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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Entertainment
Marisa Mackle

Family pride as Irish schoolboy reaches tonight's BGT semi-finals

The family of Irish schoolboy Cillian O‘ Connor is "so proud" he made it to the Britain’s Got Talent’s semi-finals.

The young magician, 13, is set to perform another exciting magic trick routine on stage tonight, involving Simon Cowell and the rest of the judges.

Cillian from Donacarney, Co Meath, is hoping to make it through to the show’s live grand finale on Sunday.

READ MORE - Irish teen magician who left Britain's Got Talent judges speechless tells plan for future if he wins show

The stakes are high with a life-changing £250,000 prize up for grabs.

Cillian’s proud mammy, Elaine Peppard O’ Connor, is currently in Britain with her son to lend her support.

She posted this week on Facebook: "Off on an adventure with this little guy."

Elaine has made no secret of how proud the family are of Cillian, and he has won an army of fans from all over the world, including Irish magic superstar, Keith Barry.

She previously wrote: "So glad that people will get to see the Cillian that melts our hearts everyday.

"We love you so, so much and are so happy you finally got your dream that you have worked so hard for.

"As Cillian said, ‘autism is not a disability it’s an ability’."

There seems to be no ends to Cillian’s talents as the teenager is also training to be a chess grandmaster.

He says if he wins Britain’s Got Talent he will perform in Sin City in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Other acts on tonight’s BGT include young dancing duo Romeo and Icy, and nurse Georgie Carroll who will perform a stand-up comedy routine.

Britain’s Got Talent continues Friday 2nd June at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX.

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