BGT finalist bent rules so his kids could watch

Britain's Got Talent finalist Sonny Green has described how he cheekily bent the rules so his children could watch him perform in the semi-final.

The spoken word poet, from Southend-on-Sea, said the only way he could get his two sons into the Hammersmith Apollo was by including them in his performance.

They joined Green on stage moments before he was awarded judge Simon Cowell's golden buzzer, sending him through to Saturday's live final on ITV.

Rules forbidding those aged seven and under had previously stopped them from being in the audience to watch their dad.

"The only way I could actually get them in to watch me was to include them as part of my performance," he revealed to BBC Essex presenter Sonia Watson.

"Then the boys could actually watch their dad perform at the Hammersmith Apollo, which was the biggest indoor event I've ever done."

Green's children rushed on to the stage and hugged him as he ended his poem, which was dedicated to them - and it moved judges Amanda Holden and KSI to tears.

Green described it as "one of the best moments of our lives", adding: "They smashed it... the world's their oyster."

The 31-year-old, whose work was featured during London's New Year's Eve fireworks display, hopes to be crowned winner on Saturday night.

On the line is a £250,000 prize and the chance to get on-stage at the Royal Variety Performance in November.

Green said he had written something "completely new" for his act, revealing most of it was written on Southend's seafront.

He added: "It will change my life completely if I win that show."

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