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‘I love Eurovision. I didn’t love being in it, but I love watching it’

Did you know that Samantha Womack, who’s best known for playing Ronnie Mitchell in EastEnders, represented the UK at Eurovision in 1991? She came 10th with the song A Message To Your Heart.

Samantha is currently playing the White Witch in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe in the West End. She joined Emma Barnett on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour to share how it felt to represent the UK at Eurovision, as well as her experience performing in front of (terrified) children and the iconic Turkish delight scene. Spoiler alert: She doesn’t like the sweets!

Listen back to the full interview on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Sounds.

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