Paul Potts - aka Opera supremo and first Britain's Got Talent winner

<p>Paul joins Genevieve to reminisce about his rise to fame after winning the first series of Britain's Got Talent in 2007.</p> <p>He explains how he fell in love with opera, how he flipped a coin to decide whether to apply for BGT - and why he wasn't happy with his audition that's since been watched more than 250 million times on YouTube.</p> <p>Paul also talks about dealing with media storms, challenging perceptions of him and the surreal experience of seeing his life adapted on the big screen.</p> <p>Plus he chats about his new album and tour, his love of photography - and explains why he needed a sick bucket when he was on The Masked Singer in Germany...</p> <p>=============    </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Paul’s new album, Musica Non Proibita, is out now and you can catch him on his UK tour in February and March 2023. </span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Find out more details on his website - <a href= "https://www.paulpottsofficial.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">paulpottsofficial.com</a>.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Follow Paul on Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/paulpottsmusic" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@paulpottsmusic</a> or on Instagram - <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/paulpottsmusic/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@paulpottsmusic</a></span></p> <p>=============  </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can find Celebrity Catch Up on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/CelebCatchUpPod">@CelebCatchUpPod</a> or Instagram <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/celebritycatchuppodcast/">@celebritycatchuppodcast</a>.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And if you'd like to support the show, find out more at <a href= "https://www.celebritycatchup.com/support/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">celebritycatchup.com/support</a>.  </span></p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 400;">=============  </span></p> <p>Produced and edited by Genevieve.  </p> <p>Theme music by Mark Savage <a href= "https://twitter.com/mrdiscopop">@mrdiscopop</a>  </p>