“I’ve always wanted to be on TV. Always. I want to be the face of ITV for the future.”
Ms Lewis’s performance in the final — labelled “genius” by the judges — included impressions of Katie Price, Geri Halliwell and Stacey Solomon. She also took the chance to wish her son, Jake, a happy seventh birthday in front of the 18 million viewers.
“It was an amazing experience,” said the 37-year-old mother of two. “My son was watching from the side. He cried and cried when I didn’t get through. But my daughter never thought I would make it to the final line-up.”
Ms Lewis attributed getting through to the final to an interview in the JC which had persuaded readers to vote for her. “I just have to say thank you to everyone who reads the JC and who supported me,” she said.
Saturday night’s show was interrupted when a former contestant invaded the stage to throw eggs at BGT supremo Simon Cowell, disrupting the performance of singing brothers, Richard and Adam Johnson, in the process.
“I felt really sorry for the two boys,” said Ms Lewis. “It was awful for them.”
