{"id":7983,"date":"2024-12-02T23:54:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T23:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/?p=7983"},"modified":"2024-12-02T23:54:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T23:54:45","slug":"7983","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/?p=7983","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<header class=\"entry-header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"b-r b-r--before_content\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Connie Talbot has revealed the cost of finding fame at a young age on Britain\u2019s Got Talent, as she faced bullies and had to go to school with a bodyguard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The singer, 23, rose to national fame when she finished second on the first series of Britain\u2019s Got Talent in 2007.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But being the center of attention came with dangers: Connie told how a grown man posed as a journalist in a terrifying attempt to get close to her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Talking about the\u00a0DEEP YouTube ChannelHe recalled: \u2018(Fame) exposed me to the darker sides of the\u00a0world\u00a0that a child probably wouldn\u2019t hear about until later in life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018A journalist approached us who was supposed to work for a newspaper, but it turned out that he was only interested in children.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<p>Connie Talbot has revealed the cost of finding fame at a young age on Britain\u2019s Got Talent, as she faced bullies and had to go to school with a bodyguard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The singer, 23, rose to national fame when she finished second on the first series of Britain\u2019s Got Talent in 2007.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u201cThankfully my mom and dad protected me, but that was probably the first time I realized that safety was something very important to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Connie\u2019s parents were so concerned about her safety that a bodyguard accompanied her to school after her appearance on the ITV talent show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She said: \u2018I remember when I first came off the show, I had a bodyguard called Danny who was 6\u201910. He followed me to school every day and was with me on the playground.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018People were climbing trees outside my school to take a photo of a girl in uniform, which is just disgusting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u201cI now have two four-year-old nieces and I would look for anyone who had any kind of interest in them at that age.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Connie, who said she doesn\u2019t remember much from the beginning of her career, also recalled some good experiences she had after Britain\u2019s Got Talent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He met George Clooney and Oprah Winfrey, whom he described as a \u201cwonderful lady\u201d and performed at the G20 Summit, although \u201che doesn\u2019t remember it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Connie also dispelled assumptions that everyone on television is extremely rich.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Connie said: \u201cWe were approached by a journalist who was supposed to work for a newspaper, but it turned out he was only interested in children.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">He added: \u201cLuckily my mom and dad protected me, but it was probably the first time I realized that safety was something very important to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Connie\u2019s parents were so concerned about her safety that a bodyguard accompanied her to school after her appearance on the ITV talent show.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She said: \u2018A big assumption is that because we appeared on TV we are all mega-rich. People assume you make a lot of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/whatsnew2day.com\/money\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-ail=\"158620\">money<\/a>\u00a0because you\u2019ve appeared on television, but that\u2019s definitely not the case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018People I make friends with say: I thought you\u2019d be an idiot, but you\u2019re nice. People think you\u2019ll be conceited.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Following Britain\u2019s Got Talent, Connie released her debut album Over The Rainbow in November 2007. It was certified gold in the UK and double platinum in South Korea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He released Christmas albums in 2008 and 2009 and a fourth album in 2012.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Their most recent song, Growing Pains, was released last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">During an appearance on This Morning in 2023, Connie said she is \u201cvery grateful\u201d for her time on Britain\u2019s Got Talent, calling it \u201cthe start of her life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Connie said of BGT: \u201cI feel like that was the beginning of my life, because I don\u2019t really remember anything before that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">During an appearance on This Morning in 2023, Connie said she is \u201cvery grateful\u201d for her time on Britain\u2019s Got Talent, calling it \u201cthe start of her life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But I remember bits and pieces of the show. At the time, I really wanted to be on X Factor and I was obviously too young, so I thought, \u201cYeah\u201d, this was next.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018And it was the first season, so there was no expectation for the show. It just started out as a fun day. He gave me a run today, which is amazing. I am so lucky.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">When asked if she was looked after during her time on Britain\u2019s Got Talent, she explained that the motto was \u201cjust have fun\u201d, adding: \u201cIn my head I was Leona Lewis on stage singing Over the Rainbow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She also admitted that her family feared the negative comments would upset her, saying: \u201cThey were worried about it, the nasty side of Simon Cowell, but now he\u2019s softened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Full Video<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Emanne Beasha - Kid Opera Singer - America's Got Talent 2019 Quarterfinals 3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WN4Fkyc7-O0?list=PL_ZsyRWwFTF756cBsjASEvwuNVn8isQKE\" width=\"735\" height=\"413\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-original-w=\"735\" data-original-h=\"413\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Connie Talbot has revealed the cost of finding fame at a young age on Britain\u2019s Got Talent, as she faced bullies and had to go to school with a bodyguard. &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[474],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7983"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7985,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7983\/revisions\/7985"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news4you.fit\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}