Did James Corden play Paul Potts?

The award-winning writer and co-star of the hit BBC comedy Gavin and Stacey has spoken about his new film role playing Britain’s Got Talent winner, Paul Potts. James Corden stars as opera singer Potts, of Port Talbot, in One Chance alongside Welsh actress Alexandra Roach, who is from Ammanford, Carmarthenshire.

Is Paul Potts One Chance true?

It’s based on the true story of unlikely opera singer Paul Potts, the schlubby car phone salesman who won the first season of “Britain’s Got Talent” with his powerful rendition of the Puccini aria “Nessun Dorma.” The YouTube clip of the shy, portly Potts walking on stage for his audition, opening his snaggletoothed …

Did Paul Potts actually sing for Pavarotti?

Paul Potts first sang opera at the age of 28 when he dressed as Pavarotti at a karaoke event. However, after spending £20,000 on his career hopes, including a masterclass in which he sang for Luciano Pavarotti, doctors discovered a benign tumour during treatment for appendicitis in 2003.

What was the film called about Paul Potts?

One Chance
One Chance. From shop worker to worldwide phenomena, this film tells the story of Paul Potts, who shot to stardom on his vocal talents in “Britain’s Got Talent.”

Is Paul Potts still married to Jules?

A few years before he found fame, some of the bullies contacted Paul to apologise for the way they treated him. Despite the misery of what he’d been through, Paul, who has been married for 16 years to wife Julie-Ann, decided to forgive them.

Is Paul Potts married?

Julie-Ann Pottsm. 2003
Paul Potts/Spouse

Who sings in Paul Potts?

Soundtrack

Who is Paul Potts married to?

Is Paul Potts A Millionaire?

After leaving school in 1990, Potts worked in jobs at Waitrose, Tesco and Bristol City Council – a far cry from the stages he frequents today. Now, the singer is worth an estimated $10 million and he shares his wealth with wife Julie-Ann, who he met online and married in 2003.

Does Paul Potts have a baby?

BRITAIN’S Got Talent winner Paul Potts yesterday revealed an even bigger dream – having a baby. He and wife Julie-Ann, 27, could not afford to raise kids while he spent years as a struggling singer and salesman.

Who married Susan Boyle?

Boyle has never married, and she dedicated herself to caring for her ageing mother until her death in 2007 at the age of 91. A neighbour reported that when Bridget Boyle died, her daughter “wouldn’t come out for three or four days or answer the door or phone”.

Who did Paul Potts marry?

What did Paul Potts do for James Corden?

Paul Potts: ‘I had to heavy breathe for James Corden’. The Britain’s Got Talent winner was relieved to discover One Chance, the film about his rise to operatic fame, would be a comedy – but that was before he was asked to lip-synch.

Who was James Corden’s partner in one chance?

And yet the film has a certain integrity to it: James Corden gives a winning performance as Paul, conveying the uncertainty and gawkiness of the character. Roach makes a convincing lifetime partner – someone who willingly puts up with Paul’s basic self-centeredness as she truly believes in him.

Is the story of Paul Potts a true story?

DID YOU KNOW? This video file cannot be played. (Error Code: 102630) The true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night who became a phenomenon after being chosen for — and ultimately winning — Britain’s Got Talent (2007).

Why did Paul Potts study film at University?

I studied film at university as part of my degree, and, in a film, you don’t have the space to go into a dark place and escape from that dark place into the light. It’s very difficult to go into depth in a film, because you don’t have time.