The singer from Kent, who dreams of performing on the West End stage, burst into tears as presenters Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly revealed she had scooped the £250,000 prize, as well as a spot on the bill at the Royal Variety Performance. Christmas, who won with a showstopping performance of Somewhere Over The Rainbow, said: “I don’t know what to say, I cannot believe the amount of love that I’ve felt. THE WINNER OF S17 IS.
.. 🎉🌟 SYDNIE CHRISTMAS! 🌟🎉 Congratulations, Sydnie! All of your hard work has paid off – and this is YOUR moment.
See you at the Royal Variety Performance! 😉 — BGT (@BGT) “I am overwhelmed with love and it’s the most amazing thing and I wish every person in this room feels the way I do with this love, it’s amazing, thank you so much.” Nuclear engineer-turned-magician Jack Rhodes, who put on a “lie detector” hat during his routine, was told by head judge Simon Cowell that he had a shot at winning, but ended up as this year’s runner-up. In third place were Ghanaian dancing duo Abigail and Afronitaaa, who were told the “entire audience” had fallen in love with them after their high-octane dance performance.
They performed to a medley of songs, which included popular Afrobeats track Antenna by Fuse ODG. The final, which came after a week of five live semi-finals, also saw performances from the likes of magician Trixy, Taekwondo troupe Ssaulabi, teaching assistant and comedian Alex Mitchell, choir Northants Si.