Britain's Got Talent Final: Olly Pearson's family "proud"
The final takes place this Saturday (May 31) and the 11-year-old from Wrexham will compete for the chance to perform at the Royal Variety Show and be in with a chance of winning a £250,000 cash prize.
Ahead of the final, Olly's Dad, Simon Pearson has spoken about the excitement of the whole experience.
Olly with his grandad Lee (Image: ITV Britain's Got Talent)
Simon said: "The whole experience has been brilliant. Olly has worked so hard. We are massively proud of the hours of practice and love he puts into his guitar playing.
"We never have to ask Olly to practice, he just loves to play and I think people appreciate how hard it is to play the way he does at his age. In the last few weeks he has been practicing for a minimum for two to three hours a day.
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"The support Olly has had has been incredible plus two Golden buzzers, he is just so proud to be in the final and we are so proud of what he has achieved. He is too modest to think about winning!
"It has honestly been amazing, the people we meet in person and online have been so kind, it means a lot to Olly to hear how his music affects people and the joy they get from his playing.
"His school and friends have loved the excitement of BGT."
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