Katie Price calls Eurovision nil points 'funny' and says she should represent the UK again

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Katie Price has called for social media companies to require photo ID for users. (Photo by Chris Radburn/PA Images via Getty Images)
Katie Price laughs off Eurovision defeat. (Chris Radburn/PA Images via Getty Images) (PA Images via Getty Images)

Katie Price has called UK entrant James Newman's nil points effort at Eurovision "funny" and said the UK committee should sign her up again for next year.

The TV star and glamour model posted a video to her Instagram stories of her evening in watching the Eurovision Song Contest with fiance Carl Woods, which saw UK act James Newman place last as the only entrant to receive the dreaded nil points.

Read more: Eurovision UK act James Newman says 'it's not like we're terrible'

But Price, who was celebrating her 43rd birthday on Saturday, laughed off the bad score and said the UK might have had a chance if they put her forward instead - although Woods was unconvinced as he joked about the pink latex outfit she wore for her own UK Eurovision act bid in 2005 where she lost out to Javine Hylton.

Katie Price (Jordan) performs onstage during a dress rehearsal. (Photo by Yui Mok - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)
Katie Price made a bid for Eurovision glory in 2005. (Yui Mok - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images) (Yui Mok - PA Images via Getty Images)

Price said: "They should have had me on Eurovision and not Javine and then I might have been on that stage, we might have got a point, but never mind."

As Newman was told he'd received zero points from both the judges and the public votes, Price said: "That's actually funny. I reckon they should put me up to do Eurovision in a black catsuit this time. I'd smash it.

"Ah, that's United Kingdom. I don't know why he's happy, he's lost."

Katie Price recently got engaged to Carl Woods. (Getty)
Katie Price recently got engaged to Carl Woods. (Getty)

But Woods, who looked less interested in Eurovision, was scathing about his wife-to-be's chances of Eurovision glory.

He said: "I just can't believe that there's a geezer that's done worse than you on this programme."

Price asked: "What do you mean 'worse than me'?"

Pregnant Katie Price (Jordan) performs onstage. (Photo by Yui Mok - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)
Katie Price wants a black catsuit next time. (Yui Mok - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images) (Yui Mok - PA Images via Getty Images)

Woods replied: "There's a geezer on here who's just got zero points and done worse than you, and he weren't even wearing a ridiculous pink outfit."

Lorraine Kelly was more sympathetic to Newman, tweeting: "Poor poor James - wasn’t the best song but absolutely not the worst. #Eurovision hope he’s OK."

But Jack Whitehall joked: "If the Corona Virus entered an act they’d get more points than the UK. #Eurovision"

Watch: The moment the UK scored zero points in Eurovision

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