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Thread #85988   Message #3571846
Posted By: GUEST,John C
31-Oct-13 - 08:01 PM
Thread Name: Whatever happened to: Jean Ward
Subject: RE: Whatever happened to: Jean Ward
Hi,

Jean thanks everyone who has enquired about her hear on Mudcat and else where. She has been through the wars, with her hip replacement and moving house last year, and in August this year a knee replacement. She currently has to use crutches for short distances and a wheel chair for longer trips, but her mobility is improving, all be it slowly.

I have been encouraging her to sing a bit more, as this is both enjoyable but also good excersize, and motivation.

About a year ago Jean was contacted by a producer from Britain's Got Talent to see if she would audition for the show. As he was still recovering from her hip replacement etc she felt she could not do it in 2012.

The producer from BGT contacted her again a few days ago, and this time she said yes.

Yesterday (30th October) I took Jean and her daughter to the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, where as a trio we auditioned. We got through the first round, and along with all the other successful acts were asked to repeat the audition but this time in front of a camera. All these second round films will be sent to London, where a panel of producers will view them, and then decide if they want to ask a limited number of acts for the televised live auditions. We wont know the outcome of this round until the end of February 2014.

So watch that TV in 2014.