Britain’s Got Talent star George Sampson unrecognisable 14 years after the show – and he has LOADS of tattoos

BRITAIN'S Got Talent star George Sampson looks unrecognisable with a beard and LOADS of tattoos 14 years after the show.

The dancer shot to fame on the first series of the ITV talent show back in 2008, but is best known for his stint on the second season the following year.

The Warrington-born lad auditioned for Britain's Got Talent over a decade ago, where he revealed that he used money from his own pocket to pay for dance lessons.

His danced to Timbaland's tune Drop, where he proceeded to the next round, but failed to make it to the semi-finals.

A year later he returned to the stage aged 14, to dance to Bob Sinclair's Rock This Party in front of judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan.

It was enough to get him into the next round, where he performed his iconic routine to Singin' In The Rain.

He won over the hearts of the nation with his amazing skills and got to the final.

George performed exactly the same routine, which ended with him flipping onto his back in the rain.

The youngster beat Signature and Andrew Johnston to the top spot and won the show.

George, now 29, is still doing what he loves most - performing.

He returned to Britain's Got Talent a year later and performed just before the results were announced.

And three years ago again for Britain's Got Talent: The Champions, but only made it to the fourth semi-final.

But George has also dabbled in the realm of TV.

He played Kyle Stack in Waterloo Road from 2011 to 2012, and gain in 2013.

The dancer also played a character in CBBC's The Dumping Ground, and Emmerdale in 2016.

He's also dipped his toes in a bit of reality TV after starring in the fourth series of Celebrity Coach Trip in 2019.

He's also shown a love for theatre.

In 2012 he played Peter Pan in pantomime, which was later followed by Reecey in Our House (2018). 

He also starred in Everybody's Talking About Jamie last year.

George announced the exciting news on social media, writing: "I’ll be heading to Los Angeles in January to continue as Dean in @jamiemusical before returning to finish the UK tour 🇺🇸. LETS GOOOOOOOOO LA."

Although the northern lad has a passion for dance, he does have another love in his life - his girlfriend Kazmin Borrer, who plays Vicki in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.

He often shares loved-up snaps of the pair together on his Instagram.

George recently captioned a picture of the pair smooching: "Fave time of year with my fave person."

In March, the couple celebrated their second anniversary together.

The street dancer has been a patron of Dance Aid since 2009.