03 June 2024 , 07:16
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Sydnie Christmas broke her silence with a sweet message after taking home the crown at the Britain's Got Talent final over the weekend.
The talented singer, 28, won the competition on Sunday, June 2, after an action-packed final aired on ITV. She battled for the winning title within the last few minutes against magician Jack Rhodes, who came in second place closely followed by mother-daughter dancing duo Abigail and Afronita.
She earned the bragging rights for winning and also earned the cash prize of £250k, along with the chance to perform at the Royal Variety Performance for the royal family. After winning the competition, Sydnie took to social media to thank fans for their unwavering support.
Sydnie said on her Instagram Stories: "Thank you everyone who voted for me. I don't know... My life! The Christmas clan are celebrating in the Wetherspoons." She proceeded to pan the camera around to showcase her family cheering her on as they held up their drinks.
Sydnie won Britain's Got Talent on Sunday evening (Instagram)
She celebrated at a Wetherspoons with her family (Instagram)The singer, who got the golden buzzer when she sang a rendition of Tomorrow from the musical Annie, also posted a snap of herself posing with the BGT judges and hosts Ant and Dec. The singer beamed with joy as she put her arms around Amanda Holden and Declan Donnelly. "Cheers to the best day of my life. Thanks to you lot. I owe it all to yous," she said.
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Not everyone at home was happy Syndie was crowned the winner as many rushed to social media to claim her win was a 'fix'. "Fixed as f*** that she’s had a singing career before", one fan furiously commented on X, formerly known as Twitter, while another echoed: "They’re not even trying to hide the fact that this show is rigged."
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A third added: "OMG it’s been soooo obvious since day one that Simon was obsessed with that Sydnie girl. she’s good but yawn at another singer winning (im guessing), justice for the border collies."
One fan speculated: "So an already established singer just won BGT 2024, what a fix. Jack was robbed but they knew what they were doing when choosing the running order, not a coincidence both Jack and Sydnie were the last 2 acts and in the top 2 and Simon's whole no professionals in the top 2."
This year's Britain's Got Talent revealed Sydnie Christmas to the public as the first act to be awarded a Golden Buzzer, and a free pass to the live semi-finals, by judge Amanda Holden following her tear-jerking rendition of Tomorrow from the musical Annie.