Britain Got Talent 2018 winner was announced yesterday. The comedian, real name Lee Ridley, has become the first ever stand-up comedian to win the prestigious award, taking home the £250,000 prize money and the opportunity to play for the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance. Over 2.5 million people voted in this year’s finale, the comic beating Robert White and Donchez Dacres, who placed second and third respectively, to be crowned the overall winner. The 37-year-old from Newcastle has cerebral palsy which affects his ability to speak and uses a voice synthesizer for his winning act. Lee Ridley is an award-winning English standup comedian. He was born in Consett, County Durham, England. He won the 12th series of Britain's Got Talent. Speaking to the audience via a synthesiser after being named this year’s champion, Ridley said: “I have been blown away by the support of the judges and the general public. “I’m very excited to perform in front of the Queen. I’ve loved her since she sang ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’.” Early life complication with cerebral palsy left him unable to speak, which means that he relies on a Lightwriter for daily communication. When he began performing comedy, Ridley relies on a series of pre-programmed sentences put into a voice synthesizer called Speak It!, which he uses through a tablet computer, to speak. Ridley began performing in 2012, in the aftermath of an encounter with Ross Noble in which he challenged the quality of Noble's impersonation of Stephen Hawking. His stand-up routine uses material he has created, selected via audience reaction, with the occasional improvisation of new material onstage made through his synthesizer in real-time. He had a successful show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2013, although its run was cut short when he developed pneumonia. Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2YJYVYYhfI britain's got talent lost voice guy britain's got talent 2018 bgt 2018 britain got talent 2018 who won britain's got talent 2018 channing tatum david walliams tina turner simon cowell magic mike bgt finalists 2018 alesha dixon amanda holden age bgt wildcard robert white bgt final magic mike live london tina the musical britain's got talent final britains got talent winner 2018 britains got talent final bgt winner tina the musical dublin britains got talent -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Welcome To Russia - FIFA World Cup 2018 ⚽| Добро пожаловать в Россию Чемпионат мира по футболу 2018" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpz9pO8jNqk -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-