'I miss you already' - Cheryl says emotional goodbye to Sunderland dancers Lily and Joseph after The Greatest Dancer final

Cheryl has paid an emotional tribute to adorable Sunderland dancers Lily and Joseph after the final of The Greatest Dancer.
Cheryl said she had grown close to Sunderland dancers Lily and Joseph in an emotional Instagram postCheryl said she had grown close to Sunderland dancers Lily and Joseph in an emotional Instagram post
Cheryl said she had grown close to Sunderland dancers Lily and Joseph in an emotional Instagram post

The former Girls Aloud singer had been the mentor to the pair as they danced their way to the final of the BBC One show which aired on Saturday, March 7.

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Since exploding onto TV screens in January with their first audition, Lily Straughan, 11 and eight-year-old Joseph Chow – who train at The Worx – Dance Theatre Arts in Sunderland’s High Street West – have put in months of hard work to make it through to the final show.

For their first dance of the night, the pair were joined on the floor by their captain Cheryl for a ‘breathtaking’ performance to Pure Imagination - describing it as a ‘dream come true’ to dance alongside the Girls Aloud star.

The two burst into tears as their final routine came to an emotional end on Saturday and Cheryl was also left struggling to hold back the tears.

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Cheryl said: “So proud and happy to have been part of this magical little adventure @lilyandjoseph_official have been on.

“Every year I tell myself I am not going to get emotionally invested in my acts.

“I am just going to mentor with my advice and experiences.

“Yet here I am completely in love.

“Congratulations on being finalists. I miss you already.”

Meanwhile Lily and Joseph has said their experience on the show has been ‘the best.’

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Lily commented: “Our world’s have changed so much since we've been on Greatest Dancer.

“We never imagined getting this far.

“The last few weeks have been so emotional. It’s been the best experience of our lives.”

Joseph added: “It’s been the best thing ever.”

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