Britain’s Got Talent star Reuben Gray rose to fame on the contest in 2017 with an emotional original song written for his then-girlfriend
Former Britain’s Got Talent star Reuben Gray, who shot to fame in 2017 in an emotional audition, has picked up a new challenge that will raise money for charity. The talented Reuben was only 16 years old when he auditioned for BGT, with him leaving the audience in tears when his father surprised him in the crowd after telling him he couldn’t make it to the show.
During the audition, he shocked the room by performing an original song he wrote about his then-girlfriend, which earned a standing ovation from all four judges. Years later, at 24, Reuben and pal Matt Brinkley, also 24, decided to ditch their jobs to go on an 801-mile trek from London to Val Thorens in France.
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The two men are hoping to raise £35,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support and Snow Camp, which helps young people through snow sports.
Whilst on the 45-day trek, they’re using the opportunity to promote their new application made to make adventure planning easy.
Speaking about the dangers of the journey, he said: “My cousin’s a doctor, and he said we have a possibility of breaking our legs or having shin splints, we have a possibility of a hairline fracture, that sort of stuff on our on our legs. We have a possibility of ending up with sort of gangrene.”
However, the two are determined to complete the trek. Reuben added to MailOnline: “It’s about smiling through the pain and about having a good time.
“Even though it might suck I’m still doing it with my best friend. I’m doing it for something bigger than just myself only.”
In Reuben’s audition in 2017, he revealed to the cameras his father couldn’t be there to support him as he was in the army and overseas. “If I do well, I’ll just give him a call,” Reuben said.
However, Reuben was completely unaware his dad was actually sitting in the audience waiting to surprise him. When Simon Cowell asked him who was his biggest supporter, Reuben said: “My dad.”
Simon asked: “What, more than your mum?” and Reuben’s dad quickly got up to proudly yell out: “Yes I am!” The star was in shock as he looked to where the voice was coming from.
“I didn’t think he was here! I thought he was working!” Reuben excitedly admitted before he started crying. “He works away from home a lot. Whenever I play anywhere, he’ll always come.”
The audition clip went viral and gained over 24 million views on BGT’s official YouTube channel.
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