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Eurovision fans left 'frantically Googling' co-host Malin Akerman before clocking that she's a famous movie star: 'I've been trying to work out where I'd seen her before!'


Swedish actress and presenter Petra Mede was joined by movie star Malin Akerman to present the semi-finals and grand final.

Along with her breakout roles in The Heartbreak Kid and Watchmen, Malin's Hollywood resume also includes the likes of such films as The Utopian Society (2003), Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004) and 27 Dresses (2008). The contest has been marred in controversy amid Israel's presence while it wars against Hamas in Gaza - with pro-Palestinian protesters descending on Malmo (above) Dozens of protesters locked arms and lay on the ground outside the venue draped in Palestine flags - and struggled with Swedish riot police who tried to remove them, yelling at ticket-holders walking into the arena: 'Shame on you'.

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