How The Singing Phone Salesman Became A Star

Paul Potts is now an international singing sensation. “I was doing some work at home, and I’d come across the ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ website by accident — it was a pop-up and I meant to close it, but I maximized it. Then I filled out the application form and got to the bottom, where I could either submit or cancel it. I couldn’t decide whether I was too old or if I had enough talent.”