{"id":5225,"date":"2012-01-20T16:06:30","date_gmt":"2012-01-20T15:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/?p=5225"},"modified":"2013-04-14T20:18:37","modified_gmt":"2013-04-14T19:18:37","slug":"britain%e2%80%99s-got-talent-2012-winner-set-to-jet-off-into-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/5225\/britain%e2%80%99s-got-talent-2012-winner-set-to-jet-off-into-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain\u2019s Got Talent 2012 Winner set to jet off into space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"x factor winner in space\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/simon02.JPG\" alt=\"x factor 2021 winner in space\" width=\"225\" height=\"160\" \/>According to reports the winner of Britain\u2019s Got Talent 2012 could win a visit to space if boss Simon Cowell gets his way!<\/p>\n<p>The BGT boss said today he was \u201cserious\u201d about offering the top prize to this year\u2019s winner, in partnership with the show\u2019s new sponsors Virgin Media. Virgin, owned by tycoon Richard Branson, also own of the world\u2019s first private space tourism ventures, Virgin Galactic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are trying to work out a way so that the winner of the show gets to go up in the spacecraft and will be the first person to perform in space,\u201d Simon explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am being serious, I swear to God. You could be the first singer or dog act, whatever, performing in space.\u201d<br \/>\nAnd he said he\u2019d be up there with them!<\/p>\n<p>Simon revealed: \u201cI would go on the spaceship myself. I love the idea that, if they are up for it, they have the option of performing in front of the whole planet in space. It can\u2019t be compulsory, but it will happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it\u2019s a juggler that wins, then we\u2019ll need to make heavier balls. If it had been a few years ago, Susan Boyle could have been singing Unchained Melody in front of the whole planet. Amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And in a dig at new rival BBC One show, he added: \u201cWhat does the winner of The Voice get?\u201d<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-0466605792016836\";\n\/* bgt *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"9452887434\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/5225\/britain%e2%80%99s-got-talent-2012-winner-set-to-jet-off-into-space\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 1805371;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to reports the winner of Britain\u2019s Got Talent 2012 could win a visit to space if boss Simon Cowell gets his way! 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