IT’S the TV talent show that offers the incredible opportunity of fame and fortune - and some Britain’s Got Talent contestants have gone on to become big name stars.Liam Collins with his dance partner Richard Edmonds , who was not involved in the failed business, on BGT in 2009Jai, from Ayrshire, also revealed he found fame "so hard to deal with" and was dropped by his record label a year later., he said: “I’ve done OK. Twelve years on I’m still working.
A decade later, Collins was jailed for 21 months for his part in a multi-million pound Ponzi-style scam, including an 82-year-old man who lost £50,000.The former BGT star lost millions following the collapse of the student accommodation firm he ran with his cousin David Bone, now 42. The pair then set up a near-identical company that tricked investors by falsely claiming to have signed a £20million business deal.
“Some people think I'm walking around like a millionaire, with money stashed in an offshore account and these people would like me dead. But I've lost everything, £3million, 29 houses, my cars, my friends, everything.”reached the finals of series seven in 2013, after impressing judges with her impression of Stacey Solomon during her audition. She went on to carve out a successful career, touring and performing at corporate events.
James took the money in a bid to plug a financial gap in his Bolton Pride charity - which he co-founded in 2015 - after a sponsor pulled out. Movies to Musicals boss Ross Gunning, who set the charity up in 2015, said at the time: “It cost us £7,000 to take 23 kids to London, as we had to pay for accommodation, all the food, costumes and part of the bus costs.