A girl who made the headlines after being kidnapped as a baby is among this year's hopefuls auditioning on Britain's Got Talent. Alex Griffiths, 21, was taken as a newborn from a London hospital by a woman posing as a social worker, and kept at a cottage in the Cotswolds for 17 days before being found by police. However the university student, who impressed the judges with her routine from the musical Chicago, told The Sun she wanted to be known for more than her dramatic start to life. "I want to impress people for who I am and what I can do," she said, "not because I was kidnapped as a baby." "People were saying I should tell the judges my story as it would help me get through. "I've watched loads of these shows and I know people use sob stories to get the judges on their side," she added. "But the producers understood my decision to stay quiet - and I don't regret it." She also revealed that the judges loved her performance at the Manchester auditions. "It was one of the best things I've done," Alex said. "They all said nice things and Amanda Holden said she could see me taking a lead role in the West End, which was so nice of her. And The Hoff seemed to like my act because he has been in Chicago. "In an ideal world, being on stage is what I want to do," the student added. "I'm also considering taking a gap year after I graduate to go dancing on cruise ships." Alex was snatched in January 1990 by a woman named Janet Griffiths who was not related to her family. Griffiths admitted stealing the baby in a desperate bid to save a relationship with her millionaire lover. She was sent to a psychiatric unit but released after four months. She later died of cancer.
