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Eurovision 2025 hosts Rylan Clark and Scott Mills forced to address major complaints

Eurovision 2025 hosts Rylan Clark and Scott Mills forced to address major complaints The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest began on Tuesday evening (May 14) with the first semi-final taking place in Basel, Switzerland Eurovision: Rylan explains why UK viewers can't vote The Eurovision semi-final was bombarded with a deluge of complaints from irate viewers grappling with their inability to vote. The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest kicked off on Tuesday evening (May 14) with the first semi-final sparkling amidst the grandeur of Basel, Switzerland. ‌ Eighteen nations out of the 37 hopefuls showcased their talent in the inaugural show, including Sweden's act, KAJ, who are topping the odds charts at the bookies. ‌ With Rylan Clark and Scott Mills at the helm providing engaging commentary, the duo were compelled to clarify the voting restrictions for UK viewers. Rylan announced: "So as we told you earlier, you can't vote tonight but you will get a chance on Thursday." Scott Mills and Rylan Clark addressed complaints Scott Mills on tough chat with husband and decision on having children READ MORE: Scott Mills makes daring promise to UK Eurovision Act READ MORE: He also remarked: "Stop messaging us and moaning!" Scott chimed in with: "Also, some people are going 'well, that's not' fair, no, no for other countries, they will vote in one and not in the other." Article continues below Nonetheless, the clarifications did little to alleviate the puzzlement of spectators who took to social media to voice their concerns over the voting system, reports the Express. A disgruntled viewer commented: "Why does the Rest of the World #Eurovision vote open 24 hours BEFORE the show, before anyone's even seen the performances? Yeah, I get time zones exist, but if you're not watching live, should you really be voting? Feels like BS." The hosts explained the voting system (Image: (Image: BBC) ) ‌ Another sarcastically noted: "Will have to fiddle the international calls to vote today, as the @BBC are blocking UK from voting in Eurovision." One viewer quipped: "UK viewers cannot vote tonight. B****y Starmer again!" However, the sound quality also drew criticism, with some viewers pointing out that the music was drowning out the vocals. A viewer posted: "What's wrong with @bbceurovision @Eurovision this year all the music I way louder than the vocals so it's hard to hear anything what any of the countries are singing. I hope it won't be like this on the final on Saturday #Eurovision2025 #Eurovision #Eurovisión #Eurovisión2025." Article continues below Another viewer added: "Why is the sound on the BBC so low for #Eurovision? It's like they've forgot to mute Scott and Rylan's microphones during the performances." The Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Finals airs Thursday 15 May on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds.