Urmston's Dorothy is Over the Rainbow for another week

Danielle Hope, 17, a Knutsford High School student and former Highfield Primary School pupil, wowed the public with her performance on Saturday April 3 and won their votes keep her place in the competition.

The Urmston teenager said every day on the show was “fantastic”.

“It is such a valuable experience and I’ll never regret taking part because it is a milestone in my life,” the aspiring West End star said.

Danielle did admit that being on the show was a lot of pressure, with new materiel to learn each week and not much time to practice.

But she said that support from friends and family, and the other girls in the house, including her roommate - the 16-year-old Cheshire contestant Dani Rayner, helped.

Her highlights of her time on the show have been the first live performance and meeting the “absolute legend” Sheila Hancock.

“Like Sheila I consider myself an actress before a singer so meeting her and being able to get critisism is fantastic,” she said.

Meeting Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber was also a dream come true for Danielle, who said he was a “lovely down-to-earth person”.

Danielle, who said she used to be quite shy, said she had been “gobsmacked” by the amount of support she had got from people in Trafford and wanted to thank everyone who had voted for her.

She said she was looking forward to the next live show on Saturday April 10.

“I’m really nervous but I can only do my best and hope that the public like me and support me,” she said.

Danielle’s family have been supporting her and coming to watch her performances alongside her boyfriend Taylor Danson, from Sale, and drama teacher Helen Mayne, from Knutsford High School.

Her grandmother Ann Radley said everyone was ecstatic that Danielle had done so well.

Tracy Slevin, Danielle’s mum, said she was very proud of her and asked for people to continue to support Danielle to help her realise her dream.