Youth worker Rachel Bulcock will get the chance to utter one of the most famous phrases on TV.

BY day she's one of the county's industrious team of youth workers, looking after youngsters with a range of problems, from behavioural issues to family difficulties.

But by night she's a singing star of the pub and club circuit -- and on Saturday will shoot to national attention when she appears on prime time TV in a close-fitting wig and lam gown.

Rachel Bulcock's appearance on ITV's Stars In Their Eyes as Canadian country star Anne Murray has given her the self-belief to embark on her new singing career -- and it's a confidence she hopes to pass on to the young people she deals with on behalf of Lancashire County Council.

But first, what is it like to say those immortal words to host Matthew Kelly, "Tonight Matthew, I'm going to be...?"

"You can't believe you're doing it," enthuses 31-year-old mum of two from Bacup.

"You get two big rushes. The first is when you say that line, 'Tonight Matthew...'. I could feel my cheeks hurting because I couldn't believe I was saying it! The second rush is when you step out of those doors in all that smoke, completely transformed.

"It actually takes a bit longer to do than the few seconds it appears on TV, but you can hear the gasp from the audience because you look so different. Although, all I could hear was my mum saying, 'She looks just like me!'"

From this nerve-racking entrance, Rachel launched into her song You Needed Me -- one of Anne Murray's biggest hits.

Rachel found herself competing against Neil Diamond, Robbie Williams, Des'ree and Jackie Wilson. Although she's unable to reveal who won, she has nevertheless kept the youngsters she works with primed with her inside information.

"The kids I meet in schools are earning a fortune off their parents because they're placing bets on who's going to win Stars."

Rachel has also kept in touch with the programme's genial host Matthew Kelly.

"We've stayed friends," she smiles. "He's such a lovely person. We've been texting each other for a while and the other week, when he got an Olivier nomination for his stage role in Of Mice And Men, he rang me up!"

And she also received a word of encouragement from Anne Murray herself, whom she contacted by e-mail before the show.

For Rachel, who first applied for the programme in May 2002, her appearance on Stars in Their Eyes was the culmination of a long-held dream to work as a singer.

Rachel is now setting up her own business and plans to tour pubs and clubs as a singer.

"Stars has given me the confidence to think I'm good enough," she said. "I'll be singing all kinds of things -- from big band to dance music."

And she's also obtained a karaoke machine to give the young people she works with a healthy dose of self-esteem and a chance to shine.

"Karaoke is great," she says. "It really can give you a little bit of extra confidence."

Catch Rachel on Stars In Their Eyes this Saturday at 6.25pm.