
Britain's Got Talent star admit 'overwhelmed' just hours before final
Britain's Got Talent star admit 'overwhelmed' just hours before final
Britain's Got Talent choir Hear Our Voice will take to the stage on Saturday night
BGT choir overwhelmed with support they have been given
Just hours before the Britain's Got Talent final, a member of the Hear Our Voice choir, impacted by the Post Office scandal, confessed the group feels "overwhelmed".
The choir, which wowed judges Bruno Tonioli, Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, and Alesha Dixon with their performance, will take the stage again on Saturday (May 31) night.
Ahead of their appearance in the final, choir members Tim Brentnall, Jess Kaur, and Mark Wildblood spoke on Good Morning Britain, sharing their emotional journey.
Mark explained that the choir was formed as a response to the negativity surrounding the Post Office controversy: "There was so much negativity coming out of the Post Office scandal and it was a long, bureaucratic, drawn-out process that we were just fed up with all of the negativity."
Hear Our Voice choir members Tim Brentnall, Jess Kaur and Mark Wildblood appeared on GMB
He continued, "I thought, what can we do just to make something a bit more positive, so here we are. The people have all had pretty negative lives because of this but we've created something joyous."
Entertainment reporter Richard Arnold noted that the choir has not only unified the nation but also its members, who have formed strong bonds.
Mark agreed, "Absolutely, the bonding we have got within the group and we are so thankful for the support from the public to get us here it's just been phenomenal," reports Belfast Live.
As the bookies' favourite, the choir is set to captivate audiences once again with their performance. He expressed his gratitude, saying: "We're overwhelmed by that and the family that we have created now is just a beautiful thing so thank you BGT as well."
In another segment of the show, Tim disclosed the significant tattoo he and his fellow performers decided to get in honour of their audition song on Britain's Got Talent.
Hear Our Voice have made it through to the BGT final on Saturday (May 30) night
When Richard enquired about the tattoo, Tim displayed the words etched on his forearm, which read: "I get the feeling that this isn't just a me thing."
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The tattoo alludes to the infamous scandal where sub-postmasters were misled into believing they were the sole individuals facing IT accounting issues.
Explaining the tattoo's significance, he remarked: "A few of us have got it now. It's a lyric from the first song we did in Blackpool. When we heard it for the first time, it really struck a chord with us because we were all told, you're the only person this is happening to, and to hear the song saying, 'I get the feeling it isn't just a me thing.'"
Britain's Got Talent: The Final airs Saturday at 7pm on ITV and ITVX.
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