Phillip Schofield has predicted that Blue are doomed to failure at this year's Eurovision Song Contest with their "shocking" entry 'I Can'.
The Dancing On Ice host took to Twitter after watching the boyband unveil their tune for the May 14 event on The Graham Norton Show last night.
"Well that's Eurovision screwed for another year!!" he stated on his official profile. "Sorry guys, I love you together and individually... But that's a shocking song."
Schofield continued to blast the 'All Rise' group while talking with his online following, seemingly agreeing with one fan's suggestion that the UK had intentionally picked an unimpressive tune to avoid hosting the expensive contest.
He also predicted Blue's defeat at the hands of X Factor duo Jedward, writing: "Hmmm, my newsfeed suggests Jedward have it in the bag for Ireland!!"
He added: "If I'm honest I can't stand Eurovision cos it's such a big old fix, but I watch every year in the hope that I'm wrong... it's been a farce for years, still watch though
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However, his comments seemed to infuriate former Dancing On Ice contestant Denise Welch, who posted: "I adore Phillip but I disagree that you should upset people. If they sang on [his] show, would he say after, 'That was rubbish'?!!"
Despite Welch's criticism, Schofield refused to give his backing to Blue's tune, joking: "Get the Baltic states to vote for us and I'll believe we stand a chance! Not unpatriotic, just realistic."
Blue previously denied suggestions that representing the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest, which this year takes place in Germany, is "career suicide".
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