Britain's Got Talent fans say same thing as dance duo hit back at Simon Cowell
The third live semi-final of Britain's Got Talent 2025 kicked off on Saturday night, with hosts Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly introducing the latest batch of hopefuls.
But one duo in particular were forced to hit back at judge Simon Cowell's suggestion they didn't want to be there, as he asked them if they even wanted to win. Eight more acts were set to perform live to the audience, the judges and viewers at home, all battling it out for a place in the live final at the end of the month.
It was Gymnast Albert Amores, danger act Bao, singing group Electric Umbrella, and fellow singers Jasmine Rice and Mickey Callisto taking to the stage this week, alongside musician Rumac and two dance acts, Harry & Lewis and Ping Pong Pang.
But Harry & Lewis were left facing a number of the same comments from viewers who watched their second performance. Not only that, they were quick to call out Simon's suggestion they "didn't say much" that proved they wanted to win this year's series.
As the episode got underway, judges Amanda Holden, Simon, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli were ready with their comments. They were divided over Harry and Lewis with some comments suggesting it wasn't as good this time around, and others applauding their improved routine.
Simon rather awkwardly said to the men: "Do you actually want to win... you don't say much." Hosts Ant and Dec gave the pair a chance to reveal how they felt, with them confirming they did in fact want to be on the stage.
Hitting back at Simon, Harry said: "Of course we wanna win it, we'd have never been here if we didn't wanna win it," adding it was a "dream" for them to make the live semi-finals.
But Simon wasn't the only one with something to say about the pair, with fans at home all making the same observation about their routine. Viewers repeated that the duo reminded them of former contestants Twist and Pulse, joking they'd returned for another go in disguise.
One viewer posted online: "Shein version of Twist & Pulse," as another said: "Close enough, welcome back twist and pulse." A third fan said: "The first act is yet another Twist and Pulse knock-off?"
A fourth viewer commented: "Didn't twist & pulse do this exact act like 15 years ago." A fifth said: "They're like Twist and Pulse," as another said: "Temu twist and pulse."
It comes as hopeful Jasmine opened up about the secret heartache she overcame to impress the show's judges during her audition. Speaking to The Mirror, the drag queen opera singer revealed just hours before her performance she discovered her beloved grandmother had passed away.
She spoke of her shock at receiving a phone call from her dad to say she'd died suddenly in her native Korea. 'It totally threw me,' admitted Jasmine. It was out of the blue. She wasn't sick. She did have dementia. My family - including my grandma - have been such an amazing support system for me to continue singing. I basically thought of that and used that as fuel to continue and try to concentrate and do my best.'
She went on to wow the BGT crowd with her rendition of Nessun dorma, with judge Bruno left in tears. 'How many people can say that they could dedicate a performance to their loved ones on the day that someone passed?' said Jasmine. 'It's an anthem for my grandmother as she enters the pearly gates of heaven. I thought 'She's hearing my voice as she flies away'.'
With two more acts set to join the current final line-up on Saturday night, will it be another singer or dance group? So far through to the final are dance group The Blackouts, child guitarist Olly Pearson and two singers, Vinnie McKee and Stacey Leadbeatter.
Vinnie and Stacey both earned the public vote, while Olly and The Blackouts were given a semi-final Golden Buzzer. With another buzzer up for grabs on Saturday, we wonder which semi-finalist will get it.
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