Simon Cowell was reportedly left in tears whilst filming Britain's Got Talent: The Champions, following an emotional reunion with Julia Carlile, two years after he paid £175,000 for her to have life-changing surgery on her back.
Julia, who suffers from scoliosis, originally auditioned with her dance troupe MerseyGirls in 2017, in an attempt to win the £250,000 cash prize for the surgery. However, the group failed to win the show.
Filming the show over the weekend, the pair were brought back together and, as The Sun reports, Simon choked up when he saw Julia and the troupe back on stage.
Prompted by fellow judge Amanda Holden to comment on their performance, Simon choked back tears as he said, "All I want to talk about is one person’s strength and, beyond that, the friendship and support you all have, which we saw the first time we met you.
"To see you able to come back tonight… it just means everything".
Alesha Dixon, who pressed her Golden Buzzer for the girls, added, "That just made my heart soar. Simon, I love you, I love what you’ve done for her".
Julia then had a special thank you for Simon. She reportedly said, "I thought that now I would be at home not dancing for the rest of my life. But here I am back flipping with my best friends".
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1 of 13Paul Potts
Paul Potts won the very first show in 2007 with his hugely impressive singing abilities.
2 of 13George Sampson
Break dancer George Sampson won the show in 2008 at the age of just 14-years-old.
3 of 13Diversity
Dance group Diversity won the show in 2009, with Ashley Banjo going on to become a TV presenter.
4 of 13Spellbound
The 2010 series also saw a dance group win in the form of Spellbound, pictured here performing with singer Katherine Jenkins that year.
5 of 13Jai McDowall
Singer Jai McDowall won the show in 2011.
6 of 13Ashleigh and Pudsey
Dog performing act Ashleigh and Pudsey were winners of the 2012 series. However, Pudsey sadly passed away in July 2017.
7 of 13Attraction
Another dance group won over the public in 2013, as Attraction used shadows and puppets to create beautiful spectacles - pictured here with Terry Crews.
8 of 13Collabro
Singing group Collabro wowed viewers in 2014 with their performances of musical theatre songs.
9 of 13Jules and Matisse
Britain's Got Talent saw its second dog act winner in 2015 with Jules and Matisse.
10 of 13Richard Jones
Magician Richard Jones won the hearts of the nation in 2016.
11 of 13Tokio Myers
Pianist and music producer Tokio Myers won the show in 2017, pictured here with BGT judge Amanda Holden.
12 of 13Lost Voice Guy
Lost Voice Guy, real name Lee Ridley, won in 2018.
13 of 13Colin Thackery
Colin Thackery won Britain's Got Talent in 2019.
She went on to say, "I couldn’t walk two years ago and now I am here. Simon, thank you so much. I don’t think I have ever been so happy as I am right now".
The MerseyGirls are reportedly battling it out against Colin Thackery, Ashley and Sully, Stavros Flatley and many other former contestants to be crowned the champion of champions!
Britain's Got Talent: The Champions is set to air later this year.
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