Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
I’m dancing again and it really is the best feeling in the world
month. Julia says: “It was so hard to watch. They looked amazing. All I wanted was to be out there with them. I can ost things again now, I’m just not d to do any big jumps yet.” has been cautious, naturally, but rs say if her scan goes well next h she can even do backflips again. says: “I get more scared before new moves now. I’ve come so far, want anything to go wrong. Once done it you start to believe in lf a bit more. Eventually everything d be easier than it was before.” wrote to Simon to thank him for g the operations and was thrilled he called her. says: “I told him how he had ed my life. I’m so grateful for every- thing he has done. Then Simon asked me how I was doing and when I said I was finding it hard not dancing, he told me to make sure I took it easy and didn’t rush things.
“He said when he waved at the start of the next America’s Got Talent it would be for me. When I thanked him he said I didn’t need to, he couldn’t have stood by and done nothing. He is amazing.”
Big-hearted Simon had another surprise in store for Julia. She and the Merseygirls are going to be the star guests for Britain’s Got Talent, The Big Celebration.
The two charity concerts at Liverpool’s Empire Theatre in February will raise money for Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, which cared for Julia after her diagnosis. They will be joined by some of BGT’S legendary names including Subo, Paul Potts, Collabro, Attraction and magician Lance Corporal Richard Jones.
Ashleigh will also be there with new dog Sully, who is following in Pudsey’s pawprints, as well as Star Wars dancers Boogie Storm, magician Jamie Raven, singers Lucy Kay, Sarah Ikumu, and Richard and Adam, and martial artist Jesse-jane Mcparland.
Julia says: “Appearing on Britain’s Got Talent has made my dreams come true.
“Now the Merseygirls can carry on dancing for ever and ever, which is what we always dreamed of.”
Tickets to Britain’s Got Talent, The Big Celebration go on sale from Ticketmaster on Friday at 9am, priced from £21.