Little Aiyla Mota's infectious smile filled the room when Alesha Dixon, judge on Britain's Got Talent, surprised her with the fantastic news that she had won a Pride of Britain Child of Courage award.The brave five year old, who underwent amputation of both legs and five fingers in March 2023 due to sepsis, was visiting the BGT auditions in Blackpool this week with her mum, Eulanda.
After being given a tour of the TV set-up, Alesha presented her with a magical golden envelope. An excited Aiyla told The Mirror: "I was so excited!" Meanwhile her mum, Eulanda, 28, added: "When we first heard we were going to Blackpool, I told her we were going on a night away.
I didn't mention anything else. She loves hotels, so was looking forward to it. "I told her we were doing some filming and she said 'I love filming'.
When we got there, we put our bags away and the crew took us away for the 'surprise'." She continued: "They gave us a backstage tour of BGT, which Aiyla was excited about.
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