Eileen was entered into the competition by her daughter. Though she doesn't have any prior experience of opera singing, Eileen has been in many church choirs.

"I'm loving it so far," she told us, "But I keep losing my voice! I think opera singing is lovely, and I'm really enjoying it - and I'm glad my daughter put my name in."

Eileen also works in the press office at Bradford City FC, a job she loves. "It's hard work but I also bake a variety of cakes and buns for them every week. It's enjoyable."

She also told us about her chance to meet Lesley Garrett at the recent workshop. "She's a natural and really normal; just one of us."

We ended our chat with what she's looking ahead to as part of the process. "I'm looking forward to see how it'll all come together."

Look out for more updates on 'Bantam of the Opera' soon.