Ulverston star Jack Rhodes appears on Italy's 'biggest show'

The star, from Ulverston, appeared on 'Tú Sí Que Vales' which focuses on Italy's search for the next star.

Having reached the final of the UK equivalent, Jack looked to wow yet another audience - though he needed to overcome the language barrier to do so.

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He said: "It's by far the maddest gig I've ever done largely because I barely speak a word of Italian.

"The audience couldn't actually hear me speak because a live translator would come over the speakers instead so it was difficult to have any banter with the judges or the audience."

Jack performed his BGT audition act on the Italian show (Image: Witty TV)

For Jack, he was following in the footsteps of a number of BGT acts who have travelled the globe to try their luck on various international formats.

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"I was nervous because I didn't know how it would translate to an Italian audience, but there are perks to be doing a comedy magic act," he said.

"Even if the funny stuff isn't working, the magic still works and that's the thing that draws the crowd in, that's the thing that got my first round of applause.

"It was the same audition act I did on Britain's Got Talent so I always knew what I was doing, even if I didn't exactly know how the crowd was going to react."

Jack got an 81% approval from the audience (Image: Witty TV)

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'Tú Sí Que Vales' works slightly different to Britain's Got Talent in that the audience decides who goes through to the next round, rather than the judges.

Despite Jack's initial fears, he was able to win over the crowd with his magic tricks, earning a 81% share of the vote.

Just like on BGT, Jack made sure to get the judges involved (Image: Witty TV)

He added: "I was told that a decent performance normally gets about 70% of people voting positively so to get even higher than that was brilliant."

The wait is now on for Jack to discover whether the judges will invite him to the live shows and whether another trip to Rome is on the cards.