The cheeky X-rated joke that Rylan Clark and AJ Odudu made during the allocation draw for Eurovision 2023 had viewers in fits of laughter.
Rylan and AJ hosted the formal Handover ceremony, which was broadcast live from Liverpool’s St George’s Hall. Since the previous year’s champions, Ukraine, are unable to host, the United Kingdom has stepped in to take on the responsibilities of hosting the event.
During the course of the half-hour show, AJ and Rylan disclosed which nations will compete in the first semi-final and which will compete in the second semi-final, which will take place on Tuesday, May 9, and Thursday, May 11, respectively.
After the Mayor of Turin, Italy, Stefano Lo Russo, handed over the official keys to the competition to the Mayor of Liverpool, Joanne Anderson, the tele pair joined the stage and began reading out the names of the contestants. The competition will be held in Turin, Italy, in 2022.
But at one point, AJ got a bit confused, and it seems that spectators did as well because of her accent.
“And with that, we have reached the final six countries who are still competing. Each of these countries will give a performance in the second semi-final, but which part of the competition will they compete in?
“, she started, putting her hand into bowl number two in search of a nation name.
However, she quickly noticed her mistake, side-stepping to the correct bowl number one and exclaiming: ‘Got my bowls mixed up!’
‘Forgive me,’ she joked as Rylan picked up on the laughter and added: ‘It’s a common error!’
Even though they moved on very quickly, viewers at home were able to recognise the joke and couldn’t help but pick up on what AJ appeared to have been saying the whole time.
‘”GOT MY BALLS MIXED UP”… Omg I love AJ,’ one person wrote.
Another penned: ‘Obsessed w AJ constantly making ball jokes.’
Others picked up on how AJ’s accent made the word ‘bowl’ sound like ‘ball’, with one writing: ‘Bowl and ball sound like the same word in AJ’s accent. Love it!’
Someone else noted: ‘So many people across Europe must think AJ is saying “Ball” and not “Bowl”.’
‘AJ Odudu pronouncing “bowl” appreciation tweet,’ another wrote.
Aside from that, Rylan left fans really pleased with his outstanding knowledge of Eurovision, as he gave us with a fact for each and every nation selected in the competition.
‘Rylan the Eurovision Encyclopedia let’s goo,’ one wrote, while another commented: ‘Rylan churning out Eurovision facts straight from his brain, what a don’.
The Eurovision Song Contest airs May 13 on BBC One.