NO MORE SH0CKING TWIST: Just hours before the BGT grand finale, judge KSI boldly named Stacey Leadbeatter as the rightful winner live on Lorraine, sparking a backlash from viewers: “This is the worst BGT I’ve ever seen!”
A BRITAIN’S Got Talent judge has “revealed” the show winner – just hours before the live grand final.
The singer in question impressed the famous panel so much in her first audition, she received a Golden Buzzer.
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A BGT judge has ‘revealed’ who will ‘scoop the crown’ in the finalCredit: ITV
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KSI spilled the beans about BGT on Lorraine this morningCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
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KSI has tipped Stacey Leadbeatter to win the showCredit: Rex
Today on ITV’s Lorraine new Britain’s Got Talent judge KSI, 31, tipped the singer to scoop the crown
Speaking to host Andi Peters, he said: “Stacey (Leadbeatter) honestly, I hope she wins.
“Like, I love Stacey. And her story’s phenomenal.
“Because, you know, working at a chicken shop and then being able to come through in front of an audience like that and sing her heart out.
“I was just like mind blown. I was like, she needs to win this.”
Stacey Leadbeatter wowed the judges and audience with her audition, singing Leona Lewis’ version of Snow Patrol’s Run.
She had only performed once in public before her BGT appearance and had to retrain her voice due to a speech impediment.
She said: “It is extremely hard, I have a video of me singing from four or five years ago and you couldn’t actually understand properly what I was singing due to the severity of speech impediments.
“So during lockdown I used to sit through like adult speech therapy sessions on YouTube and then I’d introduce it into my singing.
“If I don’t do certain exercises for say a couple of weeks at a time, I will start to revert back to how I was.”
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YouTube personality KSI decided to send Stacey straight through to the semi-finals, as the audience chanted “press the buzzer”.
For the semi-final, Stacey wowed with a stirring rendition of Demi Lovato’s song Anyone.
It was enough to win over viewers at home and she was put through to the final after winning the public vote.
HEALTH BATTLE
Her semi-final victory came despite being unwell at the time.
In the run-up to her semi-final showdown, the singer revealed she had strep throat – which is an infection at the back of the throat and tonsils.
Speaking at the time, Stacey told The Mirror: “My voice is only just coming back.
“I am still actually on antibiotics. I haven’t been able to sing properly.
“I have been a bit concerned about this weekend but, hopefully, I’ll be able to do it.”
Luckily for Stacey she pulled through and won a place in the final.
