A TALENTED 10-year-old is gearing up for the finals of a national young entertainer competition after wowing judges in the regional heats.

Chloe Burrow, a pupil at Gorse Hill Primary School who also attends Harlequin Stage School in Worcester, won the regional heat of the Pepsi Young Entertainer Award at Pontin's Southport Centre in Ainsdale Beach, Merseyside with her version of the Avril Lavigne hit Complicated.

After picking up her winner's medallion, certificate and baseball cap, Chloe, from Field Road in Astwood, Worcester, is now headed for the finals of the Pepsi Young Entertainer competition at Pontin's Prestatyn Sands centre in North Wales in November.