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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Jessica Sansome

Hollyoaks' Lucy-Jo Hudson reveals personal link to BGT finalist Jamie as Corrie star also shares support

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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