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Who are Paddy and Nico, how did the Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions finalists meet and what is their age gap?
PADDY and Nico are the doting duo who will be looking to impress viewers in the Britian's Got Talent: The Champions final on October 5.
They first wowed the judges with their saucy salsa moves when they appeared on Britain’s Got Talent in 2014. Here's what you need to know about them...
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Who are Paddy and Nico and how old are they?
Paddy Jones, real name Sarah Patricia Jones, and Nico Espinosa are a salsa dancing duo.
They have appeared on many TV shows throughout the years dazzling people with their incredible dance act.
The pair have got quite a big age difference to say the least.
Paddy is 85-years-old, while Nico is 40 years younger at 45 - the age gap adds to how impressive their acrobatic salsa act is.
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Paddy and Nico won a Spanish version of Britain's Got Talent: The Champions
How did Paddy and Nico meet?
The pair met when the Paddy moved to Spain from the West Midlands in 2001 when her husband retired - sadly he passed away two years later.
While in Spain she took up dancing at Nico’s school, where he spotted her talent and introduced her to acrobatic salsa.
They began dancing together and even won the Spanish version of Britain’s Got Talent in 2009.
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When were Paddy and Nico on Britain’s Got Talent?
The dance partners appeared on the eighth series of Britain’s Got Talent and received the Golden Buzzer from Amanda Holden.
However, they nearly had to pull out of the semi-finals because of a broken rib.
Although they made it through, their routine was full of mistakes.
They were a controversial act as they had won the Spanish version - Tu Si Que Vales - of the talent show in 2009.
But Simon Cowell defended the duo, saying: '[Paddy] is British and wants a chance to perform in front of the British Royal Family.”
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What have Paddy and Nico done since being on BGT?
Following their appearance on Britain’s Got Talent, Paddy and Nico auditioned for the French version in 2016.
They were voted through to the final but didn't win.
Meanwhile, Paddy is the current Guinness World Record holder for the 'Oldest Acrobatic Salsa Dancer'.[1][2]
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Did Paddy and Nico once fall out?
They sadly did.
In 2010 the twosome starred on Showmatch, an Argentine series similar to Strictly Come Dancing.
They almost stopped dancing together when Paddy missed some shows to visit her family in the UK.
When her stand-in dancer offended judges and was booted off, Nico was furious with Paddy and did not call her to say they had been voted off the competition.
The pair then competed together at Peru’s first World Salsa Congress in 2011 but Nico slipped causing them both to crash to the floor.
Embarrassed by the mishap, Nico closed his bar in Gandia, Spain, and moved out of the area, vowing to never work with Paddy again.
He even threw a going away party and refused to invite Paddy, leaving her devastated.
But a few years later they reconnected in 2014.
Recalling their fall out Paddy said: “Seven years down the drain — you think surely he could have said something, but no — absolutely nothing.
Talking about their reunion she said: “I think he realised it was worth his while to keep in touch with me.
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