Sampson's West End debut

Updated 10.59 Wed Aug 06 2008
Keywords: stage, show, west end, simon cowell, into the hoods, britain's got talent, george sampson

Britain's Got Talent winner George Sampson is to debut in the West End show, Into the Hoods.

The 14-year-old was picked for the hip-hop dance urban fairytale after winning the reality television series earlier this year.

"I will be more nervous walking into a full crowd because if you mess up you mess up live" - George Sampson

Sampson said starring in a West End show for the first time is a challenge: "I will be nervous because we have learnt so much in so little time."

He thinks it will be even more nerve-wracking than the Britain's Got Talent Final: "I will be more nervous walking into a full crowd because if you mess up you mess up live.

"But once you get going in front of a live crowd it's the best."

Sampson said he will be going on stage with his good-luck charm - a wrist band his friend gave him.

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