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data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Eurovision<\/a> a month before it begins.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/07\/eurovision-2025-date-uk-entry-latest-odds-revealed-22686124\/\">The long-running contest kicks off in a few weeks<\/a>, taking place this year in <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/basel\/\">Basel<\/a>, Switzerland after Swiss musician Nemo\u2019s victory in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>This year, <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/07\/eurovision-2025-uk-act-finally-confirmed-soaring-fame-voice-22678145\/\">country-pop girl group Remember Monday are representing the UK<\/a> with their entry song being What the Hell Just Happened?<\/p>\n<p>However, it was recently revealed that bookies have <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/friendless-uk-suffers-worst-news-ahead-eurovision-song-contest-2025-22722130\/\">given them 4-1 chances of finishing at the bottom <\/a>of the leaderboard.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after the group \u2013 which consists of Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull, and Charlotte Steele \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/27\/uk-eurovision-entry-admit-were-not-looking-points-song-contest-22802484\/\">said they were \u2018not doing it for the points\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A few weeks on the UK entrants have faced more commentary about their chances of winning.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"550\" height=\"334\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247522284-ba27.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22903916\" alt=\"ITV presenter makes brutal swipe at UK's Eurovision act who 'won't win'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Good Morning Britain presenter Charlotte Hawkins has declared ‘the UK won’t win Eurovision’ (Picture: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Monday\u2019s episode of GMB, hosts Richard Madeley and Charlotte interviewed Sweden\u2019s act for the 2025 contest \u2013 music and comedy group Kaj.<\/p>\n<p>The trio (Kevin Holmstr\u00f6m, Axel \u00c5hman, and Jakob Norrg\u00e5rd) are <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/31\/eurovision-2025-winner-already-revealed-new-frontrunner-emerges-22821904\/\">one of the favourites to win <\/a>with their song Bara bada bastu.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the chat, Richard told them \u2018you\u2019ve got to win!\u2019, with one of the band members then replying: \u2018Or you!\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>However, Charlotte then declared: \u2018I think we know the UK aren\u2019t going to win. We\u2019ve ruled them out already. But I wish them the very best of luck.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>But Richard then told her off, saying her comments were \u2018deeply unpatriotic\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018No no, I wish them the best of luck, but we know it never happens,\u2019 she explained.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"486\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_243293273-01fa.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22698570\" alt=\"Remember Monday on Good Morning Britain.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Remember Monday are representing the UK at the 2025 contest next month (Picture: Ken McKay\/ ITV\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s very difficult isn\u2019t it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>However, in the closing minutes of the show, Charlotte went on to apologise.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I quickly want to squeeze in a mention because we spoke to Kaj, the Eurovision entry for Sweden, before. I just want to also play a teeny clip of our UK entry because I feel bad saying we know we aren\u2019t going to win, but I think we all know when it comes to the UK, it\u2019s a tall order,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile Richard added it was \u2018nothing against the band\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think whatever act we had, we weren\u2019t going to win,\u2019 she added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_238567101-b5da.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22678219\" alt=\"Editorial use only Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rachel Joseph\/ITV\/REX\/Shutterstock (10116252ap) Kieron Smith and Remember Monday [Charlotte Steele, Holly-Ann Hull and Lauren Byrne] perform. 'The Voice UK' TV Show, Series 3, Episode 8, UK - 23 Feb 2019\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>They previously competed on The Voice (Picture: Rachel Joseph\/ ITV\/ Rex\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, in the closing minutes of the show, Charlotte went on to apologise.<\/p>\n<p>Although <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/sam-ryder\/\">Sam Ryder <\/a>came runner- up in 2022, the UK has historically struggled to place well in Eurovision.<\/p>\n<p>Not including his result, the UK has been stuck in the bottom half of the leader board for a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Last year <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/olly-alexander\/\">Olly Alexander<\/a> also placed 18<sup>th, <\/sup>with his performance also getting \u2018nul points\u2019 (zero) in the public vote.<\/p>\n<p>That was the third time the UK had faced a total lack of support from voters, the same previously also happening in 2003 and 2021.<\/p>\n<p>After last year\u2019s disappointing results, Metro spoke to several PR and music experts, who offered advice on <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/05\/13\/can-uk-win-eurovision-nil-points-superfans-know-20826822\/\">what the UK could do to turn its luck around<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_202882569-450f.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22491229\" alt=\"Mandatory Credit: Photo by Antti Aimo-Koivisto\/Shutterstock (14464543i) Olly Alexander with song Dizzy representing United Kingdom performs during a dress rehearsal of the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malm?, Sweden, on May 6, 2024. Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - Semi-Final 1 - Malm?, Sweden - 06 May 2024\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Olly Alexander faced a disappointing result last year (Picture: Antti Aimo-Koivisto\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018We need to do some old-school music scouting to find someone who doesn\u2019t have an established career,\u2019 Rachel McGrath explained.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile brand and culture expert Nick Ede agreed, saying well-known names should ideally be avoided as it \u2018doesn\u2019t seem to work and can be quite humiliating for the talent if they don\u2019t do well\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>He also suggested rebooting a contest in which the UK public could vote on which act to send.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We need to go back to basics and bring back the competition, so the public have a say,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV1. 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