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BGT's Bailey McConnell looks completely different 8 years from audition as teenager
Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams on his first audition on Britain's Got Talent.While he later went on to impress big boss Simon Cowell, who wasn't at his audition on the first day, he sailed through to the live shows and immediately won the hearts of the viewers at home.Although he didn't go on to win the show, Bailey still managed to build up a career in music and his Semi Final song Growing Pains had a music video which landed 1.5million hits.He went on to release other tracks online, but shortly after the stint on BGT, he slowly stopped posting to his YouTube channel.As we near eight years since Bailey first stepped foot onto the iconic ITV screens and blew the judges away with his first audition, Daily Star has looked at what he's up to now.Now in his 20s, Bailey is a far cry from the teenager we first saw step onto the big stage and fight to impress the judges.While he still boasts his trademark blonde hair and a slight quiff - but certainly a smaller and less fluffy version - he is still looking vastly different.Bailey now also dons facial hair and his own sense of elaborate style along with a nose piercing and a small piece of ink below his eye.He's also shown that he has a tattoo on the back of his neck of strong wings floating out.Although Bailey hasn't shared too many snaps of himself on Instagram, it's clear that while he looks different, his goals remain the same, with multiple pics of him sat in the studio posted online.Bailey isn't one to shy away from his success on BGT, in fact, both his Instagram and TikTok bio say "That kid off the TV...", as though to pose as a constant reminder.He has also chosen to do duets with people on TikTok where he recites his initial audition word for word and,
