{"id":69439,"date":"2023-12-16T21:00:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T21:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rapidcelnews.com\/?p=69439"},"modified":"2023-12-16T21:00:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T21:00:29","slug":"strictly-live-final-halted-as-star-confirms-hes-representing-uk-in-eurovision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rapidcelnews.com\/tv-movies\/strictly-live-final-halted-as-star-confirms-hes-representing-uk-in-eurovision\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly live final halted as star confirms hes representing UK in Eurovision"},"content":{"rendered":"<li><span>Bookmark<\/span><span><svg class=\"active-svg svg-change-fill\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><\/path><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"svg-bookmark-done\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 28\" fill=\"none\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"svg-to-bookmark\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 25 28\" fill=\"none\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span><\/span><\/li>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/media\/T5TG54SF\/poster.jpg\" data-width=\"100%\" onerror=\"this.parentElement.classList.add('video-thumbnail--unavailable');this.style.display='none'\"><\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the Daily Star TV newsletter for the biggest TV news<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the Daily Star TV newsletter for the biggest TV news<\/p>\n<p>We have more newsletters<\/p>\n<p>Things took a surprising turn during the final of Strictly Come Dancing after Olly Alexander announced that he will be representing the UK in Eurovision 2024.<\/p>\n<p> The 33-year-old appeared on the BBC show to read out the terms and conditions for viewers who wish to vote for their Stirctly winner. 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