Britain's Got Talent stars Stefan and Denise have opened up on their son's cruel twist of fate. Denise Leigh delivered a soaring rendition of Sound of Music's Climb Ev'ry Mountain, along with her partner pianist Stefan Andrusyschyn. Stefan, 40, has been completely blind since his birth and explained: "Basically something happened while I was developing, which stopped the growth of one of my eyes at a very early stage and resulted in me having no eye in the other socket.
"I am literally completely blind. I don't even have a perception. So I am the real deal.
" Light-heartedly taking on the difficulties they face, Denise, 53, chuckled: "Beats me hands down - we're even competitive about how blind we are." Born with retinitis pigmentosa, Denise has consistently faced declining vision throughout her life. She explained: "I was born with quite a lot of vision.
It sort of took a nosedive when I went through puberty, and then another nosedive every time I had a baby. And then when I had chemo two years ago, it just took the rest of it basically." Denise and Stefan mesmerised audiences with their exceptional talent on the ITV competition.
Britain's Got Talent judges were completely smitten with Denise even before she belted out a note. The North Staffordshire opera singer shared her poignant cancer journey, her romantic encounter with her husband on the Tube, and humorously confessed to 'needing a wee' during her performance, reports Stoke on Trent Live . Diagnosed with breast cancer .
