POP glamour girl Louise made a dream come true for a youngster when she gave her a VIP night out.

Nine-year-old Chelsea Gosling landed herself backstage passes to meet the star at Blackburn's King George's Hall where she was performing on her solo tour.

Her mum, Julie, works as a receptionist at the health club at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel, Clayton-le-Moors, where Louise - once voted the nation's sexiest woman - was staying.

Julie, of Windsor Road, Knuzden, asked the star if she could have passes for the concert and her request was granted.

She said: "She came down to the club and I asked her for an autograph for my daughter who is a big fan."

Also meeting the star were the winners of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph's Pulse competition, Susan Boardman, of Waterfoot, and Steven Fletcher, of Darwen.

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