Rylan Clark appears to skip interview with Israeli Eurovision singer Eden Golan ... trends now
Rylan Clark appears to have skipped his elevator interview with Israel's Eurovision entry Eden Golan.
The TV presenter, 35, who is part of fronting the BBC's Eurovision coverage, has been interviewing the contestants in an elevator for the contest's TikTok page.
However, when it came time for Eden's elevator interview, Rylan was nowhere to be seen and she instead answered questions from an automated voice.
Israel's participation in the Eurovision has been controversial this year with some believing the country should not be included given the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
While it is unclear why Rylan was not present for the interview, fans on social media have speculated the host may have been making a political statement.
Rylan Clark appears to have skipped his elevator interview with Israel's Eurovision entry Eden Golan
When it came time for Eden's elevator interview, Rylan was nowhere to be seen and she instead answered questions from an automated voice
Some users wrote: 'So even Rylan did not want to be with her'... 'Love how Rylan refused to film with her.'
'Why didn't she get interviewed by Rylan?'... 'Not Rylan refusing to film with her'... 'Not Rylan refusing to do Eden Golan's elevator interview.'
MailOnline has contacted representatives of Rylan Clark for comment.
The European Broadcasting Union decided to allow Israel to participate, with the Deputy Director General Jean Philip De Tender commenting that ‘The Eurovision Song Contest is a music event…not a competition between nations or governments.’
Golan made it through to the final following a public vote after thousands of protestors demonstrated in Malmo calling for her to be excluded from the competition.
The 20-year-old singer took to the stage in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest to sing the emotional Hurricane, which was reworked from a previous track called October Rain, believed to reference the Hamas attacks on Israel.
She opened with a back bend, before launching into her song and received claps and cheers from the audience while dressed in a flowing sand-coloured dress.
It comes after Golan was ordered to stay in her hotel room earlier today by her country's national security agency as thousands of pro-Palestine protesters called for her to be excluded from the competition.
Rylan, who is part of fronting the BBC 's Eurovision coverage, has been interviewing the contestants in an elevator for the contest's TikTok page
Golan made it through to the final following a public vote after thousands of protestors demonstrated in Malmo calling for her to be excluded from the competition
Golan was booed by some of the spectators watching rehearsals on Wednesday and there were reportedly shouts of 'free Palestine'.
It was reported earlier that Israel's national security agency Shin Bet had warned Golan not to leave her hotel room except for performances because Malmo was anticipating the wave of pro- Palestinian demonstrations.
The prediction was correct, with as many as 5,000 people taking to the city's streets today, including the young Swede - who was pictured wearing a keffiyeh, a black and white shawl commonly used to show support for Palestine, around her body in the centre of the crowd within a sea of Palestinian flags.
'Young people are leading the way and showing the world how we should react to this,' Greta Thunberg told Reuters news agency. She refused to comment on why she had joined the protest, only saying it was 'good' as the march took place.
During the demonstrations, smoke canisters in the colours of the Palestinian flag were set off and protesters, some of whom have dogs, young children
