Britain’s Got Talent star Stacey Leadbeatter has got through to the final after fearing she wouldn’t be able to sing in Saturday’s semi-final after some health woes.
The singer impressed the judges in her audition and received a Golden Buzzer from KSI after being forced to retrain her voice due to a stutter.
However, she reached a huge hurdle this week as she was struck down by strep throat, which left her fearing she might not be able to sing in the semi-finals.
However she gave it her all at Wembley Arena in front of the judges – and has now landed her spot in the final, hoping for a chance to be crowned the winner.
Stacey won the most public votes and advanced straight through the final alongside guitarist Olly Pearson, who secured Simon Cowell’s Golden Buzzer.
She beat out compeтιтion including Will Burns and Cheer Re Mans to the top slot, who narrowly missed out on their place in the final.
Britain’s Got Talent star Stacey Leadbeatter, 29, has got through to the final after fearing she wouldn’t be able to sing tonight
The star picked up the illness earlier this week and was on antibiotics, which left her worried she might not be able to sing in tonight’s show
Speaking after the vote was revealed, Stacey said: ‘Thank you so much for believing in me.’
She broke down in floods of tears and grabbed host Declan Donnelly for a hug as she was overwhelmed with emotion.
Just hours before the semi-final, Stacey revealed her panic about potentially not being able to sing after being struck down by strep throat.
‘My voice is only just coming back,’ she told The Mirror.
‘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.’
After her audition, YouTube personality KSI, 31, sent Stacey straight through to the semi-finals, while fellow judge Amanda Holden, 54, branded her amazing.
Recalling how she was bullied at school, Stacey previously said: ‘In high school I used to stutter a bit and people would mimic me.
‘Children unfortunately sometimes can be a bit harsh and I wasn’t the popular girl at school.’
She was left in shock after receiving the approval from Simon, who is not always easy to impress
Britain’s Got Talent star Stacey Leadbeatter has shared her fears that she won’t be able to sing in the live semi-finals after being diagnosed with strep throat
Stacey had only performed once before her Britain’s Got Talent appearance and had to retrain her voice due to a speech impediment
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Fans went wild for the golden buzzer act, sharing their thoughts online.
Comments included: ‘Wow, she literally defied gravity with that vocal performance, she absolutely deserved that Golden Buzzer’; ‘Amazing voice well deserved golden buzzer’;
‘Absolutely amazing. She deserves the golden buzzer and I’ve fallen in love with KSI’; ‘Imagine getting a golden buzzer from KSI, wow. I hope he’s on the panel for the live shows!’;
‘Stacey is a star in the making! Her voice gave me goosebumps! Great choice for a Golden Buzzer, KSI!’;
‘There’s just some performances & auditions that are incredibly special that you’ll never forget. Fantastic from Stacey & it’s ever better, the icing on the cake was KSI golden buzzer act. Fantastic stuff.’
The new series of the long-standing ITV compeтιтion kicked off in April and saw a range of acts try and impress judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, KSI and Alesha Dixon.
The semi-finals kicked off last weekend with the final expected to take place near the end of May.
