I was so proud of my star Izabella

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"He asked every table at the Variety Club do to pay £50 to charity and he'd give Izabella a slot on his show. "In a few minutes they had £1,500 and everyone was clapping - I was so proud. "Izabella was fantastic at the Empire and sang her heart out as she closed the first half of the show. There was a lovely moment during the sound-check when Jimmy came and dueted with her on Long Haired Lover. "Afterwards Jenny Frost said she was going to tell all the right people in London to sign Izabella up. She was really lovely." Money from tickets for the Variety Club show on Sunday helped the ECHO's Sunrise fund which supports a host of charities in Merseyside. grego'keeffe@liverpoolecho.co.uk

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