Britain’s Got Talent singer Jamie Pugh has revealed that he nearly left his judges audition due to severe stage fright.

Pugh wowed the judges with his performance of Bring Him Home from Les Miserables. He got three Yes’s from them and has even won the support of Hollywood A Lister Demi Moore.

Pugh told The Mirror: “I wanted to go home. I didn’t sleep for three days before and I’m now on 40 fags a day.

“This is going to sound really weird – I fear success but I don’t fear failure. I’ve failed at a lot of things and I fear success because I’m Jamie. I’ve got to appear on a TV show and I’m dreading it.”

He added: “I’m a wreck – I’m not a star.”

His 35-year-old partner Donna Davies said: “When Jamie wanted to walk out of the audition I threatened him with divorce – well not quite because we aren’t married. But I said, ‘You have to do it. Go for the ride and see what happens.’”