Eurovision Fans Split Over Censored LGBT Skit

fans were left divided on Thursday after the BBC did not show a sketch about LGBT representation from the live broadcast. 

The second semi-final was being streamed from Vienna, with the show featuring various pre-recorded sketches and skits between acts. 

Yet during the BBC's broadcast they did not show one of the Austrian sketches, instead cutting to their own package about the UK's entrant, Look Mum No Computer. It is not clear if the BBC were permitted to broadcast all the segments. 

The skit featured Austria's Eurovision host Victoria Swarovski, acting as Professor Eurovision, teaching a room full of students about the competition. 

In the clip, a student asked: 'Why are there only gays at Eurovision now? Have they taken over?' to which Professor Eurovision stated that the festival is mainly attended, worked on and enjoyed by 'straight' people. 

She went on to say that the aim is 'to replace all the letters in LGBTQIA+ with just one "H" for humanity'. 

The skit then led into a montage of participants from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Despite the BBC opting not to air the sketch, it began to circulate on social media, with fans branding the clip 'tone deaf'. 

However, Britain's first transgender television newsreader India Willoughby was vocally against the decision for the BBC not to air the sketch. 

Taking to X/Twitter, she penned: 'The BBC just covered up a video about LGBT in Europe by playing a video of the UK entry - which will be performed live in about 30 minutes. 

'Why? Do they not want to upset Reform? Did it mention -God forbid - TRANS PEOPLE!!?? 22nd safest country in Europe. #Eurovision'.

Yet other fans took a different approach, tweeting 'As a British gay who wasn’t shown this section, as the said it was an ad break, can someone tell me if I should be team BBC for refusing or anti-BBC for cutting it cause I’m so confused #Eurovision';

'Apparently it was a really tone deaf ‘professor Eurovision’ segment about LGBTQIA+ history in Eurovision. From all accounts the BBC made the right decision not to show it';

'I just watched this segment via SVT and the overall package comes across sweet and well-meaning but a little tone-deaf… there’s no real defending that last line though like oh my god. No wonder BBC just cut it out.' 

The Daily Mail have contacted BBC for comment. 

Later in the broadcast, viewers joked the UK would get 'no points' again this year after Look Mum No Computer performed for the first time. 

Singers from the so-called big five - the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain and France - automatically qualify for the final, with their broadcasters contributing the most to Eurovision financially. 

Yet fans were left unimpressed by the performance of the  star, whose real name is Sam Battle, 37, and went on to hail , 41, as the standout act of the night after she performed her song for Australia, Eclipse. 

For the UK's act, Sam wore a pink boiler suit as performers in fluffy computer headwear danced in a mock workshop, while he played a synthesiser on his song Eins, Zwei, Drei. 

Meanwhile, Delta played a sparkly gold piano as she performed her song Eclipse.

The singer and former Neighbours star, who is arguably the best known act in the song contest for 2026, was accompanied by a harpist.

During her performance, Delta was elevated into the air from the top of her piano.