Britain’s Got Talent child star reveals a huge career change away from TV – 16 years after WINNING show
A BGT winner has revealed a brand new career – 16 years after rising to fame as a child star on the show.
The star won the second ever edition of the ITV contest in 2008 aged just 14.
George Sampson was one of the first to bring street dance to the mainstream thanks to his epic routines played out of the programme.
He managed to secure the trophy thanks to a dazzling routine choreographed to the Mint Royale hit Singin’ In The Rain.
Now aged 30, George has undertaken a variety of work projects since being on the show but his latest move is rather unique indeed.
George will be tapping into the world of online gaming – noted to be a very lucrative industry.
He will be live-streaming himself playing games on TikTok as part of his new venture, Sampson Gaming.
The performed shared a specially-created graphic and logo for his new career move as he declared: “Regular streams coming soon to TikTok.”
It seems that the star’s followers were impressed with his new direction as they raced to share their support with the star online.
One wrote: “Aww yay looking forward to this.”
As another penned: “Pretty awesome man.”
While a third wrote: “WOOHOO!!”
In 2012 George returned to Britain’s Got Talent a year later and performed for the final as the results were announced.
And he returned again four years ago for Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions, making it to the semi-final.
George has also dabbled in the realm of TV.
He played Kyle Stack in Waterloo Road from 2011 to 2012, and again in 2013.
The dancer also played a character in CBBC’s The Dumping Ground, and Emmerdale in 2016.
He’s also dipped his toes in a bit of reality TV after starring in the fourth series of Celebrity Coach Trip in 2019.
BGT's Best Golden Buzzer Moments
BGT have handed out many Golden Buzzer's over the years, can you remember some of the most famous
- Loren Allred – Loren Allred, 32, from Brooklyn, New York jetted to London to audition after recording the vocals for The Greatest Showman. The stunning singer got a standing ovation and a Golden Buzzer from the judges as she delivered a stirring rendition of Never Enough from the popular film. Loren came out on stage and revealed to the judges they would have heard her voice many times before that moment. “I was hired to record the vocals for The Greatest Showman as a guide for the actors to know how to sing the songs,” she explained. Loren then revealed actress Rebecca Ferguson was so stunned by her singing that she decided to let her vocals be heard in the movie. “So she lip-synced,” Loren said.
- Chicken Shed Theatre Company – Comprised of individuals aged between 5 and 37, the group was set up to welcome anyone irrespective of background to get up on stage and perform and fulfil their dream. Chicken Shed prides itself on accepting anyone and does not hold auditions to make the group a safe and inclusive space. The group wowed as they performed Wonder by Naughty Boy featuring Emeli Sande. It meant that Alesha wasted no time as she decided to hit her golden buzzer for the young performers. She told them it was her “honour” to reward their inclusiveness with her golden buzzer.
- The Dancing Granny – Granny Paddy Jones and her professional partner Niko Espinosa first hit headlines when they won the Spanish talent show Tú sí que vales in 2009, before going on to appear on Britain’s Got Talent in 2014 where they came ninth. Amanda Holden was so impressed with Paddy that she gave her the Golden Buzzer, which sent them straight through to the semi-finals. But things took a worrying turn when Paddy cracked a rib while rehearsing a new move and her place on the show was under doubt. She was given the all-clear to perform in the end but didn’t quite live up to expectations.
- Bars and Melody – They will forever be remembered for their anti-bullying song on the talent show. Bars and Melody were first seen on the 2014 series of Britain’s Got Talent, getting shuttled into the semi-finals when Simon Cowell pressed his Golden Buzzer. They made it to the final thanks to a performance of I’ll Be Missing You but lost out on the crown to Collabro. These days Charlie Lenehan – known as Melody – is covered in tattoos, with inkings on his neck, arms and chest. But he is as close as ever to co-star Leondre Devries – who is Bars – with the pair seen enjoying themselves in exotic locations all over the world.