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The BBC has announced the presenter who will be taking over from Scott Mills at this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

Scott had been a cornerstone of the UK's commentary line-up alongside Rylan Clark, but the broadcaster has now confirmed that former Strictly Come Dancing favourite Angela Scanlon will be stepping up to fill the role this year.

She will be joining Rylan at the Wiener Stadthalle arena in Vienna to steer viewers through the competition's semi-finals, reports the Mirror.

The announcement follows Scott's dismissal by the BBC earlier this year in the wake of historical allegations concerning his personal conduct.

Angela said: "It feels like joining the greatest party on earth - equal parts thrilling and terrifying!"

She continued: "I grew up watching the Eurovision Song Contest with my three sisters, making very serious (and wildly biased) scorecards from the couch, so to now be part of it - especially in its 70th year - is genuinely surreal.

"It's one of those shows that's always been there, evolving but never losing its magic or madness.

"I've been lucky enough to dip my toe into the Eurovision world before, so it feels great to be doing it again, just with higher heels and a few more sequins!"

Rylan added: "It's the 70th Eurovision Song Contest and the biggest show on the planet. Being part of anything this big is something younger me could never have imagined."

The competition gets under way with the first semi-final on May 12. Each semi-final, hosted by Austrian stars Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski, will feature performances from the pre-qualified 'Big Four' nations, along with a host of interval acts. The UK is one of the Big Four, alongside Germany, France and Italy, and therefore holds a guaranteed spot in the Grand Final.

Across both semi-finals, 10 contestants will be eliminated from the competition - leaving 25 acts to battle it out in the Grand Final on May 16.

This year's UK entry is electronic musician Look Mum No Computer, whose real name is Sam Battle. He will be performing his track Eins, Zwei, Drei at the contest.

The semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest will air on Tuesday May 12 and Thursday May 14 at 8pm on BBC iPlayer and BBC One.