The Eurovision Song Contest takes place on Saturday, and one of the hosts is a man who’ll be familiar to many Irish viewers.

Pilou Asbaek plays Kasper Juul in the hit Danish political drama, Borgen and this week's he's preparing to present the show to 125 million viewers all over the world.

He spoke to Jonathan Healy on Lunchtime this afternoon. You can listen back to the interview below.

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