‘Remember I am a human too’: Eurovision entrant Bambie Thug reacts to online hate

'Your words and warped views cannot hurt me.'
‘Remember I am a human too’: Eurovision entrant Bambie Thug reacts to online hate

Bambie Thug will perform Doomsday Blue at the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Picture: Andres Poveda

Mon, 29 Jan, 2024 - 12:18
Denise O’Donoghue

Ireland’s newly selected Eurovision entrant Bambie Thug has issued a statement to those “enraged by my beautiful art” after seeing hateful messages online.

Bambie Thug, who is from Macroom, Co. Cork is non-binary and uses the pronouns they/them, urged the public to “remember I am a human too”.

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