Lagi Demetriou found fame as part of Britain’s Got Talent duo Stavros Flatley alongside his father Demi – now the child dancer is all grown up with a family of his own
Never forget Stavros Flatley’s incredible first audtion
Lagi Demetriou, who shot to fame on Britain’s Got Talent as part of the hilarious father-son duo Stavros Flatley, has undergone a dramatic transformation since his ITV talent show days. Alongside his dad Demi, Lagi won over the nation with their Greek-inspired Lord of the Dance routine, complete with leather trousers and comical blonde wigs, back in 2009, reports OK!.
Despite their unforgettable audition, the pair didn’t manage to secure the top spot, losing out to dance group Diversity. However, they made a triumphant return for the all-star Champions series a decade later, once again making it to the final and finishing in second place. Since then, Lagi has stepped away from the limelight, moving to Cyprus where he now runs a barber shop in Paphos and hosts his own podcast, CoolerBox. Now a married father of two, he’s happily settled in Cyprus, even getting a large tattoo of the country across his stomach to match the one his dad famously revealed during their first Britain’s Got Talent audition in 2009.
The boy we remember as a sweet 12 year old now sports a full dark beard and an array of other tattoos. . Although his father has revived Stavros Flatley with his nephew Samson, Lagi hasn’t completely retired from dancing. In a 2019 interview with MailOnline, Lagi revealed that Simon Cowell encouraged him not to give up dancing for good, hinting at a possible return to the stage for one-off performances
He said: “When we got to The Champions, I thought this was the right time to leave. But Simon Cowell told me not to quit forever. So I will return for some shows.”
After a decade of performing, Lagi felt it was time to move on. “We’ve done this for 10 years for a joke. We’ve done so many amazing things but what is there left to do? We’ve done the Royal Variety, we’ve played in China, Monaco – everywhere. So when we got to The Champions, I thought this was the right time to leave.”
These days, Lagi is focused on his family life. In 2020, he proposed to his partner Annika Crawford on New Year’s Eve after five years together, and they tied the knot in the summer of 2022. They welcomed their first child, a daughter named Xenia, in March 2022, and had another daughter, Demetria Demetriou, the following year.
Demetria’s name is inspired by Lagi’s father’s name, Demetrios. When announcing the arrival of their newborn, Lagi and Annika shared a heartwarming black-and-white photo of their baby alongside Xenia’s hands.
The name Demetrios, and its female counterpart Demetria, originate from Ancient Greek and mean ‘devoted to goddess Demeter’. Last year in July, hairdresser Lagi announced on his Instagram and TikTok that they were expecting their daughter Demetria.
He shared a video montage for his 27,000 followers, which included footage from his beautiful coastal wedding in September 2022 and edited clips of the couple with Xenia. The video concluded with Annika showing off her growing baby bump, confirming that their second child was on the way. The post was captioned: “Guess we do this all again, couldn’t do it with anyone better.”
In September, Lagi paid tribute to his wife and family on the second anniversary of his and Annika’s wedding. “Happy 2 years anniversary baby girl thank you for everything and the two little lunatics you have given me,” he said.
