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Britain's Got Talent star Connie Talbot, 23, reveals terrifying stalker ordeal and having to go to school with a bodyguard after rising to fame on show as a 6-year-old


The singer, 23, rose to national fame when she finished as runner-up on the first series of Britain's Got Talent in 2007.

Speaking on the DEEP YouTube channel, she recalled: '[Fame] exposed me to the darker sides of the world that probably a child wouldn't hear of till later in life. Connie Talbot has revealed the cost of finding fame at a young age on Britain's Got Talent as she was faced with stalkers and had to go to school with a bodyguard Asked if she was looked after during her time on Britain's Got Talent, she explained that the motto was 'just have fun,' adding: 'In my head I was Leona Lewis on stage singing Over the Rainbow.'

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