Emmerdale star Lisa Riley was left in tears after watching an emotional performance on Britain's Got Talent of a Sheffield busker.
The actress, who plays Mandy Dingle tuned in to watch the ITV hit talent show last weekend and within minutes of Maxwell Thorpe’s performance she was left "crying her eyes out.”
Fans and BGT judges were left stunned by the 32-year-olds incredible performance of opera classic Caruso. The star admitted he had performed on the streets across Sheffield before heading to the competition.
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After revealing that the BGT audition was the biggest audience that he'd ever sung in front of, he gushed that it was "incredible".
Alesha Dixon revealed that her arm hairs stood on end as soon as he began singing, adding: "It just felt romantic and powerful and meaningful and all the feels."
Among those impressed by the performance was Emmerdale actress Lisa, who took to social media to reveal it had moved her to tears.
She tweeted: "I don’t know whether I am super hormonal or not (probably yes) but I am crying my eyes out watching Maxwell sing incredible opera performance tonight. He's my winner. Golden Buzzer from me," alongside a number of star emojis.
Hundreds of her Twitter fans agreed, with the tweet racking up over 500 likes shortly after the show aired on Saturday night. Earlier this week, it was revealed that Maxwell had appeared on ITV before and recorded an operatic music video.
Despite revealing he was a busker, just two years ago, the singer filmed his video music video and released his album Transcendence.
And the year before he appeared on ITV for a lengthy interview about his singing voice after he was spotted busking in the streets.
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