BRITAIN'S Got Talent star Stacey Leadbeatter blew the audience away with her audition - prompting KSI to press the golden buzzer.
The singer took to the stage with an effortless rendition of Snow Patrol's hit track Run.
But supermarket worker Stacey has been battling a devastating health condition that fans don't know about.
Stacey revealed she had to retrain her voice as a result of having a speech impediment.
The 29-year-old admitted it had been a "extremely hard" journey to find her voice again.
She said: "I have a video of me singing from four or five years ago and you couldn't actually understand properly what I was singing due to the severity of speech impediments.
"So during lockdown I used to sit through like adult speech therapy sessions on YouTube and then I'd introduced it into my singing.”
Stacey said she has to regularly do exercises a few times a week, otherwise she will revert back to how she was.
The mum-of-one admitted she was bullied at school because of her speech problems.
She said: "In high school I used to stutter a bit and people would mimic me.
"Children unfortunately sometimes can be a bit harsh and I wasn't the popular girl at school.”
With the audience practically demanding a judge press the Golden Buzzer for her, KSI decided to give in and reward the mum-of-one, taking her straight through to the semi-finals.
Elsewhere, fans were left horrified after a jaw-dropping stunt act aired with a warning for children, prompting furious reactions online.
The controversial performance came from The Lazy Generation, a group of daredevil athletes known for their extreme - and painful - stunts.
Their audition featured a series of dangerous challenges that left both the judges and the audience wincing.
In one shocking moment, an overweight member of the group took a running leap and landed on his teammates as they lay on the floor, in what they called a "human long jump".
The group also attempted to run on a treadmill while dodging obstacles, including plastic party balls, toy soldiers, and LEGO bricks - only to fall straight into a row of cacti.
By the end of the routine, the performers were visibly battered and bruised, with cuts on their knees and cactus spikes sticking in their feet.
Viewers at home were less impressed, with many questioning why producers had allowed such a reckless performance on prime-time TV.
One shocked fan wrote: “What on earth were the producers and judges thinking of putting this dangerous, silly and painful act on TV? I mean kids might try this even though it would be stupid just my opinion anyway."
Another asked: "How the heck is this talent?" while a third raged: "I’m on the verge of switching off!"
One more seethed: "Middle aged men getting their bare a***s out in front of children on a family tv show."
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