Cursons and her family were on holiday in Goa in India when the Britain's Got Talent auditions were being held, in May 2007, but, along with her father, she made the trip back to the UK to take part in them.
In the semi-final, on 15 June 2007, she performed "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from the musical Mary Poppins and received a standing ovation and positive comments from the judges saying that she managed to improve on her audition.
Cursons played posh pupil Christy in the film, and leads a rendition of Ding Dong Merrily on High in which she is flanked by two choirs on stage.
Cursons performed her audition routine from Britain's Got Talent, Wouldn't It Be Loverly from My Fair Lady, at the showbiz ceremony at the Kings Theatre in Southsea.
[2] Portsmouth Today on 25 February 2009 reported that Cursons had landed a role in the West End production of Oliver!, alongside Rowan Atkinson at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
Cursons is currently living in Cosham, Hampshire with her mother and father, Sarah and Andy, and her younger brother Billy, who aspires to be like his older sister.
[6] Her pupils have performed in the West end and have also appeared on various TV shows and films In July 2021, she married her partner, Ashley Carter; and in December 2022, welcomed their daughter.