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Britain's Got Talent finalist pauses show to pay tribute to rugby legend Rob Burrow after sad death
Britain's Got Talent act Alex Mitchell paid tribute to rugby legend Rob Burrow as he stopped the live final of the ITV show to acknowledge his sad death
Britain's Got Talent contestant Alex Mitchell brought the live final show to a heartfelt pause on Sunday 2 June as he dedicated a moment to honour rugby legend Rob Burrow. Alex, a teaching assistant by day, took to the BGT stage for the grand finale, aiming to snag the £250,000 prize and the coveted spot at the Royal Variety Performance. It read: ““It is with great sadness that the MND Association has learnt of the death of our patron Rob Burrow CBE, four and a half years after his diagnosis of motor neurone disease.
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