Posted on 06/09/2010 5:33:30 PM PDT by woofie
Simon Cowell fulfilled five-year-old Bethany Fenton's final wish before she lost her battle with a brain tumor. She achieved her dream of singing 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' for Cowell when she visited the 'Britain's Got Talent' studios in North London ahead of Saturday's finale on June 5 and even met some of the finalists in the competition. Following her exciting day, the young girl told UK's Daily Mail, "I loved them all, especially Kieran, who asked for my wristband to give us both luck ... Simon let me sing 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' to him. He's so nice and I love him."
Last year, she was diagnosed with a grade three to four anaplastic astrocytoma brain tumor. A second MRI scan last year revealed the tumor had grown and began seriously affecting her.
The youngster fought the illness for over a year and had been through radiotherapy and chemotherapy. She passed away Tuesday afternoon, June 8, at the Helen House Hospice in Oxford after a sudden deterioration in her condition at home.
Yup. You'll notice that the ones who actually listen to what he tells them during the competition do much better than those who don't. Most of the time, a agree completely with what he had to say.
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Very nice....
Randy? Kara? Ellen? Or Ryan? C'mon, spill it! :-D
That Simon-he’s such a softie underneath that cocky, tough exterior!
Very inspiring for all of us. You don’t have to have a lot to bring joy to someone.
What a kind thing to do for this little angel, may her family find comfort that she got to sing for her song.
We make deciscions that are some times unpopular, but in the end we are just human....
I'm glad Simon was able to help.
Thanks for the ping, Jonny~~
Truly heartwarming. I’ve always liked Simon—even when he pi$$es me off. ;^)
It got to me, too.
Think about that — all she wanted to do was sing for him. The heart of a child is a beautiful thing and the loss of one is a tragedy for us all.
Simon really came through — he is truly a stand-up guy.
Prayers for her family.
May God rest her precious little soul. May God bless Simon for granting this child’s wish.
>>Exactly. You’d think conservatives would believe that telling the truth, tho it might hurt, would be preferable to leading someone on to believe s/he has talent when that is not the case.<<
I think what he does is a kindness. Soft-selling when someone flat-out has no talent is of no help to them. You can’t wish talent onto yourself — you have to have a kernel to begin with.
His direct statements are the best things the contestants can hear.
Touching story, thanks for the ping. :)
Twinkle Twinkle little star... how appropriate. I’m sure Simon Cowell will forever think of her when he hears that tune.
Wow.
That’s wonderful to hear, too. I can see why he would lose patience with contestants with an entitlement mentality, when he’s done the rags-to-riches-to-rags-to-riches journey.
My opinion of him just notched up, again!
I think Simon is very soft deep down. I bet he cried a LOT when he got the news she’d passed.
Say what you will about Paul Newman's politics, he is still one of Hollywood's top charity donors...two years after his death.
No tissue alert!? Simon does have a heart! : )
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