2024-05-09 12:30:46
Published9. May 2024, 14:30
Malin AkermanThat’s why the ESC presenter looks familiar
This year the Eurovision Song Contest is led by two women: Petra Mede and Malin Akerman. The latter is no stranger to international show business.
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Two women will moderate this year’s ESC in Malmö.
Petra Mede (53) and Malin Akerman (45) lead the biggest music competition in the world.
The latter is a famous actress and model who has already appeared in films such as “After 7 Days – Geflittert” and “27 Dresses”.
Malin Akerman is heading back from Hollywood to Sweden for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö. The 45-year-old hosts the world’s biggest music competition alongside presenter and comedian Petra Mede (53), who hosted the show in 2013 and 2016.
“I can’t really describe my feelings about it,” eurovision.tv quoted Akerman as announcing her ESC job. “I’m very excited and a little nervous, but in a positive way.” On Tuesday she celebrated her first match in the first semi-final of 2024.
Anyone now thinking: “Wait, I know her!” Probably saw one or two Hollywood comedies like “Suburgatory” and “Trophy Wife”.
Your childhood
Malin grew up in Sweden for the first two years of her life before her family immigrated to Canada. When her parents separated after four years of emigration, her father moved back to northern Europe. The 47-year-old now holds Swedish and Canadian citizenship and says she loves both countries equally.
Her career as a model
Even as a little girl she appeared in TV commercials. At the age of 17 she was discovered as a model, but she wanted more. So she began studying psychology at the University of Toronto. However, she did not graduate as she got a modeling job in the TV series “Mission Earth” and thus marked her acting debut.
Her career as an actress
She moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career and soon after became known alongside Ben Stiller in the comedy “After 7 Days” and as Katherine Heigl’s sister in the romantic comedy “27 Dresses”. She celebrated her full success in 2009 with the comic film adaptation “Watchmen – The Guardians”. In the film she plays the superhero Silk Spectre. She also appeared in front of the camera with Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux in “Wanderlust – The Trip of a Lifetime” and the musical comedy “Rock of Ages”.
Although she still appeared in films such as “Slayers”, “A Week in Paradise” and “The Aviary” in 2020 and in “The Sex Conspiracy” in 2021, from 2012 onwards she was more attracted to series. She had a recurring role in the TV series “Suburgatory” and appeared in 22 episodes of the comedy series “Trophy Wife” over the next few years.
His career as a musician
In the musical comedy “Rock of Ages” she was able to express her long love of music. She is also the singer of the rock band The Petalstones. She also found love in the band, but it didn’t last long.
Your love life
In 2003 she started dating drummer Roberto Zincone, but communication was difficult. He barely spoke English and she spoke no Italian. But the language barrier did not stop their love and the two married in a romantic ceremony in Italy in 2007. Their son Sebastian was born in 2013, but the couple announced their separation the same year. After a brief fling with actor Colin Egglesfield, she found new love with actor Jack Donnelly. In 2018, the two secretly tied the knot in Tulum, Mexico.
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