Hannah F Waddingham, the star of Ted Lasso and Sex Education, is better known in the US than the UK - but perhaps not for much longer.
The London-born actor has wowed viewers of this week's Eurovision semi-finals, presenting alongside the singer and Britain's Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon and the Ukrainian singer-songwriter Julia Sanina. Reviewers have gushed over Waddingham's "easy chemistry, smooth patter and willingness to join in the silliness", while her impromptu dance moves, exuberant facial expressions and linguistic skills have spawned thousands of internet memes.
She had the crowd in Liverpool Arena chanting her name after reciting the Eurovision rules in fluent French before adding: "You see, Europe, some of us Brits do bother to learn another language."
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