Sunday 15 May 2022 12:34 PM Sam Ryder celebrates his Eurovision success after finishing in second place trends now
Sam Ryder has celebrated 'destroying the stigma' of Eurovision after he finished in second place during Saturday night's final.
The English singer, 32, gave the United Kingdom its best result at the song contest in two decades when he finished in second place in Turin with a score of 466 points.
Meanwhile, Rylan Clark was beamed around the contintent as he was seen becoming emotional while leaping out of his seat during the show.
Over the moon: Sam Ryder has celebrated 'destroying the stigma' of Eurovision after he finished in second place during Saturday night's final
Sam celebrated his success with Rylan and Scott Mills as they all beamed into the camera in a heartwarming video.
Sam said: 'Just destroyed the stigma! Thanks everyone for supporting. That was an incredible, incredible, rewarding journey. I hope you enjoyed it!'
Rylan joined in with the chanting as Scott blew a kiss at the camera.
Elsewhere, Rylan was seen leaping to his feat towards the end of the song contest as the camera panned over the VIP green room.
Overjoyed: Rylan Clark was beamed around the contintent as he was seen becoming emotional while leaping out of his seat during the show
Success: Sam gave the United Kingdom its best result at the song contest in two decades when he finished in second place in Turin with a score of 466 points
Rylan stood up as the Italian host of the ceremony spoke about the importance of peace in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
He applauded the wining act, Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra before placing both his hands to his face and blowing a kiss.
Eurovision commentator Graham Norton joked: 'Oh, there's Rylan. He's got in on the act. His accreditation shouldn't get him into the green room but he made it.'
Referring to the presenter's trademark pearly whites, Graham added: 'He just flashed his teeth.'
Final: Rylan was seen leaping to his feat towards the end of the song contest as the camera panned over the VIP green room
Elsewhere during his commentary, Graham joked some BBC bosses were probably glad the UK narrowly missed out on winning so they wouldn't have to go to the trouble of hosting the extravagant event next year.
He said: 'There are probably some relieved people at the BBC. It looked a bit dodgy there for a minute. We're going to have to host?
'But no, we got the ideal result really. All the glory with none of the expense.'
Graham couldn't help but express his surprise as he humorously insisted that it was 'not a glitch' or a 'sketch' as the UK kept creeping up the leaderboard.
Amazing: Graham Norton joked BBC bosses were probably glad the UK narrowly missed out on winning so they wouldn't have to go to the trouble of hosting the extravagant event next year
Responding to his success during the final at Turin's PalaOlimpico arena, Sam gushed: 'Thank you so much...
