com/Nigella_Lawson/status/600213113498140673" data-vars-event-id="c23">May 18, 2015</a>

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the music contest and will also mark the first time that Australia has taken part.

Pop duo Electro Velvet – made up of Alex Larke and Bianca Nicholas, who will perform the song Still In Love With You – will represent the UK.

Last year's champion Conchita Wurst will be on hosting duties alongside Arabella Kiesbauer, Mirjam Weichselbraun and Alice Tumler.

The 2015 Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final will be held on May 23 in Vienna. The show will be broadcast in the UK on BBC One and BBC Radio 2 from 8pm.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in