As if auditioning for Britain’s Got Talent wasn’t nerve-wracking enough, Jacob Jones also decided it was going to be the day he proposed to his girlfriend Faye Compton. As soon as the judges told Jacob that he’d made it to the next round for his version of Joe Cocker’s You are so Beautiful, he asked Faye to join him on the stage and dropped down to one knee. An ecstatic but shocked Faye, who was sitting in the audience said yes.
Where Britain's Got Talent's child performers are now including George Sampson and Connie Talbot
07.05.2022 - 21:29 / ok.co.uk
Some of the most memorable contestants on Britain’s Got Talent were just children when they auditioned for the show and won the hearts of the nation with their impressive and adorable performances. Several of the gifted youngsters who wowed Simon Cowell and his fellow judges over the years have been making a name for themselves in their chosen fields since their brave and exciting time under the BGT spotlight.
Now all grown up, the likes of George Sampson, Hollie Steel, Connie Talbot, Ronan Parke and Aidan Davis are continuing to pursue their dreams after their early brushes with fame taking part in the nation’s favourite TV talent competition. Let’s see what they are up to.
George Sampson As a cheeky-faced 14 year old dancer, George Sampson won the second series of Britain’s Got Talent in 2008 and his career has since gone from strength to strength, combining his talents as a great all-rounder; acting, dancing and singing on stage and TV. In 2011 he won a part in the BBC drama series Waterloo Road as Kyle Stack and that set him on the road to sustainable success.
His work has included Mount Pleasant, Peter Pan in panto, Casualty, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Emmerdale. Now 28, George has most recently been a shining star in musical theatre roles, appearing in Our House and playing the role of Dean in the UK touring production of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.
Connie Talbot Perhaps the best known of the bunch, Connie Talbot, still only 21, won our hearts as a six year old with missing top teeth singing Over the Rainbow in the final of BGT’s first series in 2007. Over the past 15 years she had developed into a glamorous and sophisticated social media influencer with a jet-setting lifestyle to match that she shares on
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