The manager of television's newest rising star is the landlady at an Eastburn pub.

Rosie Lee, who along with husband Clive runs The White Bear, is the guiding hand behind the winner of BBC music talent show 'Star for a Night', Mark Kerins.

The Lees first met the Bradford singer at their previous pub The Westfield at Wyke and Rosie became his manager 18 months ago.

After they moved to The White Bear last January Mark performed in the pub three or four times and at Silsden Golf Club's president's night.

But things have taken off since Mark's landslide victory on the Saturday night show with 153,914 viewers' votes - over 30,000 more than his nearest rival - with the Bill Withers song 'Lean on Me.'

Rosie says he is on the verge of being signed up by a record company.

She spoke to us from the London recording studio of Charlie Scarbeck, who has produced the work of Russell Watson and Charlotte Church, where Mark is 'laying down' some demo tracks.

Rosie said: "He's not got a contract yet but there are two very large points of interest.

"At this point I can't say anything. We're appointing a very well-known music lawyer to look at record deals."

But if Mark's career takes off Rosie and Clive will not abandon their Eastburn pub.

Rosie said: "We've no plans to move because we came from Wyke to be nearer our families - both of us are originally from Steeton.

"I'm the one who manages Mark, not Clive. He will stay at the forefront of running the pub."

She is also managing a number of other up and coming acts in partnership with Alan Whitehead - former drummer with the 60s band The Marmalade.

They plan to open a northern office where Rosie will eventually work.

She is grateful to White Bear punters who all voted for Mark from the pub on Saturday night while she and Clive nervously waited for the results in the TV audience.

Mark returns to the area for a concert at Penningtons Live Nightclub on November 17, and has a sell-out gig booked at Silsden Golf Club on November 20.

But Rosie doubts he will perform in the White Bear again.

She says: "He may sing a thankyou song or two but I can't afford to pay him now.

"It was very difficult for him to sing in the pub because he has such a big voice and we got complaints from neighbours."

Mark, who has been staying with Rosie in London for several weeks, regards her as a second mum says Rosie.

"We've both had a fitness and diet routine which we're going to continue for the time ahead," she adds.

He will need it for his first major booking - a support slot with chart-toppers Steps at Wembley Arena in December.