Hollyoaks' Lucy-Jo Hudson reveals personal link to BGT finalist Jamie as Corrie star also shares support
31.05.2022 - 16:17
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Lucy-Jo Hudson has pledged her support to one particular Britain's Got Talent act after he made it through to the final. Ventriloquist Jamie Leahey took to the Hammersmith Apollo stage on Monday night (May 30) in front of the judges, a live audience and millions watching at home.
He was hoping to impress with his act alongside chicken, Chuck, to make it through the ITV talent show's grand final on Sunday (June 5). And 13-year-old Jamie did just that and he received a standing ovation from the audience as well as all four judges - Amanda Holden, David Walliams, Alesha Dixon, and Simon Cowell - after his act.
The youngster delivered a comic routine in which he and his chicken puppet friend Chuck flirted with Alesha Dixon and briefly fell out before reuniting with a song. Amanda praised the act as £the comic relief we needed", admitting she was still recovering from previous act, The Witches, in which she had been made to touch a live rat.
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Jamie initially went head-to-head with 23-year-old magician Junwoo, for the second place in the BGT 2022 final but the judges' vote was split evenly between the pair. The decision was returned to the number of audience votes and it was revealed that the teen had scored more from viewers, joining Busker Maxwell Thorpe as the first acts through.
And Lucy-Jo, who plays Donna-Marie Quinn in Hollyoaks, is backing Jamie for the win. Taking to Instagram before and throughout Monday night's show, the actress pledged her support to the youngster, saying she was "proud" and that he "smashed it" encouraging people to vote.
She then videoed the moment Jamie found out his had landed a place in the