Eurovision legend defends ‘smutty' contest a year on from ‘exposed testicle' blunder as she defends raunchy routines
But in recent years
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Cheryl Baker has defended 'smutty' Eurovision ahead of this year's contest
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Last year Finland's entry showed more than he expected
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This year's entrants are looking just as risque with
Finland
once again leading the charge, this time in latex hotpants, while
Former winner
Cheryl
Baker, who took home the gong in 1981 with Bucks Fizz, certainly isn't taking issue with the Contest's 'smutty' side.
She's throwing a viewing party at her home complete with national flag bunting and balloons and can't wait to see the wacky and wonderful performances.
In an
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"Yeah, it is a bit smutty but life's a bit smutty now isn't it? Everything a bit more extreme. It's so funny to think that those rip off skirts that Bucks Fizz used was such a jaw-dropping moment and it's nothing compared to what they rip off now.
"It's part of the Eurovision fun isn't it? It's always going to be that colourful, that extreme, that fabulous and joyous, it's such a joyous thing, and it's once a year, it's fantastic."
Last year
Finland
appeared to quite literally drop the ball, when Windows95man, performed in very small pants.
The visual artist, who's real name is Teemu Keisteri, left fans in shock after his testicles appeared to pop out.
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He began dancing to the song No Rules! with a flesh coloured patch over his groin leaving little room for the crown jewels.
While Fizz's Eurovision win in '81 was much more innocent, there was still shock when Cheryl and bandmate Jay Aston had their skirts ripped their skirts off while performing Making Your Mind Up.
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It was tame by today's standards, but considered a controversial raunchy gimmick four decades ago.
So it's little surprise
Cheryl
is all for a bit of cheeky fun on the stage.
She said: "I think that's the fun of Eurovision. They are going to say saucy things, or try and get away with saying saucy things, or suggestive things.
"I mean, they've done it for years. It's going to get you points, or it's going to get you noticed, and of course you're going to do it.
"That's the beauty of Eurovision, it is tongue in cheek. I know it's important, especially for the winning act, well look at me, it changed my life.
"But the whole point of Eurovision is to bring everyone together and just have a wonderful love fest, you know, be happy and make it fun. That's the beauty of it."
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The Polish milk maidens in 2014 left little to the imagination
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Bucks Fizz performing in 1981
And she'd much rather see a saucy reveal than a divisive political speech that swaps escapism for grim reality.
"I hate it when
politics
comes into it," she said.
"I know it sometimes does, but, you know, to be there, like when I was in
Liverpool
, and to feel that joy, and everyone being together and everyone cheering each other on.
"I think that's the beauty of Eurovision. It's a real unity thing, Eurovision, and it's worldwide."
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