
BGT star looks VERY different in racy new role 13 years after finding fame on show and splitting from partner
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A POPULAR Britain's Got Talent star looks VERY different in her new racy new role.
It has been 13-years since this performer found fame as part of a singing duo on BGT, and is now a West End star after splitting from her partner.
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The singer shot to fame on BGT when she was just a teenager thanks to her incredible singing voice
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Today, now 29, the star in question is a big West End star
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This singer has announced her new racy role
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Did you guess the singer was Charlotte Jaconelli, formerly of BGT duo, Jonathan and Charlotte?
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The star in question is Charlotte Jaconelli.
The singer, now 29, was just 16 years old when she auditioned for Simon Cowell as one half of singing duo Jonathan and Charlotte, alongside her friend Jonathan Antoine.
The singing pair won over the judges with their rendition of Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion's duet The Prayer in their audition, and made it to the finals.
They eventually finished as runners up on the 2012 series, narrowly losing out on the win to Ashleigh Butler and her dog Pudsey.
Charlotte said at the time: "Oh my God, we came second. It's incredible."
Today, the performer looks a world away from her BGT days - and is now a megastar on London's West End.
In fact, she has revealed her next racy role which sees her transformed into a sex siren.
Announcing her big news, Charlotte shared a VERY sexy snap of herself in costume, as she gets ready to star in Burlesque The Musical.
The star shared some behind-the-scenes snaps, which included her in an eyepopping leotard which she almost spilling out of.
Her sexy look was completed with a pair of black tights.
Announcing her exciting news, Charlotte told her fans: "IT'S BURLESQUE! Meet Queenie - My theatre fairy god mother @todrick keeping me busy and singing notes as high as my heels.
"See you at The Savoy this summer to bring the iconic @burlesquethemusicaluk to the main stage.
"Hold your hats for the genius of @stevenantin & Miss Hall…it's gonna be FABULOUS."
LIFE AFTER BGT
After making a huge impression on BGT viewers, Jonathan and Charlotte, who first met when they were 11 years old at school, went on a UK arena tour.
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Charlotte is part of the sexy show, Burlesque The Musical
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Jonathan and Charlotte parted ways after BGT
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Charlotte has enjoyed a successful theatre career
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The singing duo then recorded their first album, Together, in 2012 for Simon Cowell's label Syco.
Their second album, Perhaps Love, was released a year later in October 2013.
However, the pair went their separate ways in 2014 after they were both offered solo record deals by Sony Deals.
But despite starting their journey together, Jonathan previously admitted that the duo were no longer as close.
Asked by ITV's Lorraine if they were "still pals" in 2017, he admitted: "We don't really get to speak very often but that's the nature of it.
"You don't really get the time to speak to your friends, my family comes everywhere with me and they're my longevity."
BECOMING A WEST END STAR
After going solo, Charlotte headed for the bright lights of the West End, and has since become a successful theatre star.
She made her debut in 2018 as part of the original cast of The Boy in the Dress.
Since then, Charlotte has appeared in Heathers: The Musical, and Sunset Boulevard alongside Nicole Scherzinger.
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