Britain’s Got Sentiment: George Sampson’s Sympathetic Back Story
WHILE Austria looks at the usual suspects, and Europe dances to Russia’s tune, Britain revels in the news that it has George Sampson.
There’s George, 14-year-old winner of Britain’s Got Talent TV show, on the cover of the Mail.
In the Sun, Master Sampson is wrapped in the Union flag, which given his Dancin’ In The Rain routine – and that he was “sobbing his little heart out” (Mail’s Jaci Stephen) - might be Sun “TV Biz” writer Sara Nathan’s beach towel or else a giant Britain’s Got Sentiment Tissue.
George’s Edward Scissor Hands meets Gene Kelly routine enabled him to win £100,000 – which, as is the tabloid way, translates to “could earn £1million within a year, say industry experts (Mirror) - or even more if his talents are showcased globally.”
Surely much depends on George’s background story. Talented George can’t sing and record a hit album the word can hear over and over and over again. So his handlers need to create something else portable, either a little nodding George that sits on the dashboard of cars, or a sympathetic backstory we can carry in our hearts.
The Mail has the first go, and says George’s win “is the chance to patch up his relationship with the father he rarely sees”.
Says dad Brian, a window fitter from Warrington: “I’ve even ignored George when I’ve see him breakdancing in the street because I was afraid Lesley might be there and it would cause problems.” Says mum Lesley of Brian: “We’ve not seen him for five years really.”
Feuding parents is always good stuff, but what about a dash of bullying, that mainstay of every budding celebrity’s CV? Were you bullied George? Think hard.
George is said to build up a rapport with Andrew Johnston, this year’s Pie Jesus singer. Says George: “This type of bullying is just pure jealousy. I am not going to move out of Warrington, I still want to be the young lad from Warrington who tried hard.”
Says Simon Cowell: “You are the dancing version of Rocky, young man… I’ll tell you what, it’s a better story than Billy Elliot.”
The Mirror’s Polly Hudson opines: “George Sampson is the most deserved winner of anything ever.” In your face, Edward Timpson, winner of the Crewe and Nantwich by–election, Nelson Mandela, winner of freedom, and England, winner of two world wars and one World Cup.
The Mail’s leader sums it up by telling readers: “His victory is an example to his generation of what can be achieved by determination and sheer effort.”
And talent – let’s not forget talent…
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May 27th, 2009 at 10:25 am
Sorry, I meant dry eye in the house
May 27th, 2009 at 10:24 am
George is back on Thursday night’s show. He will take off his cast to tread the boards once more. There won’t be a dry seat in the house
April 16th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Eat your heart out George. Susan Boyle is more of a man than you’ll ever be
March 14th, 2009 at 8:37 am
George! The BBC are doing Strictly Wheelchair. Pack your bags my son, you’re in
February 22nd, 2009 at 1:22 am
It’s a well known fact thet george is being coached by gospel singers for his attempt at the double. In the meantime, his mum is still poorly
February 17th, 2009 at 10:37 am
yes but surely you have to be able to sing for X Factory, don’t you…?
February 17th, 2009 at 10:26 am
Not long now George. X factor coming up. Then you can show all your doubters
January 26th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
hi mintedge love to go out wiv u love u dancin and im so glad u won britians got talent u disserve it
January 26th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
hi mintedge glad u won it luv u dancin i will go out wiv u thas how much i love u i would love to come and c u cancin
January 26th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
hi mintedge luv u dancin glad u won britans got talent i wanna go out wiv ya thas how much i luv ya
January 21st, 2009 at 5:50 pm
i have a spine disease and a knee cap disease and it still aint gonna stop me learing to breakdance! Today i ahd 4 x rays and blood test and a mri scan, Im going on the show when im 15 or 16
January 11th, 2009 at 11:25 am
But his mum is still poorly and he now sings like a buddhist nun
January 10th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Wee George is a one dance pony, and it’s a crap dance.
December 30th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
george ur like the most handsomest man in the world, i voted for u like more than 40000000 times that our phone bill came to 1000 pounds plz tell me ur sending autographs because i pratically cried all night because you won plz tell simon cowell i love him evan if he is nasty and mean it still dosen’t matter plz say that george here is a poem “roses are red, violets are blue, but most of all George i love uxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx i love ur smile it is just sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo hot xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
December 30th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
George i want to snogg u those bullies are just jealouse u are soooooooooooooo hot and hunkey I have such a crush on u plz tell me your email address because i am dying to emai u because u are the fittest man in the uk can we date plz plz plz plz plz i love u george I love ur dancing could u teach me some because you are sooooooooooo sexy just tell me a load about u because i really want to date u can i plz be ur girl friend just call me love ur NO.1 fan send me loads of merchendises bethanyxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
December 18th, 2008 at 10:19 am
saw u lst nite george u r still lush u r aging well xxxx
December 10th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
What a tiny comment box - or is that just on my computer??????
December 1st, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Not until the Lee Atwater goes back where it came from…
December 1st, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Now to drag the Eoghan thread back into tto 5 then step back and watch them fight it out
December 1st, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Oh dear; looks like the FBI and MI5 are talking to each other again…
October 25th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Play hard to get eh George? Well you’re too late. Eoghan Quigg is twice the man you’ll ever be and he’s lush. He can sing AND dance. Eat your heart out, hasbeen.
He’s got the X factor
August 19th, 2008 at 2:06 am
I’m so old that he just looks like a tiny child and I can’t imagine anyone who doesn’t need jailing fancying him at all.
Gawd - it can only get worse.
August 15th, 2008 at 9:15 am
That’s bad of some ppl
August 14th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Hiya George I Love you sooo much and i was jst saying i love you sooooo much and i would love to meet ya and soz if u carnt understand my first comment it was that some ppl edited it. i am just makig a comment to say that i love you sooo much and i send you my love i would love to meet ya bt u can only make that happen sooo i love you xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx plz send some of your love to me xxxxxxxxxxx thanks xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxx your best friend xxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx stacey xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
August 12th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Yampster,
You blew it with that square bracket instead of a lower case ‘l’.
Stacey (or George) will never know what you mean now.
August 11th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
What if she says plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz pl plz plz plz plz plz plz plz p[lz pz plz plz plz ?
August 11th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Hiya George its your nomber one fan here and jst to let u all no he is all mine LOL !!!! I love you soooooo much. When i seen you at the Britains got talent tour on the 20th of June at the Newcastle City hall i thought i was going to cry when you came out after nemeis and signature i wasnt expecting you to cme on. U where the mintest there. I think you where gobsmacked when that lookalike of you come on he looked exactly like you bt u are much better. I wil the future Mrs. Sampson u watch. I would be sooo grateful to meet you because i pray every hour of every day and lets hope that they are coming true but it will probably never happen because i live ll the way down sooo in fact it probably wont happen but i hope it does and the next one is u have never met me and i have never met u so i will probably not become the future Mrs. Sampson. I Love u sooo much i send u some of my love xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx i cant telll u how much i love u xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx u have got loads of like a bility xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx your eyes xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx your smile xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx your looks xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx i jst cant get u out of my head xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx i cant stop thinking about u and i never ever will xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx love ya loads i have sent you 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 much more kisses and hugs so plz take them for granted xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx you have many fans out there so take care xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx INCLUDING ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx i send u my love xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz pl plz plz plz plz plz plz plz p[lz pz plz plz plz read this beggin u xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxlove ya 4 everxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx your best friendxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx stacey xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx love ya lots and dont 4 gt that i love ya xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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August 9th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
nothing honest
August 9th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
What’re you two up to?
August 9th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
Thank you, Nosey.
I agree.
August 9th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
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