When Lettice Rowbotham bounced onto the Britain’s Got Talent stage, the judges were already laughing. Her super-posh accent, bubbly chatter and quirky humour had Simon Cowell calling her “the poshest contestant ever” before she’d even played a note. She said she just wanted to bring some joy with her violin — and that’s exactly what she did.
Instead of a stiff classical performance, Lettice plugged in her electric violin and launched into a high-energy mash-up that mixed classical technique with modern beats. Her playing was fast, fearless and incredibly precise, but it was her personality that really lit up the stage — dancing, grinning and losing herself in the music like the whole theatre was her own private party.
The audience was on its feet by the end, and the judges loved the mix of serious talent and total fun. David Walliams praised her “amazing personality,” while Simon called her “fantastically talented” and backed her all the way to the live shows — she even earned a place in the BGT 2014 final, proving that a wild hairstyle, a posh accent and a violin can absolutely rock prime-time TV.
