A girl who was kidnapped when she was just a few hours old, has impressed the ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ judging panel.
Alex Griffiths was stolen from London’s St Thomas’ hospital in 1990 but didn’t tell the judges about her troubled past when she performed a dance to Chicago show tune ‘I Can’t Do It.’ On why she didn’t disclose her story to Amanda Holden, Michael McIntyre and David Hasselhoff, the 21 year old said:
“I want to impress people for who I am and what I can do, not because I was kidnapped as a baby.
“People were saying I should tell the judges my story as it could help me get through. I’ve watched loads of these shows and I know people use sob stories to get the judges on their side.
“But the producers understood my decision to stay quiet – and I don’t regret it.
Alex Griffiths was stolen from London’s St Thomas’ hospital in 1990 but didn’t tell the judges about her troubled past when she performed a dance to Chicago show tune ‘I Can’t Do It.’ On why she didn’t disclose her story to Amanda Holden, Michael McIntyre and David Hasselhoff, the 21 year old said:
“I want to impress people for who I am and what I can do, not because I was kidnapped as a baby.
“People were saying I should tell the judges my story as it could help me get through. I’ve watched loads of these shows and I know people use sob stories to get the judges on their side.
“But the producers understood my decision to stay quiet – and I don’t regret it.
- 4/16/2011
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
A girl famously kidnapped from a maternity ward as a newborn baby will appear on Britain's Got Talent, it has been revealed. Dancer Alex Griffiths, now a 21-year-old maths student at Manchester University, was snatched from London's St Thomas' Hospital in 1990 by nurse Janet Griffiths, who posed as a social worker. Griffiths was held captive for 17 days and the story gripped the nation. Following a nationwide manhunt, she was tracked down by police to a remote Cotswolds cottage and returned to parents Dawn and Jeff Harris. She told The Sun: "I want to impress people for who I am and what I can do, not because I was kidnapped as a baby. People were saying I should tell the judges my story as it could help me get through... But the producers understood my decision to stay quiet - and I don't regret it. "I loved performing for the judges.
- 4/16/2011
- by By Colin Daniels
- Digital Spy
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