Rylan's got my back...

DAY 2: UK'S MAE MULLER

- EMMELINE SAUNDERS

For most 25-year-olds, the idea of performing live in front of millions while carrying the hopes of the country on their shoulders would be a mountain of pressure.

But Mae Muller, who will represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest final on Saturday, has a secret weapon: Rylan Clark.

"He's been a real source of support for me, from the very beginning," said Mae, who will be performing her self-penned track, I Wrote A Song. "He's always said, 'No matter what happens, we're in your corner, we're backing you."

Eurovision host Rylan, 34, wasted no time in taking Mae under his wing and whisking her for a boozy night out in Liverpool on Sunday, where they danced to previous Eurovision acts at EuroClub to calm her nerves before the big night.

"I feel like I'm part of the Eurovision family more than ever now. That was like my rite of passage, I'm like, OK, it's happening now," said London-born Mae.