Britain's Got Talent star Paula Moulton, who was part of a wheelchair dance act, has died. The 52-year-old was part of the dance troupe Strictly Wheels, which described her death as sudden.
Paula appeared in the 2012 series of BGT and was a hit with fans. Strictly Wheels made it to the semi-finals.
Paula's death was announced in a statement posted to the Strictly Wheels Facebook page. It said: "We are devastated to announce the sudden passing of our co-founder Paula.
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"Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this extremely sad time. Paula's legacy will always live in our memories from her utter joy of dance. #soundon for our favourite music from dance class."
Paula's cause of death has not been made public. She had previously opened up about contracting MRSA in 1995.
She caught the superbug while in hospital where she was being treated for pneumonia. The infection caused major damage to her body, damaging her pelvis and spine.
Speaking to the Daily Star in 2012, Paula said: “I got pneumonia and in hospital I contracted MRSA and it damaged my pelvis, my lower spine, my hips and my femurs.
I’ve got nerve damage. I can stand but I can’t walk and I use leg splints when I do stand.
“It was 17 years ago when I got MRSA. I was so ill I can’t remember a lot about it. It should have killed me because I had septicaemia."
Paula and dance partner Gary Lyness founded the charity Strictly Wheels in 2016. Together they hoped to raise the profile of wheelchair dancing in the UK.
