Jamie Pugh – Britain’s Got Talent

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Jamie Pugh has been speaking for the first time to WalesOnline about the death of his first wife Tracey.

Jamie impressed the audience and judges with his rendition of  Bring Him Home from Les Misérables.

But Jamie, who is currently second favourite to win the show after Susan Boyle – said he deliberately didn’t reveal that his wife Tracey died from a brain tumour 10 years ago because he didn’t want the sympathy vote.

Jamie said: “It was a wicked thing to happen, it was unbearable.

“Tracey would be proud of me, but everybody has a history and I chose not to dwell on it.

“Things like this devastate millions of families.”

He added that he didn’t want to become like Daniel Evans on last year’s X Factor, who was accused of taking advantage of the fact that his wife Jacqueline had died six days after giving birth.

He said: “It’s like Daniel Evans in last year’s X Factor. People latched on to him because of his sob story.

“I don’t want that. It’s not what this competition is about.”

Daniel Who?

Good for you, Jamie!