Britain’s Got Talent contestant Ella Shaw is hoping Cheryl Fernandez-Versini tunes in to watch Wednesday’s semi-final – to see how far she has come.
The 18-year-old singer-songwriter blew judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, David Walliams and Alesha Dixon away with her performance of her own song, Summertime, and breezed through to the semi-finals.
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini sent Ella home from bootcamp (Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA Wire)
But when Ella auditioned for The X Factor last year, she was sent home by Cheryl during the six chair challenge round at bootcamp.
Ella told The Sun: “I hope Cheryl is watching and supports me. I’m going to show her everything I’ve got and make her proud.
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“I thank her for sending me home because I’ve improved so much. Without that knock-back I might not have done that.
“Going on The X Factor prepared me for BGT. It was tough when I was sent home from bootcamp, but it made me work hard.”
