{"id":2572,"date":"2025-03-02T10:57:42","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T10:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inhealthyzone.com\/?p=2572"},"modified":"2025-03-02T10:57:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T10:57:58","slug":"britains-got-talent-child-star-unrecognisable-7-years-after-leaving-fans-speechless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inhealthyzone.com\/?p=2572","title":{"rendered":"Britain\u2019s Got Talent child star unrecognisable 7 years after leaving fans speechless"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>A Britain\u2019s Got Talent child star looks unrecognisable just seven years after wowing audiences with her incredible audition on the talent show.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lexie May, from Manchester, auditioned as a ballet dancer alongside her friend Christopher \u2013 she hilariously revealed that the pair started dancing together after meeting each other \u2018on a website\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>At first, 10-year-old Lexie and 10-year-old Christopher had us smiling and laughing and delighted judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, David Walliams, and Alesha Dixon.<\/p>\n<p>David asked Lexie how they came to dance together, and Lexie said, \u2018Well, there\u2019s a website\u2026\u2019 to rapturous applause and laugher from the audience.<\/p>\n<p>When Simon asked \u2018Really?\u2019 Lexie responded: \u2018If you\u2019re both in the same category, you\u2019re a match \u2013 so, obviously we\u2019re a match,\u2019 pointing to them both.<\/p>\n<p>David then asked Christopher is Lexie was \u2018the boss\u2019 in their relationship, to which Christopher joked, \u2018Well, she thinks she is\u2019 to yet more laughter and applause.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2574\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2574\" style=\"width: 646px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2574\" src=\"https:\/\/inhealthyzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_241840656-672a.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"646\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inhealthyzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_241840656-672a.webp 646w, https:\/\/inhealthyzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_241840656-672a-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2574\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The pair sailed through their audition with ease (Picture: Dymond\/Thames\/Syco\/REX\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lexie then called Christopher \u2018my future husband,\u2019 causing the crowd to give a big \u2018Aw\u2019 \u2013 but Christopher shook his head, which caught the attention of Simon and Alesha. However, Christopher poured cold water on the idea when he confessed to finding Lexie \u2018annoying\u2019 \u2013 at least some of the time anyway.<\/p>\n<p>The two then got to dancing to Meghan Trainor\u2019s Dear Future Husband, impressed the judges and the crowd, and received a standing ovation from everyone inside the hall.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2575\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2575\" style=\"width: 646px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2575\" src=\"https:\/\/inhealthyzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_241840639-a617.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"646\" height=\"635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inhealthyzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_241840639-a617.webp 646w, https:\/\/inhealthyzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_241840639-a617-300x295.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2575\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lexie continues to dance to this day, competing at several events a year (Picture: @lexiemaydance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite impressing the judges at their audition, however, Lexie and Christopher only made it as far as the semi-finals, with Lost Voice Guy eventually winning the competition that year.<\/p>\n<p>Watching at the time, Joanne Dudding commented on X: \u2018Does anyone else think that young lad dancing could be Anton Du Beke\u2019s long lost son?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Jean de Mario said on Facebook: \u2018I want meet someone who thinks I am annoying but still wants to stay and dance with me. Love them. Super funny. Super brilliant.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Seven years on that from Britain\u2019s Got Talent audition, 17-year-old Lexie is still dancing and registering for dance competitions up and down the country.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2576\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2576\" style=\"width: 646px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2576\" src=\"https:\/\/inhealthyzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_241852752-f874.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"646\" height=\"807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inhealthyzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_241852752-f874.webp 646w, https:\/\/inhealthyzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_241852752-f874-240x300.webp 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lexie has a new dancing partner these days \u2013 Dylan (Picture: @lexiemaydance)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These days, her dancing partner appears to be a young man named Dylan, with the pair seen practising their routines in videos posted to social media. And it appears the two have made a real success of their partnership, with Lexie and Dylan both seen holding various trophies in photos uploaded to Lexie\u2019s Instagram over the years.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Lexie and Dylan were winners of the Dance Promoters Association Team Match, with the pair proudly representing Team North in the competition.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meet dazzling dancing duo Lexie and Christopher | Auditions | BGT 2018\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t8mdh4aoqEQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Not much seems to be known publicly about what Christopher did following his time on the show \u2013 but according to a post on her Instagram account, Lexie was still dancing with Christopher as of early 2021.<\/p>\n<p>And shortly after getting through to the Britain\u2019s Got Talent semi-finals, the pair went on to compete at a national event where they were lucky enough to meet Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas.<\/p>\n<p>3,000 people follow her Instagram account, which has been active ever since September 2016, when Lexie and Christopher were just eight-years-old.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Britain\u2019s Got Talent child star looks unrecognisable just seven years after wowing audiences with her incredible audition on the talent show. 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