On April 11, audience members openly laughed at the frumpy 48-year-old as she introduced herself on the Britain's Got Talent TV show.

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What do you think about the TV show, "Britain's Got Talent"?

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but you kind of can't avoid "Britain's Got Talent"

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Opera singer Paul Potts won ITV's version, Britain's Got Talent, when it aired in June.

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But early in May, Britain's Got Talent triumphed in the ratings for two consecutive weeks.

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Previous winners of the show include comedienne Joan Rivers and former Britain's Got Talent judge Piers Morgan.

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