An Oxford teenager won the chance of a lifetime to dance alongside world-famous pop stars - in front of members of the Royal Family.

Lewis Adams, 18, from Somerton, near Bicester, was picked by judges to take part in the annual Royal Variety Performance as a backing dancer. The dance student, a pupil at a top stage school in London, danced alongside Meat Loaf, Jamelia and the Puppiniok Sisters during the show.

And he also met chat show host Paul O'Grady, the Sugababes and Take That.

He said: "It was really good meeting all the stars. I liked the Sugababes. We spoke to them afterwards.

"When I auditioned I didn't think I was going to get it - and when I got it I couldn't believe it until I was actually there. It was amazing."

Lewis spent five days rehearsing for the performance, but added he wasn't at all nervous before going on stage.

The show was recorded on December 4 at the London Coliseum near Trafalgar Square in front of Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall. But Lewis did not get to see the final recording until it was broadcast on BBC1 on December 21.

He said he watched the show on the television at a friend's house to celebrate.

The former Northampton College pupil said: "I was wondering what it was going to look like. I thought it was really good and it looked amazing. It's different from when you perform it to when you watch it."

Lewis completed a musical theatre course at the college in July before starting his three-year degree at stage school in September. He was one of only three people in his year to have got through the intense auditions - and even beat some of the best third-year students.

Lewis, who hopes to forge a career in the West End, said: "I only started dancing when I was 16 and got quite good so I am over the moon with what I have achieved, and it's still so very early on in my career.

"Performing in front of royalty and with well-known stars is one of the most memorable moments of my life so far and I am determined to ensure my success continues for years to come.

"My mum is incredibly proud too, so that in itself makes me a very happy man."

Mum Jude Adams, a social worker, said she and her other two children Rachelle, 31, and Darius, 10, were really proud of Lewis.

She said: "What a thing to achieve. It's a stepping stone for him. We take the mickey out of him, calling him 'Billy Elliot'."